Example sentences of "made [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | And as I made my way past those bedrooms , I had seen through a doorway Miss Kenton 's figure , silhouetted against a window , turn and call softly : ‘ Mr Stevens , if you have a moment . ’ |
2 | I made my way to this celebrated establishment , and was very surprised to find an open salon ; we in Britain were at that time still cowering modestly in cubicles . |
3 | I made my way through all the guard checkpoints and got to the Hotel Intourist in the middle of town at about 11 o'clock when David and Geoffrey were just siting down to lunch . |
4 | I made my displeasure on that score quite clear to the ecclesiarch 's agent . |
5 | Like the Metropolitan , the collector made her purchase in good faith , never suspecting that the painting was stolen . |
6 | It made her think of sour washing . |
7 | It made her think of green melons growing under glass lids . |
8 | Annalisa Smith Indian Journey Arts Centre , Vane Terrace , Darlington ( until April 25 ) ANNALISA Smith made her journey across central India between October 1990 and February 1991 with the assistance of a Travel and Training Award from North Arts . |
9 | Then she could dress herself — though Ember was right : the others laughed at her for wearing clothes in the burrow , even the other two or three towers , and their mockery made her retreat in teenage confusion when she walked shyly into the crowded common-room . |
10 | Mary Wells : July 26 , aged 49 : First great female star of Motown , who made her name in 1964 with the hit My Guy . |
11 | SHE made her name in one of the biggest TV comedies of the era . |
12 | She made her escape without another word . |
13 | He made her laugh at those dinner parties and other gatherings where they had been together . |
14 | Possibly her father had earlier taken her up into the workings to show her where he was working ; even so it would have been an apprehensive little girl who made her way along that long tunnel . |
15 | He was in a beautifully cut suit that moulded that fine physique and made her blush with wanting . |
16 | As this was the first item on the agenda , the Prime Minister made her appearance at ten thirty-three , immediately after the Chairman had made his announcement . |
17 | Lehmann was born in 1888 and made her début in 1910 . |
18 | He laughed , a bitter sound that made her ache for all the pain it conveyed . |
19 | Hannah Gavron made her study of house-bound wives ( 1966 ) just at the start of the recent growth of feminist research , and in fact was a pioneer of that kind of research . |
20 | The stolen sports car was finally abandoned in the St Pauls district of Bristol … the thieves made their escape through nearby flats . |
21 | Not all Jewish merchants in Tangier would made their fortune at any price , however . |
22 | He would also have known that Palmerston , having let it be known that he had asked Scott to submit a new design , was very unlikely to change his mind , and it was perhaps to give the appearance of some purpose to the delegation that he and Tite made their request for another competition . |
23 | Or they made their contribution through Lutheran forms , as happened in the famous case of Greiter 's melody for Ps.119 , ‘ Es sind doch alle ’ . |
24 | The force with which the judges made their case for Second Empire can be explained by assuming that they felt that if they did not strongly press for this form of building , another , and less welcome style in their eyes , would be adopted . |
25 | Under his direction , the staff made their way with all speed to where the horse was trapped . |
26 | As they made their way up precipitous staircases and winding corridors , Mr Causeley went on talking : ‘ Remarkable this new interest in Machin . |
27 | The Blackmen made their way down Lower Ormeau to the city centre , where they connected with buses to take them to Last Saturday marches elsewhere in the province . |
28 | After taking a somewhat strained parting from David , who said he would see them later , they made their way to one of the refreshment marquees . |
29 | They seemed to have their own stools , Quiss had observed ; they carried them on their backs as they made their way from one range to another , and Quiss had seen quite violent fights and rows breaking out over the disputed ownership of one of the small three-legged platforms . |
30 | ‘ It may seem a lot for what is , after all , supposed to be a luxury cruise ship , ’ Jill smiled wryly as they made their way from one ward to the next . |