Example sentences of "made [noun pl] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her wet boots made footprints on the dusty floor and she still wore an apron over her black skirt , but she had a fine air about her . |
| 2 | The Democratic candidate made a clean sweep of the states in New England ( the first time since 1964 ) and made inroads into the southern states which in recent years had been solidly Republican . |
| 3 | Although Turner made inroads into the white vote , it appeared that his failure to attract more than 37 per cent of the Hispanic vote resulted in his defeat . |
| 4 | and made maps of the silenced mineworkings . |
| 5 | He also had a keen grasp of steam locomotive matters and was responsible for introducing suburban passenger locomotives in 1945 , in which year he also made proposals for the first LMS ( and British ) main-line diesel-electric locomotives , which were finally introduced under his successor H. G. Ivatt two years later . |
| 6 | However , Newell made amends in the 64th minute when he raced on to a hopeful through ball , rounded Hitchcock and fired home . |
| 7 | Both missed with other attempts before Stephens made amends in the second half , landing another three penalties and kicking three conversions . |
| 8 | The Don made amends in the second innings with a memorable 103 not out and the crowds held a ‘ bob in ’ collection to buy their idol a piano . |
| 9 | The ‘ Hinch was stung into some retaliatory play , with a shot from Keri Kidd in the 55th minute only inches wide , but Kidd made amends in the following minute , beating Johnston from close in for the equaliser . |
| 10 | Following the Commission 's strange response to FoE Scotland 's survey , other British campaigners made visits to the Black Forest and the Netherlands . |
| 11 | Enid 's fingers made pleats in the lilac skirt she was wearing . |
| 12 | Many élite families made fortunes in the first half of the nineteenth century and then invested their wealth in agriculture , usually in plantations . |
| 13 | Members of the LASMO exploration department in Yemen made tracks for the highest spot for miles around in order to celebrate a highspot in the local social calendar . |
| 14 | Using 3½× ¾in wooden slats resting on battens , I made spacers from the same wood , and glued these to the battens . |
| 15 | The firm that made carpets in the old factory in the early nineteenth century went bankrupt , but the industry was revived later . |
| 16 | He often struck me as the kind of wide boy one found in England right after the war , people who made deals of the spivvier sort and did n't care who went down as long as they went up . |
| 17 | She visited the sick , made gifts for the poor , and ran bazaars to raise money for the church . |
| 18 | The apparently impressive result was that Sarah made distinctions of the following sort : ‘ yellow question banana ’ would be replaced with ‘ yellow colour banana ’ , or ‘ round question apple ’ with ‘ round shape apple ’ . |
| 19 | They had emphasised agitation on the concrete issues of electoral reform and discrimination in housing and employment , but NICRA originally operated as a body which made representations on the broad issues of civil liberties and took up individual cases of infringement of rights . |
| 20 | Others made comments about the listed methods or provided more details . |
| 21 | During 1686 and 1687 , it was once again representatives of this English Protestant opinion who made overtures to the leading political champion of European Protestantism , the Dutch stadtholder William of Orange , for help in opposing the Catholic policies of James II . |
| 22 | The first thing he did he made friends amongst the young men in the college . |
| 23 | The anticipated challenge from Ford 's Sierra Cosworths ended when all three drivers made mistakes on the first sodden day , leaving Subaru and Mazda to fill out the top placings . |
| 24 | The central bankers in the US made mistakes in the 1970s , the anti-inflationary Conservative government made mistakes during 1987 and 1988 , the Germans made serious mistakes over monetary union in Germany in 1990 . |
| 25 | Finniston admits that being plunged into the deep end of commercial decisions he inevitably made mistakes in the early stages , although he is not prepared to take the blame entirely . |
| 26 | I could make no further headway with the landlord so I made enquiries amongst the other customers : a beggar who whined for alms inside the doorway and a greasy-haired knave , but they only repeated what the landlord had said . |
| 27 | In addition , the National WEA provided small specific grants such as those towards the salaries of resident tutor-organisers and a few LEAs made grants towards the administrative costs of the District 's organisation . |
| 28 | To ascertain with accuracy whether such structure existed throughout its whole length , I made sections of the spinal marrow at different distances from the brain , and found that each divided portion exhibited an orifice with a diameter sufficient to admit a large sized pin ; from which a small quantity of transparent colourless fluid issued like that contained in the ventricles of the brain . |
| 29 | Employers made claims about the familial nature of their businesses and their warm relationship with their employees . |
| 30 | Pecquet made others in the following year . |