Example sentences of "made a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Delmar Benjamin 's GeeBee Replica flew each day and made a few passes around the pylons .
2 He made a few records under the name of Joe Ritchie .
3 We hear that they made a few proposals of an undetermined nature which we are sure do not involve recording contracts … lives of the rich and famous , eh ?
4 I had most of the morning to myself and made a few calls to clients , to a financial journalist whose opinion I valued and finally to Andrew Buccleuth .
5 The feel of them brought him back into the attic room , to the confusion that made a few words on a piece of paper into a lifeline .
6 Nicky has no illusions about organic farming : ‘ We made a few mistakes at the beginning .
7 Yes , I made a few mistakes at first , like cutting up their slices of salami to the thickness of a sliced loaf .
8 ‘ We had received a number of complaints about bouncing cheques and made a few inquiries into the businessmen and their activities .
  Next page