Example sentences of "made the [noun] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Beverley 's achievements made the headlines last year when she was named outright winner and Science and Technology Section winner in the Cosmopolitan /Clairol Achievement Awards , a competition which aims to highlight women who have attained excellence in their professions .
2 Sarajevo Child Lifeline is connected with Brit-Pol , an organisation which made the news last year , when they organised a trip for a group of volunteers from Berkley in Gloucestershire , which failed to collect a coach load of orphans they had planned to bring back from Bosnia .
3 The pilot whale — a small cetacean , closer to a dolphin than a whale — made the news last month following publicity by the Environmental Investigation Agency [ EIA ] .
4 ‘ We made the effort last year , but the talks would have broken down before they started , except for the Ulster Unionists . ’
5 The Bishop of Pontefract gave the pie a blessing before John Hinchcliffe , chairman of the 1964 pie committee , made the ceremonial first cut in the pastry .
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