Example sentences of "and made [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roy modified the original design and made every single part of the clock in his own workshop . |
| 2 | We removed the harness from the horse and made a rough bier for the King 's corpse . |
| 3 | She opened the bag , took out the handkerchief and made a louder noise than before . |
| 4 | An enterprising parents ' association at one primary school took on the short term lease of a shop in the local High Street in the pre-Christmas period and made a substantial profit by buying in stock from discount warehouses and retailing in competition with other traders . |
| 5 | He twitched convulsively and made a sobbing noise . |
| 6 | It was a real Fanny-by-gaslight relic of the old city , redolent of gin and vomit and brutal crimes , and the fog had crept in like an old friend and made a dripping urinal of the walls . |
| 7 | Carrollton , Texas-based Westcott Communications Inc is to acquire some assets of TI-IN Network Inc , San Antonio , Texas , for 350,000 new Westcott shares worth about $11m , plus assumption of some liabilities ; TI-IN had audited revenues of some $7.3m and made a net loss of $697,000 for its fiscal year ended September 30 last ; it provides live interactive courses with two-way communication for school pupils in Grades K to 12 ; Westcott Communications says it pioneered satellite delivery of workplace training . |
| 8 | Though UNI owes creditors some NKr3.6 billion and made a net loss of NKr3.4 billion last year , its 40% share of the Norwegian insurance market still makes it a tempting target . |
| 9 | Doyle glanced back at Bodie , and made a slight motion with his head . |
| 10 | You 've had your chance and made a rotten mess of it . |
| 11 | He came to life and made a half-hearted attempt to mop the milk up with his handkerchief . |
| 12 | First , like a thief casing the joint , he went from room to room again and made a mental inventory of his disposable assets . |
| 13 | Once outside in the fresh air he felt marvellous and made a mental note to attend the Turkish baths regularly . |
| 14 | Martin watched the child flick it gently away and made a mental note to see the landlord about getting the house stoved . |
| 15 | He looked at his brother 's open face , and made a mental note to tell his mother what was going down with him . |
| 16 | Those who spoke ill of him would find it difficult to continue such activity without a jaw to move , he considered , and made a mental note to put one of the Secte Rouge in charge of security . |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't think rubbish , ’ she muttered to herself , and made a mental note to castigate Ace for bringing the anachronistic device along . |
| 18 | Although she was asleep , I whispered , I forgive you , and made a mental note to be more professional in the future . |
| 19 | He re-directed it to the sales department and made a mental note to have a word with the post room ; it was about time that they got their act together . |
| 20 | I was reminded of the Beaufort Scale for wind strength which describes gale conditions ashore as " whole trees in motion " , and made a mental note that in Shetland where there are no trees it must be " whole roofs in motion " . |
| 21 | She was irritated to find that one essential item at least was missing , and made a mental note to have someone telephone for it immediately . |
| 22 | Meryl crunched a piece of celery with relish and made a covert appraisal of the other guests at the long table . |
| 23 | Coming out of the sun , the long black ground-to-air limo dropped down between the buildings , shot up the trash cans and made a real mess of the cast-iron fire escape with the retractable bottom section . |
| 24 | The Gotobeds were n't hard people , the young ladies gave him sweets and toys and made a real pet of him , but they could n't comfort him , and in the end they said he could go back home one day . |
| 25 | Robyn closed her eyes and made a tremendous effort . |
| 26 | He glanced nervously at his watch and made a hasty decision . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll manage , ’ she said , and made a strategic withdrawal , picking up her case from the hall as she went . |
| 28 | He studied at the conservatoire in Frankfurt 1909–11 , and with Carl Beines in Freiburg , and made a youthful début in 1913 as Tamino in The Magic Flute at the Neues Stadt-Theater in Chemnitz , of which his father was director , with instant success . |
| 29 | Then she frowned and made a tutting noise . |
| 30 | But there were trees on the islands which filled with sunlight in the morning and made a pleasant contrast to the concrete and bars of so much of the Zoo . |