Example sentences of "i [verb] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Also , before I did that I 'd made a hoax call saying that Boots ’ chemist was on fire . |
| 32 | I realised I 'd made a mistake as soon as he tightened his arms around my neck . |
| 33 | ‘ I began to wonder whether I 'd made a mistake over the arrangement . |
| 34 | And even if I 'd made a mistake I 'd be honest enough to admit it . |
| 35 | For a wild moment I thought I 'd made a mistake , had put it elsewhere , but that was nonsense of course . |
| 36 | I do n't like being proved wrong , and there was no way I was ever going to admit I 'd made a mistake . |
| 37 | But erm but I thought I 'd made a mistake somewhere . |
| 38 | I 'd made a commitment to the Branch Secretaries and to the Representatives that there will be a full Representatives Conference of which those proposals will be debated and discussed . |
| 39 | I 'd made a joke of it . |
| 40 | So , with this weird combination of reluctance and eagerness , I confessed to her that I 'd made a copy of my cock and a cock tracing and that I 'd put them in her in-box late one night and then thought better of it . |
| 41 | It 's probably because of Grizedale Forest in the Lake District that I manage to make a living as a sculptor . |
| 42 | You do n't really think I risked making a fool of myself for a quick thank-you and a handshake , do you ? ’ |
| 43 | I was recently in a top Dublin record shop , looking for a copy of ‘ Bleach ’ by Nirvana , as recommended by top H.P. scribe Mick O'Hara , when who did I see making a purchase at the counter but the diminutive indie kid himself . |
| 44 | I began to make a list . |
| 45 | Was I wrong to make a fuss ? |
| 46 | Was I wrong to make a fuss ? |
| 47 | I decided to make a development of a circular pedestal table that we made for a client last year . |
| 48 | Being a cautious kind of chap , I decided to make a phone call before reaching before reaching for my cheque book . |
| 49 | ‘ I decided to make a go of it , ’ she says |
| 50 | At five to eight , the deadline , I decided to make a run for it , and was within sight of the doors when , without any warning at all , my stomach muscles suddenly began to roll up like a shop blind and I was violently and horribly sick . |
| 51 | After that , I decided to make a cut for each day . |
| 52 | But , a few months later , when the second floor of the Artists International Association ( AIA ) building was vacant , I decided to make a start with a gallery even though there was only 18 months of the lease to run . |
| 53 | ‘ With the second book I feel I deserve to make a living from writing — I 'm not a fraud . ’ |
| 54 | I offered to make a sculpture which related to the Holocaust but which had elements of hope in it that such an event should never happen again . |
| 55 | I try to make a joke out of what she 's driving at , and lean forward to poke her in the belly . |
| 56 | As long as you 're not holding needles , it does n't matter which position these levers are in , though I try to make a habit of having them in the knit position . |
| 57 | Remember the one thing about a game show , I do make a lot of them , is you have to be able to play at home . |
| 58 | Remember the one thing about a game show , I do make a lot of them , is you have to be able to play at home . |
| 59 | If I do make a cock-up of it , I can always do something else . ’ |
| 60 | If I start making a loss seeing children then I will have to seriously consider my position . |