Example sentences of "you have made a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ At first I was prepared to think you 'd made a genuine mistake — that you 'd got the wrong boat . ’
2 So you 'd made a verbal contract over the phone with a lady who you found living on the premises so you had every right to believe that she owned the furniture .
3 ‘ Stella said you 'd made a huge difference to the place . ’
4 I do n't know what they were , I certainly would n't open that pen Michael you 've made a right mess
5 Ooh , you 've made a right mess with them crisps young man , ai n't ya ?
6 ‘ If you 've made a new life for yourself , what are you doing here ? ’ she challenged .
7 You 've made a serious miscalculation .
8 Right you 've made a nice mess out there have n't you ?
9 Begin keeping a record of all events at this point ; hopefully it wo n't be needed , but if it is you 've made a good start .
10 Yes , you 've made a good job of it .
11 You 've made a bloody death trap on the stairs .
12 Look , you 've made a long shadow .
13 When you 've reached the point where you want publication , where seeing your work in print is necessary to you in order to feel you 've made a permanent communication — then you have to begin the work of looking at the market , seeing what is published and by whom .
14 When you 've made a physical space — a table and a chair — for your writer-self , you will find that an inner space begins to open up in the imagination .
15 ‘ It sounds as if you 've made a promising start .
16 But if you 've made a twenty eight day clause then yes it 'll go to the children a hundred sixty thousand pounds and there 'd be tax payable on ten thousand pounds .
17 I know that you 've made a particular study of the Muddletonians .
18 Look for fish rising , try trotting down different lines ( but keep loose feeding your same one ) , do n't make any drastic changes until you 've made a few bites .
19 By requesting a personal illustration for SaverPlus 2001 , you 've made a wise decision .
20 The chain is connected to the handle at the tightest position , the handles pulled together — and hey presto — you 've made a clean cut !
21 put these ones back you 've made a big mess !
22 Switch to the logical approach if this is the case and then return , once you 've made an intellectual appeal , to this more direct , emotional one .
23 ‘ I just want to say that you 've made an old man very happy , ’ he said , leading the way into the high-ceilinged drawing room and pouring Matthew a drink .
24 Mhm , yeah , I think , I actually think you 've made an excellent methodological point about philosophy in general .
25 ‘ No doubt if you had made a speedier recovery , I might not have enjoyed such a free hand ; but then , your illness was prolonged by your feverish attack of conscience with regard to your precious daughter !
26 Plutarch reports in the Quaestiones Conviviales ( IV , Proemium ) one of the pieces of advice which Polybius was supposed to have given to Scipio after he took charge of him : " Never return from the Forum until you have made a new friend of one of your fellow citizens . "
27 The difference is that here you have made a professional decision .
28 Place each new roll at the end of the spiral until you have made a long , coiled snake shape .
29 You have made a major contribution to this production , Miss Grimsilk .
30 It makes demands of your skills , it will get plenty of use , it can make a handsome addition to any room and as soon as you sit down you will know whether you have made a good job .
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