Example sentences of "had [vb pp] make [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Asked whether he thought Mr McNeill had intended to make a racist comment , Mr Maan said that after listening to him he felt it had been an error of judgment and that Mr McNeill had not meant to offend anybody . |
| 2 | Asked whether he thought Mr McNeill had intended to make a racist comment , Mr Maan said that after listening to him he felt it had been an error of judgment and that Mr McNeill had not meant to offend anybody . |
| 3 | Here the last of the French had regrouped to make a final stand before the inevitable retreat . |
| 4 | Most children begin Primary School at five or even just before , but Matilda 's parents , who were n't very concerned one way or the other about their daughter 's education , had forgotten to make the proper arrangements in advance . |
| 5 | The Party had decided to make a decisive break with the " reformist " Labour movement . |
| 6 | Hoping he had decided to make a clean sweep and tell Marc everything , Sarella waited to hear what he had to say . |
| 7 | She had needed to make a real effort to get up today at all . |
| 8 | It was in the 2nd round of the FA Cup in December 1937 when the Palace had had to make the long trip to Accrington on one of the rare times when the draw for this round was not made on a geographical basis . |
| 9 | Council expressed its appreciation to all those members who had helped to make the 150th anniversary celebrations a success . |
| 10 | He had agreed to make a financial contribution of $50,000 from the family trust to help finance a social club to be named after him . |
| 11 | On July 6 Cuomo had agreed to make the formal nominating speech for Clinton , apparently dispelling the ill-feeling between the two men which had been evident in the early stages of the campaign . |
| 12 | After a 12 per cent cut this year , the government had pledged to make a further 15 per cent cut next year . |
| 13 | I had wanted to make a beautiful man , but the face of the creature was horrible . |
| 14 | Colonel Neame had hoped to make a quick dash to the peak . |
| 15 | The government had hoped to make the private sector take over nuclear power stations , but John Wakeham eventually had to admit that no one wanted them . |
| 16 | Yesterday Ian Walker , prosecuting , said Thompson had admitted making a threatening call to his ex-wife at Eppleby and misusing the 999 system when interviewed by police . |
| 17 | To that commonsense objection , the government and its lawyers had tried to make a convincing response . |
| 18 | In the early days , I had tried to make a few suggestions about what the FO could be doing . |
| 19 | On 12 May 1953 the American embassy reported with some concern that Churchill , in a wide-ranging speech on foreign affairs , had neglected to make the customary references to the Anglo-American alliance . |