Example sentences of "they [vb past] make an " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they tried to make an arrest , the police were subject to vicious abuse and assault . |
| 2 | There they 'd lit a fire and cooked the rice , but before starting to eat they 'd made an offering to Ban Bhāi , god of the forest , asking permission to plunder his lands . |
| 3 | But missionaries constantly encountered the idea of an interaction between supernatural power and material prosperity , and the complexity of this idea only served to increase the sensitivity which they needed to make an impact on the discussion . |
| 4 | So when I stumbled against him and threw my arms round his neck he just stood there , unmoving except for a slight step backwards to keep his balance — though I thought I felt his hands touch my waist for just an instant as if they had made an automatic move to hold me which he had cancelled . |
| 5 | They had made an exception , but she still had to come in and read it . |
| 6 | Floy had spent several hours in deep discussion with Snodgrass and , between them , they had made an attempt to sketch out the layout of Tara , so that they could see if there were any weak areas they might make use of . |
| 7 | I think they wanted to make an example of me . |
| 8 | If they wanted to make an offer she would listen and think it over . |