Example sentences of "it made [n mass] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | To rapturous applause it made $1.6 million , a world record for any clock at auction . |
2 | Consumer electronics retailer Dixons Group Plc has bought one of the UK computer superstore pioneers , Vision Technology Group Ltd , which operates the PC World chain of superstores , for about £8.5m in cash and loan notes : Vision Tech was incorporated in 1991 to acquire a group of companies engaged in the sale by mail order of personal computers , peripherals , software and accessories to corporate and educational customers and the individual customers ; it made £400,000 pre-tax on volume of £49.3m last year from its stores in Croydon , West Thurrock , Brentford and Staples Corner , and it has net assets of £800,000 . |
3 | It made people conscious that we were in touch with our friends in Burma again and it generated a spirit of confidence that liberation was only a matter of time . |
4 | Thirdly , it made people aware of the effect affluence was having on their environment . |
5 | By the time Tiphook arrived on the stock market , it already had impressive turnover and profits for a company only seven years off the starting blocks ; the following year it made £2.4 million profit on sales of £25 million . |