Example sentences of "he [verb] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He made an unfortunate slip when he was wheeled out for Thursday 's law and order policy launch — conceding that Labour could win . |
| 32 | He made an excellent recovery , and the postponed coronation took place on 9 August , a dramatic sequence of events which this association volume faithfully records . |
| 33 | ‘ Waverly 's chairman of Housing and Benson 's chairman of Policy and Resources ; and Benson 's like this — ’ he made an expressive gesture ’ — with Fielding . |
| 34 | But he made an astute appeal to the self-interest of Conservative MPs concerned about government unpopularity by making his prime focus the poll tax . |
| 35 | He made an elaborate pretence of yawning ( as a signal that it was bedtime ) . |
| 36 | He made an elaborate gesture , explanatory , supercandid . |
| 37 | His eyes turned up so that only the whites were left and he made an ugly sound deep in his throat , then he went forward , full-face on to the ground . |
| 38 | He knew the Doctor would return and he made an amusing and , more importantly , an informed companion on his explorations . |
| 39 | He made an uneventful recovery and was discharged home after four days . |
| 40 | He made an unconditional promise never to judge mankind with another flood ( Genesis 9:11 ) . |
| 41 | He made an inarticulate sound in his throat and then he turned awkwardly and walked away into her past . |
| 42 | When he had finished her excellent chocolate mousse , he made an immense effort of will , and rose to his feet . |
| 43 | He made an abrupt gesture , indicating the enveloping cloak , the deep , hanging sleeves . |
| 44 | Because at that precise moment the chauffeur put his foot down hard on the brake as he made an abrupt , sharp turn down a narrow street , and Laura found herself being thrown backwards across the seat … into Ross 's embrace . |
| 45 | Luke 's eyes flashed angrily at her sneering tone , but he made an evident effort to control himself . |
| 46 | He made an impatient movement and faced her , looking at her pure profile . |
| 47 | When Melissa did not immediately answer , he made an impatient movement with one hand . |
| 48 | When the war began , he made an overland journey across Africa to get a ship back to England , where he volunteered for military service . |
| 49 | He made an empty gesture . |
| 50 | In 1988 he was elected to the National Assembly on behalf of the main opposition party at that time , the Party for Peace and Democracy , and in August of that year he made an unauthorized visit to North Korea where he reportedly met the North Korean President Kim Il-sing and other officials . |
| 51 | Before doing so , however , he made an outspoken attack on the government . |
| 52 | Retired joiner Ted is not just a figurehead , as many presidents are he plays an active part in the running of the club and was recently honoured by the CIU and the club for completing 25 years in the post . |
| 53 | He plays an evil father in the Oscar-nominated British film Howards End and the vampire killer in Bram Stoker 's Dracula , both currently on general release . |
| 54 | Current release Howard 's End , in which he plays an evil father , also has been nominated for an Oscar . |
| 55 | He commissioned an expensive advertising campaign . |
| 56 | He laid an odd emphasis on the word . |
| 57 | He wagged an admonitory finger to fend off any protest from Corbett . |
| 58 | He groped vaguely with his right hand as though reaching for a brush and as he did so he experienced an intolerable contraction in his chest , a paralysing pain , and with a cry of anguish he fell , taking the stool with him . |
| 59 | At Oxford , influenced by H. B. Bulteel [ q.v. ] , he experienced an evangelical conversion which brought him into a circle of somewhat radical piety . |
| 60 | But by the latter part of the 1970s he experienced an irresistible urge to return to the private sector and he had a very clear idea of how he would go about it . |