Example sentences of "had make a few " in BNC.

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1 John had made a few 1st Division appearances with Charlton , but undoubtedly the climax of his career came when he captained Palace to promotion to that premier division of world soccer at the end of 1968–69 — and then maintained his high level of performance by helping to keep the Palace in the top flight for the two remaining seasons in which he stayed with the club .
2 None of the questions highlighted above by Bukharin can be abstracted from state policies in a Soviet type economy , even that of the mid-1920s , therefore once one had made a few generalisations about the need to transfer surplus from the private sector to the state sector of the economy , all else came down to precise policies which are not self-regulating but consciously decided upon .
3 He had made a few calls , but could n't have chosen a worse time to be setting up a casual liaison .
4 Now , for a second great war , she found herself in a country which was not her own ; although she had made a few friends , it was not at all like living among her own people .
5 Only once the others had become used to her , once she had made a few allies , would she risk stirring up so sensitive a subject .
6 IBM had made a few changes ( very small ) and entitled it PCDOS ( because it ran their PCs , strangely enough ! )
7 Because Luke Calder had made a few passing comments about her usual attire of pin-neat suits and blouses ?
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