Example sentences of "to make [art] [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was damned if she was going to make the first conciliatory move ; it would blunt the point of all she had done in Waterford . |
| 2 | In the 74th minute Furlong forced Cherry to make the first serious save of the match , and soon afterwards the goalkeeper had to turn a shot from Flynn round a post . |
| 3 | Recognising this problem led scholars in the area to make the first serious use of what are called longitudinal studies . |
| 4 | BORIS Yeltsin is to make the first official visit to Britain by a Russian president in November . |
| 5 | In the heyday of Napoleon 's conquests he had access to fossils from all over Europe and was thus in a position to make the first comprehensive study . |
| 6 | Mark Pretty removed the offending hold , but it was left to Robin Barker to make the first free ascent of the Free Monster E6+ 6c ( F7c+ ) . |
| 7 | Despite being outnumbered , unaware of the enemy 's dispositions and ignorant of the terrain , Hamilton was ordered to make the first British landings on 25 April at the southern tip of the peninsula near Cape Helles , while Anzac troops went ashore about 24km/15mls farther up the Aegean coast near Gaba Tepe . |
| 8 | Oates went with Scott to make the first British depot . |
| 9 | Members of the Department of Social Anthropology and the Audio-Visual Aids Unit Cambridge are collaborating to make the first experimental videodisc at Cambridge University . |
| 10 | To make the next 200 years happen we need you to ACT now . |
| 11 | Onwards now down the narrow sloping path under the hillside trees , down , scrambling to the valley bottom ; then , turning back , to make the last gentle descent to the small chalk cliff . |
| 12 | George waved and Maxim was released to make the last few yards by himself . |
| 13 | A turnout of at least 40 per cent was required to make a first round vote valid , but on Sept. 30 this threshold was not met in the majority of constituencies ( turnout nationwide was only 36 per cent ) , necessitating a second ballot for more than 80 per cent of council seats . |
| 14 | Now that bands like Extreme and Mr Big have had chart successes with songs featuring acoustic instruments the time would seem right for many players to make a first serious foray into the subtler side of rock . |
| 15 | It was approaching the end of the season , of course , but he intended to make a first flying visit to Aphrodisias , where some old friends of his were at work , and then to spend the winter on research in libraries and museums , and have the whole of the following summer for field work . |
| 16 | With luck , Mr Gorbachev may also have left it too late to make a fourth big mistake : returning his country to dictatorship . |