Example sentences of "made the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taunton Vale , the Sun Life West League champions , made the long journey north to meet Brooklands with high hopes of regaining the National League place they lost last season . |
| 2 | He had expended himself so much for the people Eva made the long journey to his funeral as a mark of respect . |
| 3 | JOE McCall ( Stephens ) made the long journey from Dublin for the opening round of the UCF 's ATB Mountainbike League , sponsored by the Cycle Shop Lisburn , at Tardree Forest Park . |
| 4 | Oxford United 's fans , more than fifteen hundred of them made the long journey to Tranmere on Saturday to support their team . |
| 5 | THE first Mormon migrants made the long trek west to what would become Utah in the 1840s to escape religious and political persecution . |
| 6 | I made the long trip with my boys but the unit told me I should not be there . |
| 7 | A team of 123 competitors and 22 officials made the long trip after much media criticism of the small size of the original allocation of places , particularly for athletics . |
| 8 | But there was no semblance of a fluke about the result — it was the fastest Gold Cup ever run — and as Norton 's Coin made the long walk past the stands to the winner 's enclosure he started to receive the reception he deserved . |
| 9 | In the following year the Poles of 300 and 301 Squadrons bombed Berlin , as did the Russians , but it was not until 1942 that the first of the four-engined ‘ heavies ’ made the long flight to this target . |
| 10 | Perhaps H. G. Wells made the right choice when he cast octopus-like animals in the role of intelligent alien invaders in The War of the Worlds . |
| 11 | ‘ I can see I made the right choice , ’ James said . |
| 12 | History has shown that he made the right choice . |
| 13 | ‘ You really do think I made the right choice ? ’ she asked anxiously . |
| 14 | LEADING scorer Paul Wilkinson , who saw a move to Blackburn collapse last year , yesterday insisted : ‘ I made the right choice in joining Middlesbrough when I left Watford . ’ |
| 15 | And , as he enters the last week of a career which spans more than 30 years , he knows he made the right choice . |
| 16 | Toulon coach Jean-Claude Balatore made the right assessment ; while Biarritz had the men to hold their own in the line-out , neither Ondarts nor his mate Condom — despite their impressive international records — had the stomach for a ferocious challenge up front . |
| 17 | If any wonder whether they made the right decision to come home and marry a British man , Dolly Howard who danced round the world had the wittiest appreciation of the difference between the continental men and the boys back home : |
| 18 | It may be that you receive praise for a piece of work well done , and suddenly you feel that you made the right decision to leave the family home and strike out on your own . |
| 19 | Anfield 's record-breaking striker is certain that neither Blackburn Rovers ' financial clout nor their present League position can ever console the Scot that he made the right decision on that dramatic day in February 1991 . |
| 20 | ‘ I think we made the right decision , but it is a grey area . |
| 21 | With Marlboro 's backing , McLaren made the right decision : Hunt could continue to be himself . |
| 22 | Obviously , I think he made the right decision . ’ |
| 23 | I do n't think I made the right decision , I know I did . ’ |
| 24 | The 24-year-old star could have left in the summer but insisted : ‘ I know I made the right decision to stay . ’ |
| 25 | He added : ‘ I 'm happy I made the right decision to go back . |
| 26 | ‘ I have changed my appearance considerably since I was with the Black June but it seems I made the right decision after all . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ No , it is n't Matthew , although I pray he made the right decision . ’ |
| 28 | I had never previously been to a race where this had happened but the race jury undoubtedly made the right decision . |
| 29 | ‘ I made the right decision , ’ he added grimly . |
| 30 | Ladies and gentlemen erm about three years ago we finally decided to restore this car that you see behind us and although it was er an impossible task at times we , we carried on regardless and I hope that you 'll agree that everything you see today , plus the fact that seeing everybody out here , I think we , you 'll agree we made the right decision and er we feel that as long as this car is in this position that nobody 'll erm have any doubts who the Three- Ninetieth Group were and er , I think er , I think we 're all proud of this day particularly . |