Example sentences of "made a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even better followed when the intelligent Coleman , always capable of rising above the mundane , made a marvellous break that was followed by a superb inside pass to Divorty . |
| 2 | United made a marvellous start , scoring after six minutes , but the goal was costly as well as precious . |
| 3 | ROBERT Dunlop made a marvellous start to today 's North West 200 when he scored an easy win in the 250cc race , even though the contest was spoiled somewhat when two of the favourites Jim Courtney and especially Phillip McCallen fell off . |
| 4 | Smartly closing the regulator , he made a partial application of the steam brake , paused , released it , paused once again , then when he heard the wagon buffers face up , he made a full brake application . |
| 5 | This was followed by an attempt to thwart the deal by Scandinavian Airlines System ( SAS ) , which made a partial bid for 26 per cent of British Caledonian 's shares in a proposed deal which also involved a complex financial restructuring package . |
| 6 | Although he made a partial recovery in 1926 , he could only conduct the One-Year course at Wells , where he lived . |
| 7 | ‘ Then you made a decent profit , Alistair , ’ Adam reminded him . |
| 8 | He even made a decent back pass when under some pressure ! |
| 9 | Ruby 's forte was getting her own photograph in the newspapers as she ‘ arrived at the police station to advise officers working on the such-and-such case ’ ; she was a popular television chat show guest ; and she made a decent living from writing about psychometry . |
| 10 | Today he made a humiliating climb down in the Commons and demonstrated that he 'd lost his political touch — that he did n't realise how upset the voters would be if he put 30,000 — going on 100,000 — people out of work . |
| 11 | But as I thought then and it has proved since , it made a good story — The pump and towing car did not fare so lightly ; they caught the blast , we missed it . |
| 12 | The trouble is , once one article said it , then other articles copied it because it made a good story . |
| 13 | Carson liked her because she seemed to display the ideal mix of warmth and distance that made a good neighbour . |
| 14 | You had to admit , though , that that kind made a good clothes prop . |
| 15 | We ahd a couple of chances — Wallace made a good run but his finishing ( always a bit suspect ) let him down . |
| 16 | As you all know our fund-raising project last years was the 200 Club and those of you who joined the club will be pleased to know that the venture made a good profit . |
| 17 | After the meeting Mr Fallon said : ‘ We made a good bit of progress . |
| 18 | His widow and children returned to England and later emigrated to Australia where one of the daughters , Maria Louisa , made a good marriage . |
| 19 | The story goes that ealy in the last century the then owner , a reverend David Edwards made a good marriage to a rich but stout lady , Miss Purnell . |
| 20 | At the same time , he made a good contribution on the difficulty in which Labour will find itself , if it is ever in government , with its massive plans for overspending . |
| 21 | His brother William made a good deputy in most respects and could deal with much of the day-to-day management of the properties ; but he was very much a stay-at-home character , immersed in his books and studies , and the more distant affairs tended to get neglected . |
| 22 | The majority opted for the visit and in my opinion made a good choice . |
| 23 | I think you made a good choice of boxes , it 's a bit small but |
| 24 | They made a good pair , both dark-haired , Simone animated and bubbly , laughing as he related amusing anecdotes about his travels . |
| 25 | They made a good pair , people would have said who saw them . |
| 26 | Now Hill Ward lashes at it but he er made a good contact . |
| 27 | Though not a homosexual , he mixed easily with gays , laughed readily at Minton 's jokes and made a good audience . |
| 28 | He and Ollie and Mac made a good team , playing at various Underground stations all that autumn and winter until Mac left because he had found a place to live up north and they took Peter on . |
| 29 | It made a good reason for those excluded to dislike Miss Morgan , but it had been true any time these past two years . |
| 30 | The six cylinder engine is 6 inches longer than a four cylinder and will not fit a 4 cylinder chassis without a great deal of modification , but a 6 cylinder , 3-litre car engine will fit a 6 cylinder Land Rover and made a good conversion . |