Example sentences of "have made a [adj] mistake " in BNC.
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| 1 | The black director Spike Lee has made a similar mistake in Malcolm X , not so much in characterisation but in allowing awe of the man who challenged white authority in America to come in the way of good film-making . |
| 2 | Estall has made a serious mistake that could prove his undoing . |
| 3 | ‘ It has really played us into the game and I think the Prime Minister has made a considerable mistake . |
| 4 | For although Piper 's manager Frank Warren thinks Benn believes he has made a big mistake in selecting Piper as a first challenger and does n't fancy the job , I suspect the opposite is true — he may think it is going to be too easy . |
| 5 | ‘ Fergie has made a big mistake and I 'm sure the decision will haunt him for years to come . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ At first I was prepared to think you 'd made a genuine mistake — that you 'd got the wrong boat . ’ |
| 7 | At first it looked as though I 'd made a big mistake . |
| 8 | You may have made a genuine mistake or misrepresented a situation . |
| 9 | After all , if the executives fail in the new location , the employer will have made a costly mistake . |
| 10 | You could help me find out if I 've made a terrible mistake coming here , and if — ’ She took a deep breath . |
| 11 | I 've made a terrible mistake . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've made a big mistake , ’ he told Mr Slipper . |
| 13 | The horse made another noise , more a groan than a grunt this time , and , as his stride faltered , Kelly knew that she had made a serious mistake . |
| 14 | I suddenly realized I had made a serious mistake . |
| 15 | Pushing it towards the door they could hardly contain their excitement until Endill stopped in his tracks , realising they had made a terrible mistake . |
| 16 | It certainly was n't too late to tell somebody that in fact I had made a terrible mistake and that I wanted to go home . |
| 17 | He had gone white , she remembered , had said he had made a terrible mistake . |
| 18 | Spartan Missile had made a bad mistake at the eighteenth and Thorne was giving him plenty of time to recover . |
| 19 | The hotel had much to keep youngsters occupied , but by day three we realised we had made a bad mistake in taking such a young child skiing . |
| 20 | The Catholic Church had made a bad mistake with Galileo when it tried to lay down the law on a question of science , declaring that the sun went round the earth . |
| 21 | Despite her defiant words , though , she had the feeling that she had made a bad mistake during these last few minutes . |
| 22 | She admitted she had made a dreadful mistake and appealed for a reconciliation . |
| 23 | One look was sufficient to make them realise they had made a dreadful mistake . |
| 24 | She had made a big mistake , but now it was over . |
| 25 | She knew that she had made a fatal mistake . |
| 26 | They thought I had made a huge mistake in getting rid of the old collection in preference for collecting what they unanimously regarded as ‘ junk ’ . |
| 27 | You have made a terrible mistake . ’ |
| 28 | Mike from the charity says , the Americans have made a terrible mistake . |
| 29 | Mike from the charity says , the Americans have made a terrible mistake . |
| 30 | But to Montana every game is a challenge , and he would dearly love to prove that San Francisco have made a terrible mistake . |