Example sentences of "he [vb past] a major " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alan was dominating in the air and solid and reliable in the tackle , so that he was a perfect defender for a team marshalled by Manager Dick Graham and he made a major contribution to Palace 's progress , deservedly becoming Palace 's captain while also earning England Under 23 honours . |
| 2 | He made a major ( and foolish ) confusion between biology and culture . |
| 3 | Trials at his collieries of new ventilating methods , such as the fan and high-pressure steam jets , were widely discussed , and he made a major contribution to the most efficient method of mining coal simultaneously in adjacent seams . |
| 4 | The few surviving reports of cases heard in King 's Bench during the period he was a justice ( 1295–1316 ) do not suggest that he made a major contribution to the work of the court . |
| 5 | He made a major contribution to production methods in the railway 's workshops and to the use of improved metallurgy , in locomotive and rolling-stock construction , as well as being an advocate of the use of superheated steam and compound expansion to increase locomotive power and efficiency . |
| 6 | To correct this , he commissioned a major survey to find out what his customers thought of the business and how it might be improved . |
| 7 | He announced a major round of government-funded construction expenditure , which was to be funded by special bonds , and a reinforcement of the country 's financial structure . |
| 8 | It should be said that he provided a major influence on inspiration in the development of the Division 's work in this area . |
| 9 | In this capacity he played a major part in instituting the kidney transplant unit at St James 's ; and when he established the liver transplant unit there , it was only the third such centre in the country . |
| 10 | Coleman claimed that his greatest contribution to the young veterinary profession was that he played a major role in securing that from 1796 appointments as veterinary surgeons ( a term used by the Standing Board of General Officers ) in the cavalry , and eventually ( 1805 ) in the artillery , were by commission rather than by warrant . |
| 11 | And McAllister added : ‘ He played a major part in Stuttgart , where he made three or four great saves . |
| 12 | He played a major role in the organization of the royal expedition to Boulogne of that year , and was knighted at the end of the campaign . |
| 13 | Following World War I , he played a major role in the gramophone industry as chairman of the Edison Phonograph Company and the Columbia Graphaphone Company . |
| 14 | He played a major part in the administration of the national Antarctic expedition of 1901–4 led by R. F. Scott [ q.v. ] , and Mount Kempe in South Victoria Land was named in recognition of this . |
| 15 | He played a major role in the talks between the government and Solidarity leaders which in April 1989 paved the way for the dismantling of the communist regime . |
| 16 | In the following year he received a major grant of land in Northamptonshire formerly held by Isabel Peche ( died 1479 ) . |
| 17 | In May 1165 the Queen took Richard and his elder sister Matilda ( born 1156 ) to Normandy ; a fortnight later King Henry crossed the Channel in the other direction , leaving his family behind while he mounted a major campaign , albeit an unsuccessful one , against the Welsh . |
| 18 | But at this high point in his career his health began to fail under the heavy pressures , and in 1917 he suffered a major breakdown . |
| 19 | On June 28 , he suffered a major setback when the lower house voted by 283 votes to 100 , with nine abstentions , to overrule his veto , thus requiring him to sign the bill into law within six days . |
| 20 | One year later in July 1935 , he delivered a major speech at the First International Congress of Writers for the Defence of Culture , 9 and also played a significant role in orchestrating the behind-the-scenes collaboration between communist and non-communist contributors to the congress itself . |
| 21 | As Edward VII , he took a major step in healing any rift between the two countries when he met the Czar during a trip to Russia in 1908 in an attempt to win his support against the German Kaiser . |
| 22 | Together with Aymer de Valence , Earl of Pembroke [ q.v. ] ( often his partner in these years ) , he led an expedition to the north in 1315 ; in 1316 he took a major role in the suppression of the Welsh rising of Llywelyn ab Rhys ( Llewelyn Bren ) [ q.v. ] and of the revolt at Bristol ; and in the same year he was among the committee of bishops and magnates appointed to reform the royal household . |
| 23 | Two months later he convened a major conference in Jericho , choosing as its president the mayor of Hebron , Shaikh Muhammad Ali Ja'bari , his long standing supporter . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's my story , I lived it , ’ says Singleton , describing how he convinced a major studio to let an untried student director loose on a feature . |
| 25 | He had a major gig to prepare for — on-site inspection at the new Safeway development . |
| 26 | Betty and George had both worked and were able to enjoy a few years of their retirement together before he had a major stroke . |
| 27 | After Freud had done his worst it turned out that there was still an ‘ unanalysed residue ’ when he had a major relapse some years later . |
| 28 | Remy had only been in charge for a month and already he had a major scoop on his hands . |
| 29 | In 1990 he published a major history of Christianity in Scotland . |