Example sentences of "[vb past] make a [noun] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if Nicolo tried to make an issue of the fact that he 'd bought out her contract so she could work for him , he could stuff it ! |
| 2 | Her prolonged absence had affected his concentration , and he 'd made a hash of the signature of Percy Bysshe Shelley . |
| 3 | She knew she 'd made a hash of the whole thing , and she 'd let her tongue run away with her . |
| 4 | Be that as it may , they gained access and proceeded to make an inventory of the goods there , mostly supplies of cloth , particularly linings . |
| 5 | Before that , however , the British High Command had made a decision of the utmost ineptitude . |
| 6 | Shocked , she stared disbelievingly at the receding back of Doctor Anderson , and wondered what had been contained in the message that had made a member of the staff drop everything in such an unprofessional way . |
| 7 | Viktor Rakovsky had made a sketch of the scene ; he would finish it later . |
| 8 | From the dawn of recorded history , the Mediterranean world in particular had made a cult of the Dioscuri , the Divine Twins . |
| 9 | Remembering her host 's clever trick of the night before , she had made a sandwich of the remaining ham and wrapped it carefully in one of her pocket handkerchiefs , placing it securely in the pocket of her pelisse . |
| 10 | Prior to writing the script , I had made a list of the cast , designated local actors for the various roles and had them called for the 2pm ‘ woodshed ’ run-through . |
| 11 | He had made a search of the house but eventually had found her body in a garage which was locked from the inside . |
| 12 | In return for the money received by Northern Ireland from the British taxpayer , the Unionists had turned the British flag into a party-political symbol and had made a mockery of the British tradition of social justice . |
| 13 | In her bedroom now , sipping her whisky , she acknowledged for the first time in her life that if she had to make a list of the happy times , it would properly have to include the hours she had spent with Graham in his garden . |