Example sentences of "[adv] made [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had suddenly made a serious error . |
| 2 | In all cases discussed here ( except one ) the testator had none the less made a juridical intention quite clear . |
| 3 | They were still unsure about what to put on the B-side , and only made a final decision as they travelled to the recording studio on the bus . |
| 4 | But he lay quite dead to her and only made an irritated noise and shoved her when she started stroking his arm , for he had got what he wanted . |
| 5 | They were usually billed as the star attraction so John obviously made a good profit out of them but they were still paid at the same rate as all his juveniles , five shillings a week . |
| 6 | She preached about the passover , a subject they had been studying at Bible camp , and obviously made a good impression . |
| 7 | Well not disappointed that they 'd picked up Marvin Cox because obviously they 're going to need a very strong side if they 're going to win anything so erm you know , with guys like Marvin around , then it 's got to be a good idea , you know , they 've obviously made a big jump there to grab someone they think 's going to make a difference . |
| 8 | Having apparently made a good case ( to wit , the UK now spends nearly two per cent less per head on education than in 1980 ) it starts talking about education . |
| 9 | This was the line of reasoning adopted in the Takeover Panel case : the government had apparently made a conscious decision to encourage the setting up of a self-regulatory body , and the Panel operated against the background of a network of statutory provisions relevant to its activities . |
| 10 | But they had all made a serious error , himself included . |
| 11 | If you ask me , I reckon we 've all made a big change for the better . |
| 12 | The Germans have long made a national sport of running long words together to make longer ones ; as have the Irish , eg in place names like Newtonabbey , Maguiresbridge and Patrickswell . |
| 13 | She 's since made a complete recovery and Mona 's consultant says she ows everything to Janet . |
| 14 | The stock dove almost disappeared from some areas , but , like other species that were hard-hit at the same time , it has since made a good recovery . |
| 15 | The team have since made a second visit to Korup to complete some unfinished tasks , and the whole Korup relationship was a success . |
| 16 | The company has since made a remarkable recovery by clearing out its middle management ranks and replacing them with semi-autonomous work teams . |
| 17 | He 's since made a full recovery and now has a realistic chance of becoming Lotus 's first world champion since Mario Andretti . |
| 18 | Mrs Brown , 35 , has since made a full recovery but was unable to attend the ceremony because she has moved away from the area . |
| 19 | Lord Denning M.R. circumvented section 441(3) by finding that the judge had misconstrued the words in section 411 , had thereby made a jurisdictional error , and therefore , relying on Anisminic and Pearlman , the ‘ no appeal ’ clause was ineffective . |
| 20 | But now , rather like recording afresh over the existing programme on an audio or visual cassette , Sylvia had superimposed a successful situation and had thereby made a significant change in the data recognized by her subconscious . |
| 21 | In the past few months , nearly two hundred have successfully made the dangerous voyage south ; most head for the north-western Australia port of Broom , where they 're interviewed by immigration officials . |
| 22 | The South Africans nevertheless made a good start , reaching 79 for one in the 20th over , but the loss of the assured Hudson ( 50 in 66 balls ) and of Kirsten in the space of three overs left the middle order with a daunting task . |
| 23 | Maybe nature did n't reflect her looks , or maybe because of her rather unruly appearance she had unconsciously made the inner person more … what ? |
| 24 | The daughter has finally made a good marriage , after a dodgy one . |
| 25 | On the contrary , Aubrey 's instant approval of his choice of a wife had added to his own conviction that he had finally made the right decision for his future happiness . |
| 26 | In all cases the necessity of balancing professional and academic requirements has been recognised , with the inexorable move toward a ‘ graduate ’ profession being accepted responsibly , though more slowly than for similar professions : ‘ It is a matter for concern that , compared with other professions surveying has not made a greater impact upon university life and thought in general ’ ( Wells Report , 1960 ) . |
| 27 | Although a supporter of higher spending on education and health care , he had not made a strong record on these issues as senator . |
| 28 | On a seller and buyer summons the court declared that the seller had not made a good title , and ordered the return to the buyer of the buyer 's deposit on the equitable principle that it is a seller 's duty to disclose fully and frankly in the contract any title defect . |
| 29 | She looked relaxed at a Guildhall lunch but a spokesman said : ‘ She has no plans to travel to Scotland at present but she has not made a final decision . ’ |
| 30 | Adoption was not made a legal procedure until 1926 . |