Example sentences of "a [noun] [that] made " in BNC.
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| 1 | She reached to the gap between back and seat where years ago she had stuffed a cushion that made all the difference to that small problem with her spine . |
| 2 | Well got a contract that made redundant |
| 3 | Williams called Henry , ‘ Henrietta ’ and proceeded to detail a story that made the man blush and deny everything . |
| 4 | But he looked up all the same and saw the bike pass by , the rider wearing an unfamiliar black helmet and black leathers , the motorbike low-slung , bulging , making a noise that made him think of someone beating cream in a bowl with a wooden spoon . |
| 5 | She closed the lid ; when the catch failed to operate , she slammed it a second time with a violence that made several of the slumberers lift their heads . |
| 6 | Putting his coffee down with a violence that made some slop into the saucer , Michele jumped to his feet . |
| 7 | Damian 's voice rose in fury as he strode to them , reached them and pushed Tony away from Rachel with a violence that made her cry out in horror as Tony stumbled backwards . |
| 8 | She banged the receiver down with a force that made Claudia wince . |
| 9 | Behind Thorfinn , the door slammed shut with a force that made her bed jerk . |
| 10 | Gone was the waxed jacket and jeans , replaced by a dinner-jacket that made him look formal and distinguished — and even more dangerously attractive . |
| 11 | ‘ She 'll get over it , ’ Dana said with a callousness that made Claudia shudder . |
| 12 | She flashed me a glance that made it clear there was some backbone in there , it was just the training that made her act like a dipstick . |
| 13 | He swung away from her , walking over to the edge of the small pond , his body rigid with a tension that made her afraid to do or say anything that might unleash that anger once again . |
| 14 | Words and pictures spun around behind her eyes with a speed that made her head start to ache . |
| 15 | ‘ And then they painted the walls of his office with a chemical that made him lose his mind , ’ she was saying to her brother Phil , who was sitting next to her . |
| 16 | It was a command that made her even more resentful . |
| 17 | Michele was answering with a brevity that made it abundantly clear that he was disinclined to talk about the sculptor . |
| 18 | In 1953 , Francis Crick and James Watson had a discovery that made genetic engineering possible : they uncovered the famous ‘ double helix ’ structure in deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA ) , the molecular code for all life and reproduction . |
| 19 | At one primary school I was asked a question that made the teacher look worried , and it baffled me . |
| 20 | He was fine-featured and his dress and movements had a fastidiousness that made Ludo 's appearance seem almost earthy . |
| 21 | She seized Sam by the shoulder in a grip that made his eyes water . |
| 22 | With a splash his hand left the whisky and found that of the intruder , arresting it in a grip that made the girl in the bath beside him wince . |
| 23 | Within seconds Travis was behind her , swinging her round with a grip that made her wince . |
| 24 | Luke got up quickly , sending his chair rolling back to hit the wall behind his desk with a crash that made Merrill jump . |
| 25 | LADY Arran , a 71-year-old countess with a penchant for speed , put Britain back in the record books yesterday with a storming run in a hydroplane that made light of choppy conditions at the National Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont , Nottingham . |
| 26 | My shadow lapped the outside steps because the doors were open letting out the heat , wide open because I had n't bothered to bolt them , and the side door was open too , creating a through-draught that made the fire smoke and the dogs restless . |
| 27 | Isabel stumbled out of the dark cell into a scene that made the priests ' descriptions of hell seem tame . |
| 28 | They inter-linked into a plasma of enormous strength , and to me as a young man they formed a Mafia that made the Sicilian one look like choirboys . |
| 29 | As cricket chairman , I was left to carry the can for a move that made no sense and was none of my doing . |
| 30 | ‘ Let us say that for you , and your beautiful green eyes , ’ he inserted with a sincerity that made her heart stop , ‘ I will think about it . ’ |