Example sentences of "i made a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I made a grab for her and she then slapped me . ’ |
| 2 | Would you mind if I made a few housing enquiries for you ? |
| 3 | ‘ I thought I 'd wait until I made a go of it before I told you . |
| 4 | I made a simple drilling jig from a piece of 25x25x3mm angle iron which covered all the correct distances and spaces . |
| 5 | I stood in the middle of the room growling and showing my teeth , then I made a puddle ! |
| 6 | Referring to his decision to resign from the Cabinet over the Westland affair in January 1986 , he says : ‘ I made a statement that day making it clear that I was going to continue in active politics in any role the Conservative Party wanted . |
| 7 | Elsewhere I made a point of discussing historians , such as Taylor and Elton , whom students would actually be reading . |
| 8 | While on a tour of Normandy earlier this year , I made a point of visiting and photographing the grave of Battle of Britain pilot Seageant H R J Barrow . |
| 9 | As I was leaving I made a big show of asking to see the guitar one more time . |
| 10 | ‘ As soon as Sam came along I made a vow never to smoke near him . |
| 11 | I made a mistake , and I 'm so stupid . |
| 12 | I 'd like to stay lying down for a bit to make my headache go away , but I made a puddle on the pavement and I got to move . |
| 13 | I made a great bonfire of it and stood and watched it burn until every trace of him was wiped off the face of the earth . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Oh yes ’ she said , ‘ I made a lot of money in dogs . |
| 15 | ‘ I made a decision . |
| 16 | I made a crook of my left elbow on the back of the boat and laid the pole across it , the shorter end in my right hand , the longer end trailing behind in the water . |
| 17 | Tremayne vaguely suggested coffee , and I made a mug of instant for us each . |
| 18 | It is not quite eight years since I made a beginning ; so that my plants must be considered as young ones . |
| 19 | ‘ I made a mistake . |
| 20 | I made a little hole , and when I reached orgasm the earth made some very heady smells — of flowers and rosemary . ’ |
| 21 | At one point I made a straightforward attempt to discover what principles were followed in the amalgamation of libraries which clearly would have involved duplication and manifold reasons for legitimate dispersals . |
| 22 | But as we left the tarmac road and headed up the hill I made a grave error . |
| 23 | I made a mental note to seek revenge at the earliest opportunity . |
| 24 | So I made a joke-offering to God and sang satirically , with all the insincerity I could muster , the song which begins , ‘ This world is not my home . |
| 25 | Inside , the stove kept me warm while I cooked or whenever I made a mug of tea which was three or four times a night . |
| 26 | Nutty , coming in late , heard Sam say , ‘ Look , I made a bet and I 'm going through with it . |
| 27 | I made a mistake last night , I 'm sorry . |
| 28 | I made a non-committal cluck at the back of my throat , but it came out higher than I had intended . |
| 29 | I made a show of looking at my watch . |
| 30 | I made a vow that I should not allow my children to look at Shakespeare until adolescence . |