Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] make " in BNC.

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1 It will oblige them to make long drives across the desert to Egypt or Tunisia when they want to leave the country .
2 Had they bothered to look in on that Standing Committee , they would have heard me make it clear that the Government will be working in co-operation with our European Community colleagues to find a way of reducing carbon dioxide emissions effectively .
3 Mme Deloche became my mentor during this period , and for years after I left France , I used to send her Oxford Marmalade , Bath Olivers and Christmas puddings in exchange for the things she had taught me to make .
4 We would certainly be pleased to see them making a greater contribution , but only if it can be shown that there would be genuine environmental benefits in so doing .
5 We would certainly be pleased to see them making a greater contribution , but only if it can be shown that there would be genuine environmental benefits in so doing .
6 Grace Hinkle loves to see me making like an executive and remembering to charge up all expenses .
7 It helps pupils express emotions and explore personal feelings : it encourages them to make sense of different situations and different points of view , to practise negotiating successfully with others , and to cope with — and resolve — new situations .
8 ‘ Or perhaps you were using me to make her jealous ? ’ she suggested tartly .
9 The prospect of seeing them made him full of joy .
10 ‘ Do you want me to make something ? ’
11 Do you want me to make a start now or do you want me
12 Do you want me to make an appointment next week , while I 'm here ?
13 ‘ Do you want me to make you happy for tonight ? ’
14 ‘ Do you still want me to make friends with Luiza ? ’ she choked .
15 You do want me to make love to you . ’
16 ‘ Do you want me to make love to you , Luce ? ’
17 ‘ Leonora , ’ began Penry , sounding weary , ‘ Melanie did n't want me to make love to her .
18 Do you want me to make you some salad ?
19 Do you want me to make him his tea ?
20 Do you want me to make you a coffee in a minute ?
21 do you want me to make lasagne tomorrow ?
22 Well do you want me to make it ?
23 We have pressed them to make provisional payments where necessary , to ensure that students do not suffer hardship .
24 This helps them assess the effects of changing those structures by allowing them make such changes directly through the virtual reality interface .
25 Southern African countries , particularly Zimbabwe , whose elephant herd numbers are rising , allowing them to make valuable foreign exchange from culling the animals , have already announced that they will not accept a Cites ban .
26 ( There are young people , functionally illiterate , whose involvement in educational pursuits has been greatly stimulated by allowing them to make slide-sequences or videotapes ; the acquisition of reading skills sometimes comes after the motivation has been established by other communication experiences . )
27 The best he could hope for was to give his thoughts free rein , to recapture phrases , images , notions , and play with them , allowing them to make patterns in his mind .
28 Allowing them to make such a decision does not sanction it — far from it .
29 Again , the behaviour of predators may affect the pollinating activities of animals such as bats , encouraging them to make short visits repeatedly , rather than long ones .
30 On the other I sell them to make a living . ’
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