Example sentences of "[pron] to make [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rain wished he had someone to make sure he spent part of the proceeds on smartening up his flat . |
| 2 | I 'm was n't trying a bit of Strach Bashing earlier just its frustrating to see not be as good as he once was … though I still reckon last year he was watchinghimself to make sure he did not got injured . |
| 3 | How is it that one of Britain 's key black thinkers , Stuart Hall , invokes style as an explanation of Kinnock 's failure , even lowering himself to make anti-Welsh remarks ? |
| 4 | However , his relations with his tenants were never happy , because while Lowther believed his town and harbour should be developed largely at the expense of the inhabitants , with modest financial encouragement from himself , he could never bring himself to make those concessions of self-government which might have persuaded his tenants to co-operate . |
| 5 | On the opening page of Amis 's first novel , Jim mentally decides on his own word when his professor uses another , deferentially pretending as an untenured lecturer to look amused at a weak professorial joke , and he promises himself to make another sort of face to himself when next alone . |
| 6 | Slide Sorter view is also a good place in which to make global changes . |
| 7 | The traditional incremental approach is one in which last year 's expenditure provides a base from which to make minor adjustments ( disjointed incrementalism ) . |
| 8 | Would it not be preferable , therefore , if the Government , while avoiding any expression of opinion on the merits , advised Parliament that this was not an opportune moment at which to make this important change in the law ? |
| 9 | The body mass index is a convenient measure on which to make this judgment . |
| 10 | Then they come to you ( the third person principle ) and ask you to make sure they are told of everything in future . |
| 11 | It is left entirely to you to make sure that your garment pieces will fit together correctly . |
| 12 | Emerson 's documentation tells you to make sure that caching software is loaded after the AccuCard driver . |
| 13 | I 'm sending him with you to make sure you have no problems . |
| 14 | He has the contacts — it 's up to you to make sure he gets in touch with them . |
| 15 | Unless they 're delegated t to do so within the contract and I rely on you to make sure that whoever is delegated to issue |
| 16 | Your doctor will encourage you to make sure that your children get the protection of safe immunisation . |
| 17 | ‘ In fact , ’ her father cut in , ‘ if anything , I ought to be asking you to make sure that you do n't antagonise him . |
| 18 | ‘ Sooner or later , ’ he said , ‘ you 'll have to let go , because I 'll be right next to you to make sure of it . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll assign a waiter to you to make sure you have coffee when you need it and , of course , lunch . |
| 20 | in his assignment done , is that everything else there the outside cover but everything else is up to you to make sure the inside is filled . |
| 21 | We merely put the onus on him do n't we to say , Right if an incident should occur it gives you responsibility whether you delegate somebody to assist you to make sure that all that area , the jockeys rooms and |
| 22 | Unless you 're a tenant , it 's down to you to make sure gas appliances receive the regular expert servicing they need . |
| 23 | Man works far below his capacity ; some writers have put a figure on the deficiency but it is of little value to you to make quantitative estimates . |
| 24 | The first is the elimination of cold down-draughts near windows , allowing you to make better use of your living space in winter . |
| 25 | Our modern parental investment individualistic view would n't allow you to make that error , instead you 'd say you know you 've got ta look at the costs and benefits of the mother too and perhaps there are benefits to mothers in actively testing as it were their offspring , erm rather than just passively er accepting that they 're gon na have to be mothers and gon na have to get on with it and again you see , er I would er and this may have been the big mistake I made last year , er but again I stand by my er view on this and it 's a perfectly defensible one , erm again I think those who say that abortion is unnatural and kind of erm offends against er you know nature , are wrong . |
| 26 | A staple gun is also worth having , since it allows you to make instant fixings of thin sheet materials , fabrics and floorcoverings , with one hand free to position the work while the other fires the staples . |
| 27 | Your doctor and the hospital will arrange for you to make regular visits for antenatal care . |
| 28 | If you 're the earner , and she 's looking after the children , it 's usually down to you to make regular payments for the children 's upkeep at least until they reach the age of seventeen — and longer if they 're still in education . |
| 29 | Whilst we ask you to make regular monthly repayments , these can be for any sum from 1/10th to 1/25th of your borrowing limit to suit your pocket , and you can change the amount at any time . |
| 30 | You may feel that a local course would have more relevance to the job you want or appreciate the opportunity a local course gives you to make new contacts in the district where you will be working . |