Example sentences of "could make [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could make a floor plan of Father 's study , and I 'm good at listening behind doors . |
| 2 | Do n't over-react and take it out on your son or daughter before you know all the facts — or you could make a small problem bigger |
| 3 | I said something like , well , I was trying to make her feel at ease , oh , something like , we could make a habit of this , and just have fun , Lucy . |
| 4 | She could make a move in about twenty minutes . |
| 5 | He was enthralled by the entire proceeding and remarked that only the English could make a contest between two crews which would not rank in the World 's top 10 into a bigger spectacle than the Olympic final . |
| 6 | He found that he could make a speech — that is , he could think on his feet , and not be at a loss for words . |
| 7 | The landlord had obviously decided he could make a lot of money out of this rehearsal room lark . |
| 8 | He half hoped she would give him one of them by mistake so that he could make a scene , but she did n't . |
| 9 | And here were people who wanted him not just for the name on the letter-head , but because they thought he could make a positive contribution . |
| 10 | The original auteur theory sought to explain how a director could make a distinctive body of work within a filmmaking system , the Hollywood studios , whose factory-like production processes seemed designed to crush out individuality . |
| 11 | The two maxi-sloops , Lawrie Smith 's Rothmans , of Britain , and Pierre Fehlmann 's Merit , of Switzerland , could make a last-day attempt to overtake the two New Zealand ketches , swinging up the West Australian coast to make full use of the sea breeze . |
| 12 | IT COULD make a great movie . |
| 13 | Yet he accepts that these countries need small , defensively equipped armies that could make a potential attacker think twice . |
| 14 | By pointing out a flower or describing a rarity he could make a walk supremely interesting and was indeed a charming companion on any expedition in the fields . |
| 15 | Further , no married woman could make a will without her husband 's consent , nor ( with trifling exceptions ) make any contract , except as agent either for her husband or for some other person : it would have been absurd to let her contract when she had no free property out of which she could pay . |
| 16 | She could make a small amount singing , or whatever . |
| 17 | She wondered how clean tears could make a person 's skin go dirty . |
| 18 | Or he could make a determined effort to solve the mystery , whatever the risk . |
| 19 | In a large area , small trees such as Pyrus salicifolia or Salix exigua or the larger but equally silver , Pyrus nivalis could make a centre piece . |
| 20 | I could make a hole in the lid and feed balls of string through . |
| 21 | ‘ What I thought — well , if you 're agreeable , if it 'd be of help — between now and August , I could make a model of St Paul 's Cathedral . |
| 22 | Although technology to reduce pollution could make a significant contribution to the problem , the industry showed ‘ minimal ’ commitment to innovation , research and development , it said . |
| 23 | The authoress describes her as having ‘ a mouth that could make a man think of doing some very strange things ’ . |
| 24 | Even without a Commons majority , Labour 's Jack Straw could make a considerable mark . |
| 25 | He believed that the PASOK movement could make a real contribution to European as well as Greek politics , but after serving as education minister in Papandreou 's second administration ( when he tried to reintroduce classical Greek into the school curriculum ) , he left to found his own ill-starred party , the Greek Radical Movement . |
| 26 | They are already in use in Australia , America , Brazil and Tanzania , and could make a major contribution to managing insect-borne diseases and crop pests , according to Dr Janet Hemingway of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine . |
| 27 | Much of the training was carried out in colleges and the 8-hour course , plus travel , could make a particularly long day for those attending . |
| 28 | Access to their libraries , computers , meetings rooms , sports halls , playing fields and swimming pools could make a big contribution to community life . |
| 29 | We could make a team and think of a plan . ’ |
| 30 | He could make a small one-man plane . |