Example sentences of "and make [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I mean stand up slowly and make yer way to the back shop and we can all have a wee chat .
2 That way , yer fellow shipmates do n't take the tar outta yer , and make yer life one long misery . ’
3 Knackering though it is , the sessions are also very enjoyable and make everybody work for each other .
4 The air raids on London and Liverpool and Birmingham and Clydeside were to knock out communications and close roads and railways and make everybody so pig-sick that they 'd welcome Hitler with open arms .
5 Are we to kill his scholarship and make him unhappy ?
6 Having waited so long to hear from the ‘ one man ’ who knew what had happened , when he appeared they could do nothing but gaze on him ; having made him into a celluloid star , there was no reason at this point to spoil it , and make him real .
7 It you are not happy with the service you are receiving from your dealer then contact the Customer Relations Manager ( Mr Jefferies ) at Land Rover 021–722 2424 and make him aware of the situation .
8 And make him regret it — him and this Maclean !
9 He also has to learn not to watch his feet , because bending his head downwards will probably increase his spasticity , and make him more likely to fall .
10 I found it interesting to take one person , say the rector , Charles Henstock , and make him the chief character in one book and follow his fortunes , as I had in the first book about the great Mrs Curdle .
11 In addition , they can shorten the child 's attention span and make him more easily frustrated — and this in turn leads to a poorer performance in school .
12 ‘ I know he 's tired out and that 's the way he relaxes , but I long to switch the television off and make him listen to me , ’ she complained .
13 And make him an offer he could n't refuse .
14 Even so , a perfectly-sighted Ted can suffer with streaming eyes for several reasons during the fall , so best play safe and make him some goggles from a pop bottle , as shown opposite .
15 In the dressing room before kick-off , Ian wo n't need anyone to dangle pieces of raw meat in front of him and make him strain at the leash because he 'll be bursting to get stuck into the Turks more than anyone .
16 I just hope that he believes what he sees , that you do n't become too obvious and make him realize that he 's being set up . ’
17 It was cruel , of course , to bring someone of Estabrook 's age out on a cold day , and make him climb a hill , but Gentle knew from experience you took whatever satisfactions you could along the way .
18 But once at the School , in his own place and with his daily occupation , he began to think again of this dream woman , and added to the old notion of what she should be , which Diana had personified , was an idea of her as his rescuer , as someone who would save him and make him whole again .
19 In John 6:15 , there is a curious statement , that ‘ Jesus , who could see why they were about to come and take him by force and make him king , escaped back to the hills by himself . ’
20 He must persuade the Collector of his error and make him realize that his veneration for this Vanity Fair of materialism was misplaced .
21 Reform ( or ‘ rehabilitation ’ ) is the idea that punishment can reduce the incidence of crime by taking a form which will improve the individual offender 's character or behaviour and make him or her less likely to re-offend in future .
22 So if the plaintiffs can , without obtaining the bank statements and other documents held by Mr. Tully prove that he has embezzled money from Abbey and make him bankrupt , the plaintiffs can then discover the bank statements and other information they now seek .
23 Jezrael 's fingers crisped into the grit beneath her ; even her face worked with the adrenalin that surged up , so much did she want to shove him away and make him save himself .
24 This , surely , would inflame Harry and make him want to make love to her .
25 Now go and make him something to eat .
26 Here lived Gottfried Keller ( 1819–90 ) , the Swiss poet and novelist whose carefully crafted short stories embrace both humour and a touching romanticism , and make him one of the most important figures of Swiss literature .
27 I wish I may not be too fond and make him indifferent .
28 Could play on it and make him talk .
29 By due process of law we have sentenced him to be slit in the hamstrings to be an example to those who would follow him and make him a hero to the people .
30 Something had happened to split him and make him fight himself .
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