Example sentences of "to make [art] few " in BNC.
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1 | ON A DAY when many people are wondering how to make a few bob out of water , somebody else showed how to make millions , in the worst possible City fashion . |
2 | But it is possible to make a few predictions for 1990 . |
3 | However , because the management were helpful and co-operative we were able to make a few adjustments . |
4 | Knowing how well you respond to suggestions for articles/series , I 'd like to make a few of my own … |
5 | The solution is not to stop training , racing and getting up in the morning , but to make a few subtle adaptations , like allowing ourselves rest days we should have given ourselves years ago . |
6 | I need to make a few calls . ’ |
7 | It was n't just a matter of image for Switchboard though , or a way to make a few right-on gay men sleep easier in their beds . |
8 | At this point the brothers have been known to make a few derogatory remarks about the ability of ‘ newfangled ’ machinery to make this fine distinction . |
9 | I paid the fourpence for two coffees , and after I had seen Clare to her train back home , went to St Andrew 's to make a few notes of plans to defend myself , for I knew it would not be long before I faced a new ‘ trial ’ — by the hospital 's board of governors . |
10 | ‘ If they do want something that costs extra , there 's always a way to make a few pennies . |
11 | When you first come to machine knitting the most important thing , naturally , is to learn how it operates and then to make a few garments . |
12 | I just want to make a few pennies by selling some horseflesh . |
13 | A new company , largely composed of untried broadcasters , was bound to make a few mistakes . |
14 | ONE OF FIVE children who father , a bookie , died young , Lenny McLean grew up in one of the tougher parts of London 's East End , left school at fifteen and , as a young man , started to make a few quid in the unlicensed boxing matches which were becoming increasingly popular at the time . |
15 | In the early days , I had tried to make a few suggestions about what the FO could be doing . |
16 | First , I wish to make a few preliminary critical observations about the formulation of the monist thesis . |
17 | We think the night porter called them out , probably to make a few quid . |
18 | Only er National Savings are worth keeping your eye on , because the government 's very keen to make a few shillings out of National Savings , and you might get some good issues in the future . |
19 | However , every piece of music is different and has its own problems , and it is therefore necessary to point out a few pitfalls , and to make a few special recommendations . |
20 | Erm but before Mike comes on I would just like er Norman to make a few comments er on his commitment to the group 's er quality system . |
21 | And there were a few things that you mentioned as you were going through that a you know I just really want to make a few comments on really . |
22 | ‘ And if you leave here , I 'm afraid I 'm going to have to make a few phone calls . |
23 | But I think that in this company I can dare to make a few observations without being thought altogether gaga . |
24 | They were by now in Piccadilly Circus , which was as bright as day , and were surrounded by the crowds streaming from the theatres , cafés and dives which populated the area , painted ladies of a certain character being prominent among them — as well as the enthusiastic amateurs who had come up from the East End to make a few pennies , or even be given supper , as a price for their favours . |
25 | Seasonal work is so uncertain that the pickers are forced to work whatever the conditions just to make a few extra pesos . |
26 | It has become the fashion to make a few comments about the Sessional Orders , which is very useful . |
27 | I am grateful for the opportunity to make a few points about the environment . |
28 | I want to make a few suggestions to my right hon. and learned Friend the Chief Secretary about small businesses . |
29 | I do not intend to speak for hours , but I should like to make a few further comments . |
30 | Ever-enterprising chairman Reg Burr , sensing the chance to make a few bob out of the wave of sentimentality which has greeted the old stadium 's demise , contacted local auctioneers , who will be putting some Den memorabilia under the hammer next Wednesday . |