Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I did not have enough knowledge to enable me to make a complete computer model of the individual player 's contribution to the stroke . |
| 4 | ‘ She wants me to make a thousand currant buns , five hundred sausage rolls and fifty chocolate sponge sandwiches , if you please , in time for the jubilee , ’ Mrs Cartwright exploded as she juggled with dishes and tins and bowls and ladles . |
| 5 | We do n't believe he was infectious before May 21 and we expect him to make a complete recovery . |
| 6 | Philip Giles fell more than thirty feet onto a hillside while on holdiay in California but doctors expect him to make a full recovery . |
| 7 | When the man was interviewed he made a full admission . |
| 8 | President Bush defended his administration 's cautious response , saying he had seen no facts since Tuesday which ‘ would have made me make a different decision ’ . |
| 9 | You shall perceive them make a mutual stand , |
| 10 | But before I do this , let me make a philosophical point . |
| 11 | Erm let me make a few announcements erm firstly Longmans the publishers are producing a large and they hope definitive dictionary of the English language and in aid of this they have asked various universities to produce examples , recorded examples of academic monologue and we 've agreed to cooperate and that is what this little piece of electronic wizardry is in aid of in case you were wondering . |
| 12 | Having endorsed this as a learning technique , let me make a few recommendations and observations of my own and list my personal ‘ top ten ’ . |
| 13 | The second is that it allows you to make a fast flank attack on the end of the enemy 's line with the possibility of rolling along it and taking lots of his troops in the flanks . |
| 14 | MIPS says it made a strong effort at the beginning to get the SCO on very favourable terms but the sponsorship just was n't there . |
| 15 | Let us make a careful assessment of the extent to which he succeeded in defending a rationalist position . |
| 16 | in the heavens and let us make a celebrated name for ourselves for fear we may be scattered all over the earth , well that was God 's command was n't it there they said be scattered all over the earth |
| 17 | ‘ In which case , ’ Cranston began , ‘ let us make a brief summary of what we do know . |
| 18 | I think the bulge of the flywheel would prevent us making a straight plate to cover this aperture . |
| 19 | A fixed position allows the use of a tripod and , for the first time in this Christmas video shoot , the use of an extension microphone to enable you to make a good job of recording all those fascinating speeches that tend to be made after the second or third glass of wine . |
| 20 | I have given a list of strictly forbidden foods within this chapter to enable you to make a definite resolution , before you begin the diet , to ban them totally from your life ! |
| 21 | You will find crockery and electric kettle to enable you to make a hot drink . |
| 22 | ‘ You mean she made a new will ? ’ |
| 23 | Okay having done that we discussed what the content of the course was going to be and then I asked you to make a first presentation . |
| 24 | Now , however , the Sun in Aries , at odds with your ruling planet Uranus , as well as Saturn and Neptune in Capricorn , the most sensitive area of your solar chart , signifies that intrigue and intimidation are forcing you to make a complete break from the past . |
| 25 | He recalls : ‘ When she arrived she made a rude comment followed by a giggle . |
| 26 | Well it would defeat you making a few bob . |
| 27 | In one instance , it was believed in the family that one sister had visited their father during his final illness and had persuaded him to make a new will in her favour , directing his hand as he signed it . |
| 28 | I can see it makes a nice pattern , he said . |
| 29 | I do n't see us making a big invasion . |
| 30 | She ordered them to make a tiny boat with sails . |