Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [verb] make a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Stockton 's policy and resources committee has agreed to make a total of £275,000 available to spend on a bid for money from the Government City Challenge this year subject to further financial appraisal .
2 ‘ The lad 's got to make a living .
3 Pedigree has promised to make a donation to WWF for every Archie and Purdy toy , and Whiskas or Chum calendar sold , guaranteeing at least £35,000 to support our highest priority projects .
4 ‘ I have lately become very aware of the spiritual side of life , ’ Brian tells the NME just before his head explodes trying to make a follow-up .
5 Keith Waugh has managed to make a career in the RAF a family concern — and is making a tremendous success of it .
6 If the bookie appears to be offering unfavourable odds , then a gambler will tend not to bet , whereas if the bookie appears to have made a mistake by offering , say , odds of five to one on a horse that you think is a sure thing , then you 'll place your money there .
7 The Information Technology Sub-Committee has sought to make a contribution , and successfully put forward a reasoned scheme for the amendment of pleadings by non-coloured laserprinter which was subsequently adopted for a trial period within the Commercial Division under .
8 Point of order , Madam Speaker I seek your ruling on the fact that the Secretary of State for health has declined to make a statement to the house on the increase of fifty P in prescription charges .
9 By juggling with various permutations of bulky groups ( R , R , and R in the diagram ) , Busch has managed to make a complex which has a good affinity for oxygen and is stable .
10 ( 161 ) Ford has decided to make a change in marketing approach this year .
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