Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No politician , whether a great magnate intent on retaining a traditional dominance in his region , a minister of the crown seeking favourable returns for his administration , or a landowner merely wishing to make a good figure in his own county , could manage without access to patronage with which to reward his friends ' loyalty by helping them in their times of need . |
| 2 | Unfortunately they are not usually repeatable , so having made a superb jumper for your mother , you will probably be unable to make one for yourself . |
| 3 | In July 1971 the Chairman of the CDP wrote to three polytechnic directors who were apparently intending to make a direct approach to Mrs Thatcher , as Secretary of State , ‘ in relation to the possible granting of degree awarding powers to your polytechnic ’ : individual initiatives , he considered , were premature . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's only trying to make a great deal of money , ’ said Constance . |
| 5 | But I have to say for Shropshire , it means one I think , er , per year , and that 's not going to make a big dent . |
| 6 | I was just going to make a quick comment if I may on Oxfam , because I noticed that they 're down for the street collections and for the flag day , now next year 's their fiftieth anniversary , so I think it 's quite appropriate next year , but I do , my own view is , that we will get , we ought to get one comprehensive list of all these organisations , for both the street collections and the flag days , with an indication in the column of whether it 's flag day they 've gone for or a street collection , so that we can identify that sort of situation . |
| 7 | Smaller companies or companies not having made a previous acquisition will often ask us to act as intermediaries . |
| 8 | I am not trying to make a nationalistic point here . |
| 9 | He also found that Locke , once having made a similar distinction , provided no good reason for belief in a world over and above the ideas we have of it . |
| 10 | People may drift into a job without ever having made a positive decision . |
| 11 | From the look in her eyes , I was n't going to make a smart remark about that either . |