Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [pron] make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of those who shared , all except one made some attempt to clean the syringe and 83% always cleaned shared equipment . |
| 2 | So if I made some guesses you might be able to answer . ’ |
| 3 | Accordingly , our sensations simply are as they are , and error enters only when we make mistaken judgements on their basis . |
| 4 | I was happy with the arrangement because I did not want to be tied to a nine-to-five existence , and my employer remained happy , especially when I made regular appearances as his partner at various golf days — all good for business , of course . |
| 5 | It is best if you make each drawing to the same scale . |
| 6 | Let us say that the meaning of a statement is cognitive if and only if there is a certain belief such that one is speaking either insincerely or incorrectly if one makes that statement or assents to it as uttered by another without having that belief . |
| 7 | I 'm gon na , I 'm gon na get Scott tonight if he makes any comments and this fist is gon na go strop straight where it hurts . |
| 8 | A good scientific law or theory is falsifiable just because it makes definite claims about the world . |
| 9 | I 've gone clean off him — ever since he made that pact with Stalin and the ghastly Russians . ’ |
| 10 | The transport firms should consider this issue carefully before they make any changes to schedules especially if change is for the sake of a few pounds . |
| 11 | The seller wo n't admit to having noisy neighbours , but you are more likely to find out if you make further visits . |
| 12 | Or perhaps you secretly hoped Rocky would get knocked out before he made any sequels . |
| 13 | Of all possible speculations about the origin of life , most run foul of the laws of chemistry and can be ruled out , even if we make full use of our statistical fall-back argument about numbers of planets . |
| 14 | Naturally , even if you made sufficient headway with your phrase book to ask , they 'd never dream of telling you where they got it . |
| 15 | ‘ You certainly seem to be doing well — even if you make foul smells in the process . ’ |
| 16 | Blenders are very useful , particularly if you make nourishing soups in your slo-cooker and you occasionally want to puree them . |
| 17 | He appealed to most New Zealand judges simply because he made good use of the blindside , mixed up his passes and kicks and generally gave the impression that he could play the percentages very much in the New Zealand fashion . |
| 18 | If judges are guided by this advice , he believes , then unless they make great mistakes , the coercion they direct will make the community 's future brighter , liberated from the dead hand of the past and the fetish of consistency for its own sake . |
| 19 | I 'm sure the win will do wonders for the team 's confidence , but let's see what happens for the next 5 games at least before we make rash predictions . |
| 20 | Planning for the fateful flight started several weeks earlier when I made tentative arrangements to visit a microlight manufacturer at Membury airfield in Berkshire for the review of the Chevron which appears in this issue . |
| 21 | Yet while we make this point we must immediately see that these pronouns do not characterize the relationship . |