Example sentences of "[modal v] make [pron] [adj] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A recent bereavement may make it impossible for a participant in a drama class to join in a drama about the Plague of London or the death of Cordelia . |
| 2 | Find out if there is any special reason for these three products being on sale which may make it worthwhile for the shop to stock them , even though they sell slowly . |
| 3 | The width of the product line is also important , in that a wide product line may make it worthwhile for the manufacturer to market direct because the salesperson has a larger product portfolio with which to interest the customer , and this makes for more profit-earning potential . |
| 4 | Sabre Rattler , a beaten hot favourite on each of his first two starts , may make it third-time-lucky in the EBF Beckhampton Maiden Stakes ( 2.10 ) . |
| 5 | You must also take into account any local exchange control regulations , the effect of which may make it sensible for the contract to stipulate that part of your salary shall be credited to you elsewhere . |
| 6 | The striping may make it difficult for a predator to select one animal out from the others in a tightly packed herd and equally difficult to judge distances between itself , its intended prey and the rest of the herd . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , the inclusion of these issues may make it difficult for a dieting lay-reader . |
| 8 | This may make it difficult for the counsellor to know whether , and to what extent , to pursue the issue . |
| 9 | This in turn may make it difficult for the manager to evoke commitment and enthusiasm . |
| 10 | But it is easy to accept Brown and Harris 's cautious suggestion that this same factor may make it difficult for the woman to get treatment . |
| 11 | Suggest that participants should make themselves familiar with the main issues beforehand — perhaps by reading this booklet or other books on the list on pp. 23–4 — so that the discussion will be based on adequate information . |
| 12 | Those who enter a course leading to the qualifications awarded by a Professional Association ( such as Membership , Associateship or Fellowship ) should make themselves familiar with the regulations of that body , as it is their personal responsibility to comply with them . |
| 13 | It was Marriott who suggested that Stirling should make himself scarce for a while and recommended him to Brigadier Denys Reid . |
| 14 | I mean , that you should make them sensible by the Mildness of your carriage , and the composure even in your correction of them , that what you do is reasonable in you and useful and necessary for them . |
| 15 | This means that , having discussed the problems with you , he should make you aware of the consequences of a continuing failure to live up to expectations and give you an opportunity to demonstrate an improvement . |
| 16 | At the same time it should make us aware of the enormity of the task that still lies before us in developing an adequate analysis of the art made by artists for whom ‘ being a woman ’ was not a given , but something to be explored through a historically shaped and socially conditioned artistic . |
| 17 | This throws a more realistic light on the spectacular statistics and glowing reports of widespread conversions , and it should make us wary of the forced professions and the hot-house wonders of superficial evangelistic movements . |
| 18 | The best type of treatment for both psychosomatic complaints and hypochondria is some form of psychotherapy or hypnotherapy ( see p l53 ) which should make it possible for the sufferer to identify the underlying emotions that are responsible for the symptoms . |
| 19 | I should make it clear at the outset that I act as a parliamentary consultant to the Professional Association of Teachers and that much of what I shall say tonight will be based on the practical experience of PAT members . |
| 20 | Being a historical review , I shall deal primarily with facts ; however , on some occasions I shall be expressing opinions and I must make it clear from the beginning that these are my own personal opinions and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the MOD . |
| 21 | It MIGHT make them tired at the end of the season — but the confidence they would gain would more than compensate . |
| 22 | That might make me popular in the colleges ( laughs ) . ’ |
| 23 | A formal party vote might not be necessary to remove him : senior members of his party might make it clear to the Prime Minister that he no longer had the confidence of the parliamentary party ( as , in a sense , happened with Churchill in 1955 ) , or the lack of support might become clear as the result of a Commons vote ( as in 1940 , when Chamberlain obtained a drastically-reduced majority in a vote of confidence ) . |
| 24 | As soon as he found out I knew about cameras and all that , he realised I could make myself useful round the studio , so I sort of moved in . |
| 25 | It was broadly the premise of those movements that science and technology were evil , totalitarian and devoid of the attributes which could make them amenable to the " human spirit " . |
| 26 | The militants are split between degrees of intransigence , which could make them vulnerable at the polls . |
| 27 | He did everything he could to make it impossible for the marriage to take place . |
| 28 | Altho , although if one is eventually going to talk about the report one could to make it clear to the parents that what one is a subject report and the other is a summate report . |
| 29 | Sometimes he would make himself useful in the kitchen by cleaning and tidying ; however , if accidentally locked in any room the Cauld lad would make a fearful mess , overturning furniture and scrabbling at the lock . |
| 30 | Normally her husband would make himself comfortable beside the fire , sometimes holding their child in his arms , and make small talk as she peeled the potatoes and washed the greens , but tonight Carrie knew it would be different . |