Example sentences of "[modal v] make it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's make it a special event . |
| 2 | I never put the case for a timetable motion on the ground that we should make it a permanent feature of our parliamentary procedures . |
| 3 | ‘ We are the first England representative team to face the Springboks in 23 years and we must make it a memorable day , one the selectors can not ignore . ’ |
| 4 | I think we must make it a positive step forward that this council not only goes forwards to build but it goes forward to use that building and give the firemen of this county the right tools , or firewoman , the firemen and the firewoman of this county the right tools to work with . |
| 5 | Erm , then I can , well because dividing point eight by , that 'll make it a strange figure |
| 6 | ‘ We 'll make it a quick wash then , shall we ? ’ she asked , kissing his warm round face and pressing him to her . |
| 7 | I think we ought to , if we could make it a certain day of the week , something to do with U V A. |
| 8 | ‘ Which would make it a good place to try to get in . ’ |
| 9 | How to fit specific hilltops into a statistical model is a problem , but the predictability of the pattern would make it a useful tool in evaluating leys . |
| 10 | Their proposed bill would make it a criminal offence to plant surveillance devices on private property to gain personal information , and an offence to take long-distance photos of people on private property — such as those of the Duchess of York topless with her ‘ financial adviser ’ , John Bryan , last year . |
| 11 | The plain fact is that some elements of the social charter would run the risk — indeed , would make it a real possibility — of this country returning to some of the trade union practices that did so much damage during the 1970s . |
| 12 | ‘ Your father said you must have the handbag and the shoes as well , it would make it a real outfit . |
| 13 | The restructuring was a large step forward for Country Manor , which would make it a leading kitchen , bedroom and bathroom furniture studio in the North , he said . |
| 14 | I hope that the fans who are travelling will make it a great day for the city , have fun and enjoy themselves , and behave . ’ |
| 15 | That said , its very innovation will make it a poor choice in some cases , and it lacks good database links . |
| 16 | ‘ We will make it a nice picnic , ’ she said , in the spirit of the penitent who intends to do the wicked thing she had first thought of but will also do something pleasant to make it slightly less reprehensible . |
| 17 | ‘ His underlying motive is that he wants to change the world , not so he can manage it , but so that he can make it a different place , ’ explains Charles Handy , who picked Gould out from a handful of students at the London Business School ‘ because he stood out in a group of people as by far the most interesting , and that was because he was determined to have control over his life ’ . |
| 18 | Philip Gould ( right ) : his underlying motive is that he wants to change the world , not so he can manage it , but so that he can make it a different place . |