Example sentences of "[noun] we [modal v] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If we retrace our steps we might make it . |
| 2 | In Darcy 's Utopia we will make do with listening to the radio . |
| 3 | So by studying how the life habits of living bivalves are reflected in the shapes of the shells we can make deductions about how the fossils lived . |
| 4 | ‘ We could share the driving and drive sedately through Germany , ’ she amended with a smirk of a glance to where Fabia was grinning , ‘ and once I 've done my interview we could make a holiday of it — stay longer , have a tour around . |
| 5 | 3.8 A solution to these puzzles which , moreover , covers certain further data , emerges from the proposal we shall make on the interpretation of postnominal attributive adjectives : that prenominal and postnominal attributives are intensionally alike in one important respect but dissimilar in another . |
| 6 | While recognising that conflict is something we bring to a relationship and is not inherent in the substance of the relationship itself , the circumstances of those relationships can nonetheless bring enormous pressure to bear on the responses we may make . |
| 7 | I hope that in Committee we can make some progress on that front . |
| 8 | With Taffy 's help we can make sure the sermons grab everyone 's attention . ’ |
| 9 | With their help we can make a big impact on the problem . ’ |
| 10 | Without understanding the origins we shall make little progress in trying to comprehend the present , or indeed , any other aspect of the situation . |
| 11 | To meet these aspirations we must make the best use of our human , technological , material and financial resources and this must be done within the framework of a well planned and a well managed system . |
| 12 | ‘ And if they bring the chainsaw we 'll make a ring round it , ’ I said . |
| 13 | By simplifying and emphasizing the features of major strokes we can make them easier to teach but paddle strokes are only copies of the real thing . |
| 14 | But it is arguable that the soundness of statements about wider matters such as authorial style relies ultimately on the statements we can make about particular texts . |
| 15 | If we do not want to reset entire articles ( impossible in the rush of printing schedules ) , the only place we can make cuts or additions is at the end of paragraphs . |
| 16 | The principle of universalizability tells us , then , that in the absence of an available difference we must make the same judgement again . |
| 17 | Because if we ca n't generalize then I , perhaps I should be talking about British foreign policy or Iranian foreign policy or South African foreign policy are there generalizations we can make and say well it is similar for all governments ? |
| 18 | In the absence of dose-response studies , the only important point we can make is that transit was accelerated across the ICJ by a dose if ia 5HT that did not induce ileal secretion in vivo . |
| 19 | Okay well I think oral communication is mostly two way , that 's one distinction we can make . |
| 20 | got twenty one , twenty two , twenty seven , twenty eight , twenty , twenty plus something , we could make that N if you like instead of X. We could make it N , N is just some number from about nought to nine . |
| 21 | There is perhaps one area of poll tax we could make a change and that is the surcharge imposed on the people who have to pay the debts of the non-payers . |
| 22 | By manipulating the fungi which exist around the roots of all plants we can make the plant more efficient at taking up nutrients and make it grow quicker . |
| 23 | Th in the coming years we will make budget provisions for cameras and the hardware at the site will be provided for by . |
| 24 | If we can only slip inside Germany we can make for the autobahn and then for the Black Forest area . ’ |
| 25 | But we do pledge ourselves to undertake the task with energy and determination , confident that in the full-time life of our Parliament we can make a great advance in industrial prosperity . |
| 26 | As for the real problem , we are in the midst of discussions with the Building Societies Association and others and in due course we shall make an announcement that will build on the assistance that we have already provided . |
| 27 | The other reason is that there are at least some rules for judging advertisements , but most of these are based firmly in the objectives which the ads are trying to achieve : if we do not know what the objectives are , any judgement we may make is without a real foundation . |
| 28 | This is not the point that the only checks we can make on what we are tempted to say are fallible checks . |
| 29 | I 'd generally go to supper by eight , and when we stick to these old-fashioned rules we shall make our visitors conform to them too . |
| 30 | Wiv all the money we 'll make from the match day market and the find the lady stall in the boardroom — oh sorry , no , you 've already got one — we 'll be able to go out and buy a few proper players . |