Example sentences of "[pron] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it is bread on both rods , except that I make a paste for the free-line rod so that I am still offering a bait on a weightless rig . |
| 2 | And I 'm afraid you 're going to have to stay in the room for a short time , while I make a couple of phone calls and certain arrangements . ’ |
| 3 | Now wait here while I make a couple of calls . ’ |
| 4 | If there is something interesting , I make a call to the record company and find out whether an agent is in place . |
| 5 | Well I make a proposal that we also give them notice that at the end of this year , we will not be prepared to continue the lease on the current licence . |
| 6 | Thus it might erroneously be said of the dog 's leaping to catch the ball that what I really see are just its movements , upon the basis of which I make a leap of faith to its inner , privately introspective , enjoyment . |
| 7 | I make a price , they say it is too much . |
| 8 | Er I actually make , whichever comes up , I make a poster for it , and I blitz the town with them . |
| 9 | What if I make a mistake ? |
| 10 | What if I make a mistake ? |
| 11 | This ultimate dependence becomes obvious to me whenever I make a mistake about others by supposing them to be like myself . |
| 12 | ‘ If I make a mistake , I would much rather I was the guy who got the shrapnel . |
| 13 | He 's teaching me Russian and when I make a mistake with those awful adjectives he goes mad with rage . |
| 14 | I make a crack to some little thin guy in a blazer who is following us up , but we says nothing and stares in front of him like he 's forcing himself forward in a hill-climb . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , I make a confession : Benjamin and I were stupid . |
| 16 | When I make a profit |
| 17 | If I make a promise to you in return for your supplying me with three , quite useless , chocolate wrappers , which I will instantly throw away , there is a perfectly good contract provided that the promise was seriously intended ( below , p. 205 ) . |
| 18 | ‘ So I shall , Bob , ’ said Dyson irritably , ‘ if I make a success of this and begin to make a name for myself . |
| 19 | ‘ Bear with me a moment while I make a phone call . ’ |
| 20 | I like to see the goods before I make a decision and have a point of reference for returning them . |
| 21 | or perhaps I make a rissole sometimes , but not put any onion |
| 22 | If I make a mess of it that woman is going to be so glad . |
| 23 | I make , I make a mess of everything that |
| 24 | Mr , before I make a ruling on this point , did you wish to make er any further comment ? |
| 25 | I make a plea for the Government to consider a matter of urgency , either through independent research or their own officers , finding a long-term method of achieving a much more comprehensible system that is easy to use and that can be understood by ordinary people . |
| 26 | I make a plea for Councillor not to use the children as a political football . |
| 27 | So I make a joke of it — I flirt with everyone from the tea-lady to the sales manager and no one takes it seriously . ’ |
| 28 | We wo n't go into that because I 've got it and I make a joke . |
| 29 | And I make a place for myself where I can watch them both out of the corner of my eye while I read . |
| 30 | On most journeys of pleasure I make a point of visiting one . |