Example sentences of "[modal v] make [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From this stage until the plants are large enough to take care of themselves , filamentous algae may make itself a nuisance , becoming entangled in the delicate young foliage . |
| 2 | You should make yourself a simple planning diary of the weeks of the term , boldly marking key weeks and dates . |
| 3 | Fifteen lonely years of waiting for something to think , of waiting to think something , of thinking of waiting , of thinking I 'll make myself a cheese sandwich , of waiting . |
| 4 | But I I 've got to In fact I 'll make myself a note here and now , I 've got to talk to and I 'll get them to send some more tapes . |
| 5 | ‘ I think we 'd make ourselves a laughing-stock . ’ |
| 6 | you 're alright like , you could make yourself a nest in 'em and you was |
| 7 | You could make yourselves a drink . ’ |
| 8 | As well as this , Vincent may have been influenced by Zola 's theory that one could make oneself an artist by an act of will , providing one had the temperament — ‘ Art is nature seen through a temperament ’ — and although natural talent was helpful , it was by no means essential . |
| 9 | And then before eight o'clock then I would make myself a big meal , I 'd have a , a huge salad I 'd do tinned potatoes cos they were , on this diet tinned potatoes are n't fattening |
| 10 | She would make herself a pot of tea , put the confusion to the back of her mind . |
| 11 | Slowly , she rose and pushed the kettle on to the flames , she would make herself a cup of hot sweet tea and then she would go to bed . |
| 12 | And I like to keep it that way still if I can , because you can make yourself a lot of work over some small incident sometimes . |
| 13 | ‘ If you 're hungry you can make yourself a sandwich . |
| 14 | You can make yourself a few bob there I should think . |