Example sentences of "[coord] make [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , in a postscript , as if feeling that his measured words had not yet said enough , he added with a sudden note of desperation : ‘ May God preserve us & make us continue to be joy & comfort & wisdom & virtue to each other , my dear , dear , Poole ! ’ |
| 2 | They tell little lies to get themselves out of trouble or make themselves look good , but real villains live in a fantasy world . |
| 3 | ‘ Alternatively , a woman may have low self-esteem , feeling she can only impress others or make them like her by buying status symbols or the latest fashions . |
| 4 | Her hands flew to his shoulders , but whether to fend him off or make him stay she could not have said . |
| 5 | I must admit the ‘ truth ’ did not smack me right between the eyes or make me leap like Archimedes from his bath . |
| 6 | The sole exception to this seems to be in the case of co-ordination of whole clauses , where the co-ordination would be a matter of like treatment in respect of assertoric or imperative or interrogative force ( so that co-ordinations of , say , a command and a statement , if they ever occur , sound odd , or make one feel that the speaker has switched constructions in the middle of a sentence ) . |
| 7 | With over 6,5OO voluntary reresentatives across Britain , any eligible person need only look in their local telephone directory or ask at the Citizens Advice Bureau for the nearest SSAFA office and write one letter or make one call . |
| 8 | So assertive is just being clear in what you want being prepared to keep going until you 've got something along those lines rather than letting people dismiss you or make you feel as though they 've dismissed you and your point not being considered i.e. your point not being heard or going away feeling that your point you did n't have a fair crack because you did n't give your point properly . |
| 9 | Also , do n't think that it will put you into a trance or make you say or do stupid things . |
| 10 | Reading Alison and Freya 's stories may worry you , puzzle you , or make you wonder whether your feelings about your body , or constant dieting or guilt over food , makes you obsessive , or verging on an eating disorder . |
| 11 | Yes , so you have to put a lot of , like , mousse on or make it wet , no not wet , it stings |
| 12 | But Walcott does n't give his characters enough to do , or make us warm to Sonny so that we care whether he stays a tourist toy . |
| 13 | We must ensure that any new action does not jeopardise what we have done or make us lose more than we have gained . ’ |
| 14 | Knackering though it is , the sessions are also very enjoyable and make everybody work for each other . |
| 15 | This , surely , would inflame Harry and make him want to make love to her . |
| 16 | And make him regret it — him and this Maclean ! |
| 17 | So if the plaintiffs can , without obtaining the bank statements and other documents held by Mr. Tully prove that he has embezzled money from Abbey and make him bankrupt , the plaintiffs can then discover the bank statements and other information they now seek . |
| 18 | And make him do it , do it . |
| 19 | Could play on it and make him talk . |
| 20 | ‘ Or do n't tell me that all those questions about Ryan were simply so that you could track him down and make him pay the money back ? ’ |
| 21 | In the dressing room before kick-off , Ian wo n't need anyone to dangle pieces of raw meat in front of him and make him strain at the leash because he 'll be bursting to get stuck into the Turks more than anyone . |
| 22 | Something had happened to split him and make him fight himself . |
| 23 | It was cruel , of course , to bring someone of Estabrook 's age out on a cold day , and make him climb a hill , but Gentle knew from experience you took whatever satisfactions you could along the way . |
| 24 | I just hope that he believes what he sees , that you do n't become too obvious and make him realize that he 's being set up . ’ |
| 25 | He must persuade the Collector of his error and make him realize that his veneration for this Vanity Fair of materialism was misplaced . |
| 26 | Soon she would see them , but first thing in the morning , before she booked her flight , packed up her belongings , she must see Leo , try and make him understand . |
| 27 | and make him cry . |
| 28 | Jezrael 's fingers crisped into the grit beneath her ; even her face worked with the adrenalin that surged up , so much did she want to shove him away and make him save himself . |
| 29 | ‘ I know he 's tired out and that 's the way he relaxes , but I long to switch the television off and make him listen to me , ’ she complained . |
| 30 | The citizens charter sets out a comprehensive programme to improve the quality of public services and make them answer better to the wishes of their users , where that can be done , by providing choice for the citizen . |