Example sentences of "[not/n't] make [noun sg] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 They had done very little swapping of horses , mainly because Nails refused to and Hoomey , having become accustomed to the feel of Bones 's hulk beneath him , was terrified by what he called the ‘ slippery ’ ponies — Midnight and Firelight — and could not make Spot move at all .
2 Well it 's another Vauxhall ad but it does n't make sense buy a Nova with a good deal or very little .
3 But since ( Rabbit believes ) Pooh will in fact believe that Rabbit believes what he says , this need n't make Rabbit say ‘ I believe there 's honey ’ : it need only make him say ‘ There 's honey ’ .
4 I ca n't make money grow . ’
5 We 're hiding in a corner to give our necks a rest , the logic being that if you do n't make eye contact you do n't have to bow .
6 You ca n't make chemistry happen , you ca n't say : ‘ You and you are going to be so and so . ’
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