Example sentences of "[indef pn] makes a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If someone makes a knowledge claim in respect of a proposition , it is meaningful to enquire about the criteria of such knowledge . |
| 2 | Because , although it 's before nine erm , the next morning erm you 're actually giving them now more lead time , you 've given them another day because an , sometime tomorrow you know , if it gets there at two o'clock and it 's off-loading in in in at the bay and someone checks that it 's been received and then someone makes a phone call to tell them it 's there , and then they 're doing something else , and then they come down and have a look at it , how many boxes do you think are sitting on loading bays that do n't get looked at for a day or two , or three , or four , five when they 've had a next day service ? |
| 3 | Their statements seem to have a number of points in common : first , they tend to be expressed in inappropriate circumstances , for example , someone makes a contribution to a congress , and someone else feels compelled to make an immediate reply . |
| 4 | Every time something stirs , every time someone makes a contact , we should cherish it , examine it , and hope . |
| 5 | This may happen where someone makes a recording for anything other than private and domestic use without consent . |
| 6 | Coaching also means insisting at housegroup level that if someone makes a commitment to the group and does n't live up to it that they say Sorry to the group about it . |
| 7 | ‘ It wo n't be the last time someone makes a pass at you , ’ I said prosaically . |
| 8 | What it basically means is that if someone makes a gift during his lifetime and-does n't die for a given period , that gift is free of estate duty , or partly free . |
| 9 | On the other hand , there may be moments of real illumination and discovery , when someone makes a comment that springs from a quite different frame of reference from one 's own . |
| 10 | Well I mean what do you end up doing if somebody makes a presentation like that . |
| 11 | How much of a check do they actually go into if somebody makes a claim on that ? |
| 12 | No , no they just take your word for it and now I have got as I said , I 've got that , I 've got to paint that over and reseal and I 've got to make sure that nobody makes a mess in there , but the plumber said what you really need to do is to get rid of this cheap and tatty , horrible plastic tray which does n't come right to the edge of the tiles |
| 13 | Nobody makes a move to stop him . |
| 14 | If nobody makes a complaint … |
| 15 | It is possible that there may be for instance some appalling typographical gremlin er has crept in to something so that something makes a nonsense . |
| 16 | It is not likely that we shall have accelerators powerful enough to probe these composite structures within the foreseeable future , or indeed ever , if one makes a projection based on current economic trends . |
| 17 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the essence of this matter is that , if one makes a claim , one should be able to give evidence in support of it ? |
| 18 | Everybody makes a mistake once in a while . ’ |
| 19 | If anyone makes a mistake , it 's the senior person who has to carry the can . ’ |
| 20 | But by August 1958 both sides realized that world opinion was turning against them , partly as a result of the scientists ' warnings , partly out of revulsion and fear , partly because nuclear disarmament had begun to be a popular political issue — and nothing makes a politician have second thoughts faster than the awareness that he might be losing votes . |