Example sentences of "and make [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One may , after all , competently drive a car without understanding much about the principles of the internal combustion engine ; one may use a typewriter or a word-processor without being able to make or mend one ; one may quickly be taught to use a computer , and make simple programs without being a master of , or even a beginner in , computer science . |
| 2 | Here , on an acre formerly abounding in thistles and docks , we have woven our own covert of windbreaks and fuchsia bushes and make great play of raising cabbages where cabbages — or at least , where sweetcorn , courgettes and petits pois — were hardly intended to grow . |
| 3 | He would not accept their continual bleatings that they just wanted to ‘ be in a band and make great records . ’ |
| 4 | To massage your palm , support the back of your hand with your fingers and make small rotary motions with your thumb pad over one spot at a time . |
| 5 | Normally her husband would make himself comfortable beside the fire , sometimes holding their child in his arms , and make small talk as she peeled the potatoes and washed the greens , but tonight Carrie knew it would be different . |
| 6 | Thus cis-double bonds ( I ) , o- and m-phenylene groups ( 11 ) , or cis-oriented puckered rings ( III ) , all encourage bending and twisting in the chains and make regular close-packing very difficult . |
| 7 | Ithanguni is important because it has contributed most of the fine ash deposits that blanket the lower slopes of west Mount Kenya and make rich farming and ranching land . |
| 8 | I would certainly advocate the existence of more fora where the three sectors can come together to achieve mutual understanding and where c we can debate this new order , and make joint decisions about its future . |
| 9 | The next morning , so it was reported from the White House lawn , President Bush was ‘ vexed ’ and ‘ frustrated ’ by the verdict , presumably because he would now have to evince symbolic ‘ concern ’ and make well-publicised calls on the attorney general to see if Rodney King 's civil rights had been abused . |
| 10 | Ways of informing them would be to put the price on the pharmacist 's label and make financial need the only basis for exemption from prescription charges : more patients would pay the charges ( which could have an annual ceiling ) but the unit payment could be reduced . |
| 11 | However they will understand the difficulties of using such an unpredictable material as wood , and make due allowance for minor defects . |
| 12 | That , in turn , would destroy the government 's anti-inflation credentials ( inflation has fallen from 30% to less than 12% in two years ) and make higher real interest rates likely . |
| 13 | Knowing how the American had abused and derided her , could she hide her resentment and make polite conversation ? |
| 14 | Nominated care district judges can : ( a ) transfer cases up to the High Court following transfer from the family proceedings court ; ( b ) consider " appeals " against a justices ' clerk 's refusal to transfer a case ; ( c ) make emergency protection orders in proceedings issued in the county court or transferred up from the family proceedings court ; ( d ) give directions and make uncontested public law orders ; ( e ) make some public law orders in contested cases , eg education supervision orders . |
| 15 | If you say Deauville now , people will say ‘ where ? ’ and pull their beards and make long faces . |
| 16 | That would look bad and even Plod would put two and two together and make five . |
| 17 | By the time the pub had filled enough so that the punters were giving me dirty looks for taking up so much room , I felt I had discovered enough to put two and two together and make five if not six . |
| 18 | Position the hat on the robot 's head and make decorative markings with the back of a knife . |
| 19 | Head a sheet of paper with the date and time of your meeting and make two columns , one for your essential objectives , the other of additional aims , which are desirable but not actually essential . |
| 20 | But she is confident and daring , friendly and jovial , and tends to assume huge responsibilities and make many decisions — fast . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , that leaves five sisters , and I feel sure you will enjoy their company and make many new friends . ’ |
| 22 | They summarise and frequently criticise a vast literature and make many original connections and observations . |
| 23 | This means we could take away a lot of your rights and make many decisions about your child without you being involved . |
| 24 | But there is no reason why we should not tell stories of English boys who leave the village and make good in the city — why rural drama should not be found and filmed among the mountains of Wales and moors of Yorkshire . |
| 25 | Mustard , tares , and vetches are very quick growing and make good green manure ; mustard is also useful as a tonic when grazed by sheep before ploughing in . |
| 26 | Current teacher training programmes will at best fill vacancies and make good existing shortcomings . |
| 27 | Such cats may be at a disadvantage when hunting , because their sense of directional sound will be poor , but in other respects they can lead normal lives and make good mothers . |
| 28 | Mark , drill and plug the fixing holes , screw the box in place , and make good round it with plaster or filler . |
| 29 | But Scots always value the ones who go away and make good , provided they do not get above themselves . |
| 30 | In return for his family settlement he had agreed to be reconciled to the Poitevin rebels and make good the losses which they had suffered since the beginning of the war . |