Example sentences of "do make [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hard to explain the conflict in our acquaintance , but perhaps I had an instinctive feeling that she , in fact , wanted me to go to bed with her , and she knew I would n't — because if I did make love to her , it would be a victory for her and a defeat for me . |
| 2 | ‘ Roman did make love to you while I was spending his money , did n't he ? ’ |
| 3 | Staring from the window , her mouth curved in a smile , she wondered what he would say if she told him that if he did make love to her he would be the first . |
| 4 | At the end of our statement sir we we did make reference to the er er removal possible removal of the article fourteen . |
| 5 | Mr Jones said : ‘ He did make reference to the letter in the speech that he made and he did make positive noises but whether they will translate into positive actions we 'll have to wait and see . ’ |
| 6 | I am aware that the the Secretary for the erm er Secretary of State 's approval letter to the area alteration does make reference to erm |
| 7 | Added to that , from an author 's point of view , it really does make sense to by published by the same house for hardback and paperback — partly because of straight-through royalties , but also because the publisher can plan the promotional campaigns properly , and co-ordinate the publications dates . |