Example sentences of "[pers pn] make [noun] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'd be surprised , some of them make bookings with the beautician and hairdresser even before they come on board . ’ |
| 2 | I made friends with a girl in a similar plight : Sophie had twin boys the same age as Tom , and her husband , Jack , ex-R.A.F. with a handlebar moustache , was working for his exams in chartered accountancy . |
| 3 | I made copies of the information and these this was given to Superintendent . |
| 4 | I made noises about the absence of a bank in this so-called international airport ; but what choice did I have ? |
| 5 | Later I made scenes with a knife and threatened to swallow a bottle of pills . ’ |
| 6 | So I made enquiries at the hall . |
| 7 | Born of the earth , I made terms with the earth , |
| 8 | I made inquiries about the press conference and I am assured that it had nothing to do with this matter . |
| 9 | I make allowances for the fact that the hon. Gentleman clearly prepared his supplementary before the news was announced . |
| 10 | and again : " when I make use of the word people , I do not mean the vulgar or mixed multitude " . |
| 11 | Whether you make notes at a lecture , in the library or from textbooks that you are reading , they must be the finished article in its final shape , except for the colour coding indicating ranges of importance . |
| 12 | Experimentation with the points where you make contact with the string is the best way of locating each harmonic … |
| 13 | How to comment on a proposal : When you make observations on a planning application you should only comment on planning grounds . |
| 14 | Elephants have bigger brains than humans but , probably with some justice , we like to think that we are cleverer than elephants and that our brains are ‘ really ’ bigger if you make allowance for the fact that we are much smaller animals . |
| 15 | ‘ You must paint with joy , the joy with which you make love to a woman . |
| 16 | But , when you 're doing that you make assessment at the end of it to say what level you have , you 've got to target specifically at certain things . |
| 17 | Mrs Cook left for 15 minutes while she made lunch in the kitchen . ’ |
| 18 | She was so full of self-hatred that she made life into a torture chamber . |
| 19 | During her three days working in the Toronto Skydome she made friends with an athlete who now writes to her in Chinese . |
| 20 | For several years she made tours of the Continent with her elder unmarried sister , Caroline . |
| 21 | As Judith finished cleaning out the hen for the next day 's dinner , she made room on the kitchen table for her mother to prepare the Friday-night traditional meal of gefilte fish . |
| 22 | While her social views were sometimes inconsistent , there is a real sense in which she made compromises for the sake of the subscription . |
| 23 | ‘ Sorry for what , that you made love to a cripple ? |
| 24 | As Chairman of Ways and Means , you , Mr. Deputy Speaker , attempted to resolve the situation and eventually you made history in the House by deciding that the Committee would be quorate with just two members . |
| 25 | I mean I was interested a a a another very interesting point you made Mike at the beginning , you said that is there , had there been studies that show the standards of French industrial relations did you say that , that this has kind of become a pattern for industrial relations conflict in France . |
| 26 | But it helps you make sense of the world , you know , if you have an analysis to hang things on . ’ |
| 27 | How do you make friends with a squirrel ? |
| 28 | Would you like me to go with you to make enquiries at the War Office ? ’ |
| 29 | He looked quite normal , however , and we made conversation for a while , although he seemed to be thinking of something else . |
| 30 | We made luv in de open . |