Example sentences of "[vb pp] make a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rincewind briefly considered making a desperate leap to safety . |
| 2 | Indeed , you are permitted to make a faithful copy of a famous painting if you wish , as a means to master a particular technique or learn something of a process or style . |
| 3 | In quantitative terms the product is expected to make a net profit of ( 12,000 x £20 ) — £200,000 = £40,000 , but only if the forecast of sales is correct . |
| 4 | America 's allies would be expected to make a greater contribution to their own defence . |
| 5 | The central focus of the project will be the impact of employee relations on port efficiency , but the research is expected to make a major contribution to the wider understanding of port operations and to inform current and future policy debates on the industry . |
| 6 | Another ultrasonic downhole inspection tool developed by AEA for the oil industry has undergone trials and is expected to make a major impact on traditional mechanical inspection techniques . |
| 7 | Ingres Windows 4GL , well received as a graphical , object-oriented 4GL development tool , but with a surprisingly low profile for a two year old product , is expected to make a two-stage move towards supporting multiple databases , with announcements about a middleware product expected next month . |
| 8 | Hearings on the proposals were held in February , and the board is expected to make a final decision in June . |
| 9 | The research — which will be conducted under the auspices of the Universiti Brunei Darussalam and extends over a two-and -a-half year period — is expected to make a significant contribution to current debates about the exploitation and future of rainforest , and to attempts to place economic values on its component parts . |
| 10 | The Kiwis will follow with a similar itinerary between November and December , while England are expected to make a short tour in January 1993 , hopefully for two Tests and a couple of One-day Internationals , on their way to India . |
| 11 | How can women who have been taught that their choice in sexual relations is passive , limited to being able to say yes or no when approached by a man , be expected to make a sudden leap into active love-making where their desire is acknowledged , and their pleasure is a definite goal ? |
| 12 | A Buckingham Palace spokesman said he would be well enough to attend a promenade concert at London 's Royal Albert Hall tonight — and is expected to make a full recovery in seven to 10 days . |
| 13 | He is expected to make a full recovery from his injuries . |
| 14 | One of the event organisers said : ‘ Mr Gummer is expected to make a clear distinction between women 's ministry , which he fully supports , and the Apostolic male priesthood , which he seeks to preserve . |
| 15 | Long range Trigat is being designed to make a diving attack on the roof of a tank , where the armour is normally at its weakest . |
| 16 | Polythene DITRA Matting is said to make a perfect surface for ceramic tiles when laid on to most floor surfaces . |
| 17 | Stalin even threatened to make a separate peace with Germany . |
| 18 | He has sought to make a political attack on me , and I shall reply in the same way because the right hon. Gentleman has been highly selective in his summary of the case . |
| 19 | Faced with this ambiguity , the Bank has sought to make a clear distinction between its money-market operations ( for purposes of monetary policy ) and its bond-market operations ( for purposes of meeting the government 's borrowing requirement ) . |
| 20 | The Party had decided to make a decisive break with the " reformist " Labour movement . |
| 21 | As Nether Wyresdale is a relatively small parish and does not have a large budget it was decided to make a one-off donation to the appeal . |
| 22 | Should any new applicants emerge from the ‘ Physical ‘ 86 ’ and ‘ Healthier Living Show ’ , we will accommodate them at the Stockwell Training Day on Saturday 4th October 1986 and hope to filter out those prepared to make a firm commitment to the course . |
| 23 | They can then match their experience against the description and come to the interview prepared to make a positive contribution to the business . |
| 24 | ‘ The association fully supports the society in this endeavour and stands prepared to make a significant contribution to any consultations that take place . ’ |
| 25 | This information has been shown to make a significant contribution to the recognition process , and is described in detail in Chapter Four . |
| 26 | It has been shown to make a significant contribution to text recognition , and the results are described in Chapter Three . |
| 27 | So the reality is that , in the last seven months , the Taylors have had to make a radical reassessment of family expectations . |
| 28 | They would be hard to remember ; they would have been a nuisance to printers , who would have had to make a whole series of new pieces of type ; but perhaps most important , they were ambiguous . |
| 29 | Exercise 9–4 Examine the effect of a proportional lifetime income tax , where the proceeds are used to make a uniform payment to all . |
| 30 | With suitable sampling arrangements a standard spectrometer can be used to make a wide variety of different measurements . |