Example sentences of "can make they [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The child who has been moving boats and other objects that float on the surface of the water , suddenly discovers that he can make them sink by holding them down or pouring water on top of them . |
| 2 | Radio waves are useful as we can make them carry information by modulating them — for example , changing the amplitude of the fluctuations so that the change represents information . |
| 3 | Quite rightly , professionals are struggling to understand the pressures of caring , and their sympathy for carers can make them ignore or misread signs of abuse , or even to interpret abuse as a response to the difficulties some elderly people present . |
| 4 | And children facing troubles have a right not to be subjected to the ‘ system abuse ’ that may arise because of clumsy or inadequate professional intervention which — however well intentioned — can make them feel even more vulnerable , manipulated or ‘ kept in the dark ’ . |
| 5 | Only later are unanticipated costs and benefits visible ; hindsight can make them appear deliberate all along . |
| 6 | And er If you get a small little chickens you can make them do two days |
| 7 | Indeed , a major theme which is influencing the use and impact of computers in all kinds of applications is the increasingly simple way in which users can make them do complex and powerful things . |
| 8 | I can make them disappear too . ’ |
| 9 | Environment Guardian analyses this week 's proposals All muck but little money POLLUTION : The plans read well , says Julie Hill , but there is little evidence that the Government can make them work . |
| 10 | ‘ Surely Davey can make them say — ‘ ' |
| 11 | You may think you have problems now , but Vittorio can make them seem like fond memories . ’ |
| 12 | You do n't want to go to the police , because you 're afraid they 'll simply get involved in another siege — if you can make them believe you in time , which seems doubtful . |
| 13 | The children of the Indians are saved , to be sold or given away as servants , or rather slaves for as long a time as the owners can make them believe themselves slaves . |
| 14 | Ah , yes , find that and you can make them tick . |
| 15 | Please God I can make them understand how much this means to me … |
| 16 | ‘ If you believe in miracles you can make them happen ! ’ |