Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pron] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over coffee back at the office I tried to pull myself together and sell him a traded option in copper which would , as it turned out , have made him quite a lot of money . |
| 2 | Go and make me a nice cup of tea Mike ? |
| 3 | And when Mrs Amabel Dallam remembered to pay her for all those wedding chemises she might just take a few shillings to a certain bazaar in Leeds where she 'd heard good dress-lengths were to be had at bargain prices and make herself a new dress for Christmas . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm going to tuck you in , then go downstairs and make you a hot drink . ’ |
| 5 | This can be a two-way flow ; a good home base can help to create contentment , and at the same time personal satisfaction in life will feed back into the home and make it a pleasant environment for others . |
| 6 | ‘ He has long arms and I think he 'll use them to hold me off and make it a long bout . |
| 7 | ‘ Who 'll come in tae ma wee hoose , tae ma wee hoose tae ma wee hoose ; for who 'll come in tae ma wee hoose and make it a wee bit bigger ! ’ |
| 8 | In late 1991 LIFFE revised its ECU bond contract specifications in an attempt to increase its liquidity and make it a viable product rather than delisting it . |
| 9 | On the contrary , the miners ' wives seemed desperate to keep the spirit that had seen them through the long months , the solidarity and friendship and , above all , the feeling that together they could do something to change the world and make it a better place , not only for themselves , but for all those suffering injustice . |
| 10 | Therefore , if you really want to move the business forward and make it a great business , you 've got to live it . |
| 11 | We must sacrifice the most valued possession among us and make it a burnt offering . |
| 12 | Right come the morning arrived and and somebody else I ca n't remember who though , and there we were all ready to go and were walking with the press into the massive great shed where they roll the paper and make it a massive place the size of a couple of football pitches , we were just going in the door and somebody said to me they 're no gon na be using their flash guns are they ? |
| 13 | In the last months of 1989 the people of Central and Eastern Europe take it upon themselves to address the future and make it a different place to be in . |
| 14 | propel it along and make it a little bit different to the book erm with some of the other things , I mean for example if you erm get stuff off , I do n't know , for example people like Ian erm |
| 15 | She recalled that she had at the time been a little put out by the prince 's interest in Joan — but now the important thing was to persuade Joan to join in the festivities and bring her a first-hand report . |
| 16 | God speed you , and bring me a hopeful answer — both for England and Wales ! ’ |
| 17 | When the trial began in late February 1710 , huge crowds gathered to escort the doctor back and forth from his lodgings to Westminster Hall , shouting that they wished " God would Bless him and send him a happy deliverance " . |
| 18 | They liaise with solicitors , surveyors , estate agents and builders , answer your questions , and send you a weekly progress report . |
| 19 | All you have to do is to decide you want a complete transformation , find a partner who also wants one and send us a recent photograph of each of you ( we 'll return them if you enclose an SAE ) . |
| 20 | ‘ And if you pick one of these creatures up and place it a little distance away on the surface of the water , all its fellows will see is that it vanished , and reappeared elsewhere . |
| 21 | Joe fetched the tart from the larder and cut her a large portion . |
| 22 | And cost us a thousand pound . |
| 23 | The effect of this is generally to knock the opponent over and earn you a full point . |
| 24 | We are Mick(19) and Steve ( 18 ) and we 're in the Forces- So let us open your eyes and show you a new way of life . |
| 25 | What is known is that nearly 8000 young people leave care each year at 18 and many others at 16 and 17 , and are not provided with any semblance of the help and support which a good parent would give not only to these age groups but often to many young people of 19 , 20 or even older . |
| 26 | I definitely could n't afford that , so I took it back to the Oxford Used Car Centre and erm what happened , the mechanical breakdown service — now this is where I thought they were very good — they reimbursed me all the money that I 'd paid out on those repairs plus they did the repairs and put me a new gearbox in and the car 's running perfectly . |
| 27 | ‘ Take him and give him a good dowsing . ’ |
| 28 | He forgets I can lean forward in this great chair and give him a good whack across the shoulders . |
| 29 | and give him a rough time and he was the longest serving rep with . |
| 30 | Something of the atmosphere in Roxie Farmer 's house seemed to go home with Coffin and give him a restless night . |