Example sentences of "he [vb mod] make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It might not matter in the end — Forester fully expected to be traced and caught-but every difficulty and delay that he could strew behind him could make a final difference of hours or even minutes that might determine the distinction between success or failure .
2 He may make an excellent shoemaker , but can never make a good poet .
3 He should make a Vice Presidency within five , the Presidency within ten .
4 Since most of the beginner 's forensic work will be in county courts and magistrates ' courts , he should make a special point of familiarising himself with the procedure and powers of these courts .
5 Yet he must make a tentative judgment on inadequate evidence , for such a matter is of fundamental importance .
6 Worse still , he must make an I test .
7 As any character leaves the Tower , he must make an Int test .
8 He adores them ; he 'll make a perfect father one of these days .
9 And 56-year-old Jean , cast as Mrs Hardcastle , is sure he 'll make a whole meal of his role .
10 A friend treated her to a pukkah drinks-dispensing butler who asked if he might make a personal remark before teetering off into the small hours .
11 A similar clarification was made by Menem himself on Jan. 8 when he also suggested the possibility that he might make an official visit to the United Kingdom .
12 He then decided he could make a better biplane than many that he daily worked upon and with his four brothers ( Tom , Mark , Bob and Ed ) , they built the first ‘ Gee Bee ’ .
13 Mark , if you think that Strach was looking that far ahead then we should snap him up immediately , as if he is that much of a thinker then he could make a great manager .
14 Bernice did n't know where the Doctor got his talent from , but if he ever got tired of fighting ultimate evil , he could make a healthy profit as an intergalactic busker .
15 Just to satisfy herself that he understood how it was he was able to build out of the vertical , the teacher asked if he could make a bent tower with wooden building blocks .
16 Hoomey scooted to his feet , but several interested parties moved in to deal with Jazz before he could make a tactful retreat .
17 Or he could make a determined effort to solve the mystery , whatever the risk .
18 And here were people who wanted him not just for the name on the letter-head , but because they thought he could make a positive contribution .
19 This physiotherapist , from the Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre near Marlow , says , given time , he could make a full recovery .
20 Now he knew she was called Rhoda , he could make a brave start .
21 Posing as a financial adviser , he told them he could make a quick fortune on the house , farm and flats left by her husband Peter .
22 He said show me how to carve , actually I bet he 'd make a good chef
23 He 'd make a marvellous father , ’ Carole enthused .
24 And as she stared , there was interposed on the fair skin face of a man , a thin man , and he was leering at her as if in triumph , as he would do if he were to get hold of this unusual-looking child , for he 'd make a pretty penny out of her , no matter what channel he sent her along , his nursery , the street , or the boat .
25 He 'd make an awful fuss .
26 I did it myself a while ago but the silicone has gone rather mouldy and I thought he would make a better job !
27 Mr Kinnock indicated yesterday that , even if Labour became the majority government , he would make a strong appeal for consensus inside and outside Parliament and move away from the ‘ confrontational ’ politics of the past 13 years .
28 The motor magnate was furious and rang the Editor to say so , whereupon the latter apologised profusely adding that he would make a front page correction in the next day 's edition .
29 And again she recognised what she 'd known then instantly : that she loved him and that he would make a perfect father for her daughter .
30 Perhaps he would make a successful priest after all — he had the glibness , the assurance that this old man lacked — but not a holy priest . )
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