Example sentences of "make [pron] [noun] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And now I really make my jokes on the spot . |
| 2 | She was confident that she could make her mark on the Rummidge Department in three years . |
| 3 | They made their fire on the sand and danced round it . |
| 4 | This in turn made its impact on the choice of precious substances and not least on the skill and inventiveness with which these were mounted and displayed . |
| 5 | BSDI made its motion on the basis of legal procedure claiming USL would first have to charge it with trade secret and copyright infringement , a charge USL subsequently made when it expanded its suit to include the University of California at Berkeley ( UX No 396 ) . |
| 6 | They make their decisions on the basis of two pieces of information : the level of output Q and the associated tax liability T. This means that they may have an idea of the average tax price Q/T of such services . |
| 7 | Whitefly make their home on the underside of leaves , where the adults feed and lay their eggs . |
| 8 | The courts make their calculations on the basis of the current provisions and do not speculate on future changes . |
| 9 | The suitability of candidates is assessed , in part , by those who already sit as judges how make their assessments on the basis of the candidates ' ability as an advocate and since those advocates come , in the County Court in the main and in the Crown and High Court exclusively , from the ranks of the barristers it is they who are selected . |
| 10 | This would eliminate the insiders ' opportunity to profit from insider news , which would have already made its impact on the market . |
| 11 | I am sure O'Grady would have made his mark on the Centre Court of Wimbledon . |
| 12 | Brum based Brian Travers , producer and director of musical films for many years , and well known saxophonist in the internationally renowned band , UB40 , has already made his mark on the music industry . |
| 13 | Ironically , all five Treviso tries ( Rovigo scored two ) were scored by forwards , an obvious hint that the master of backplay , Pierre Villepreux , has not yet made his mark on the team 's playing pattern . |
| 14 | He had made his escape on the day he later confronted her father in the yard . |
| 15 | Far below me the sea was making its lacework on the water and flinging wreaths of gold on the shore . |
| 16 | The housebuilder and Channel tunnel contractor is making its decision on the dividend in the face of a dismal trading outlook in Britain . |
| 17 | He can take no more pleasure from a second initiative that is making its rounds on the Hill . |
| 18 | Ballymoney 's Robert Dunlop making his debut on the Ducati , is Phillip McCallen 19th and Jamie Patterson 22nd . |
| 19 | In other words you can stop and start while you are making a recording so that you make your selection on the spot . |
| 20 | Well I think that it must be recognised that the current state of demand and supply is going to make it very difficult for most applicants , and we would be concerned to advise them not to panic unduly as a result of that , and to make their choices on the sort of rational criteria that would apply in any year . |
| 21 | Voters have to make their decision on the basis of assessments of particular people , with their own special policy commitments , in relation to the more general political biases and policy commitments of their parties . |
| 22 | He also took a few new recruits , notably three young lieutenants , Harry Poat , Tony Marsh and Johnny Wiseman , all three of whom went on to make their mark on the regiment . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , it may be legitimate for a company to make its decision on the strength of the opinion which is less favourable to you . |
| 24 | The competition was postponed from 1976 , to allow for the Annan Committee , set up on 1974 , to make its report on the future of broadcasting . |
| 25 | Secondly , the valuer is directed to make his valuation on the assumption that the landlord in default is selling his interest on the open market to a willing buyer . |
| 26 | Robert Titford 's life was destined , like that of his father , to be a tragically short one ; the boy from the dockside parish whose early years must have been spent in an atmosphere redolent of the sea and ships , old tars and tales of high adventure , chose to make his living on the ocean waves . |
| 27 | From such humble beginnings in a remote Lincolnshire village he was , however , destined to make his impression on the world . |
| 28 | Sweet used the best figures available to make his calculations on the issue , which he said was clouded by " disinformation " . |