Example sentences of "and make a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the occasion when a reader can visit the same show and make a personal assessment of how helpful the art critic has been . |
| 2 | Alcoholic beverages were a fact of life when most drinking-water was a health hazard , so Dorchester 's Puritans killed several birds with one stone by taking over the demon drink themselves , to administer it with moderation and make a healthy profit to be dispensed to the needy . |
| 3 | Remove all power leads and the case and make a visual check of the inside . |
| 4 | A " yes " vote , he said , would " make it possible to put an end to the devastating processes taking place in our society [ i.e. the continuing rivalry and conflict between the republics and centre ] and make a resolute turn towards the restoration of normal conditions of life and work " . |
| 5 | We vaccinate new puppies in the arms of totally unsuitable and unprepared owners , and make a mental note of all problems which will occur in future , hoping that the owners will come back to us instead of the chap along the road . |
| 6 | Stare at something immediately in front of you and make a mental note of what you can see above that object and below it , to the right and to the left . |
| 7 | Always sit near the door , try to sit near the driver , guard or conductor , and make a mental note of where the emergency alarm is . |
| 8 | The student should look out for them and make a mental note of their fascinating and beautiful effect . |
| 9 | Within ten miles of the city centre and a and make a compensating increase in the nine thousand seven hundred in line one of the third paragraph in policy H one . |
| 10 | and they are excepting a lump sum from the Government and they 're going to manage themselves and make a going concern of it as a business and any profits they get will go back to that hospital , well the community unit are opting out as well , they 're hoping to opt out , but if Labour get in , they 're gon na do away with all that and they want to undo all the one 's that have opted out , I mean I du n no how the hell they 're gon na do it |
| 11 | The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers ' new Natural Break brochure includes over 450 opportunities to escape to some of the country 's most spectacular settings and make a real contribution to their survival . |
| 12 | ‘ It will also increase available stock of subsidised housing by a similar amount and make a real contribution towards housing families in need , ’ he said . |
| 13 | I like the idea of the sort of archways looking out to the right letting light sort of fall in and it , and make a nice pool of light ideal for somebody who 's standing , but he 's not standing in quite the right place . |
| 14 | ‘ Get to work , Isaac — and make a good job of it . |
| 15 | You should do what I 've done , cut yourself completely free of him and make a new life for yourself . ’ |
| 16 | Florrie made up her mind : she must buy some material and make a new set of curtains . |
| 17 | Whether to you know sort of try and pick up the guys who are getting thrown out of Heathrow and make a long-term go of it or whether in the long term , em , they want to flog it off for gravel and you know mining it for gravel and sending it for houses and you know , that sort of thing . |
| 18 | It was heavier than he expected and he had to remove the milk bottles and some of the tins and make a separate journey with them . |
| 19 | It is cheating a bit , I fear , to think of the Basque Coast as Pyrenean , because at this end of the chain , unlike at the other , the mountains fight shy of the water and make a decisive turn to the west some miles inland , to enter Spain ; so you can see the most northerly or westerly Pyrenees easily enough from points along the coast , but you ca n't feel you are among them . |
| 20 | Packs of sprouting beans are readily available and make a refreshing addition to mixed salads . |
| 21 | Despite worries to the contrary , pressed flowers photograph well and make a refreshing change from more conventional forms of artwork . |
| 22 | Gowie is given every opportunity by his teacher and his classmates to join in with the others and make a useful contribution to the school ; but every gesture of friendship he rejects . |
| 23 | In Chlorohydra viridissima , on the other hand , the algae are never absent from the tissues of the hydras , and make a useful contribution to their well-being , providing them with oxygen . |
| 24 | In the Concerto especially , both soloist and conductor take the work entirely seriously , and make a substantial case for it as one of the leading Concertos of its time — the days are leaving us at least when Gershwin 's ‘ serious ’ works ( those are n't my scare quotes ) were treated like the fortuitous good fortune of the upstart seven-year-old playing in big brother 's room , as if he composed them by accident . |
| 25 | Yet , and very often , even a single emphatic conventional gesture performed in a moment of stillness can be tremendously effective and make a strong point in what may otherwise be a continuous flow of dance . |
| 26 | ‘ There 's one person you meet sitting in a restaurant having a chat , and then that person will go and put on a see-through lurex all-in-one bodice and stand in front of 10,000 people and make a complete cunt of himself and not think about it . |
| 27 | It was reported on May 18 that Poland and the Soviet Union would conduct 10-15 per cent of their trade in hard currency in 1990 and make a complete switch from the beginning of 1991 , thus ending the barter system and trade in non-convertible roubles [ for January 1990 COMECON summit agreeing to review existing trade arrangements see p. 37202 ] . |
| 28 | You go and make a complete prick of yourself . |
| 29 | The spines become fully extended and if you confuse a hedgehog with a rabbit and make a hasty grab at it you will have cause for regret . |
| 30 | If there is no will , then the Bishop will take charge of the goods that the deceased leaves , and make a suitable disposition of them . |