Example sentences of "[modal v] make a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ? |
| 2 | Who may make a few inconvenient sexual overtures on the ritually appropriate nights of the week , and will want his strictly kosher dinner cooked on time . |
| 3 | Wilko may make a few weird decisions but his record speaks for itself . |
| 4 | And now I must make a few preparations . |
| 5 | ‘ She 'll make a few heads turn in Bishop 's House , ’ said Mr Stanford . |
| 6 | You 'll make a few roubles out of that clock , old lad . |
| 7 | ‘ That 'll make a few people sit up . |
| 8 | She 'll be a bit tough for eatin' but ah reckon she 'll make a few steak pies . |
| 9 | It was interesting to listen to the comments after the game from the Radio 5 reporter who said that we 'd had enough chances to last us ‘ till Christmas , maybe it 'll make a few people sit up and recognise that we have a team capable of winning something this season . |
| 10 | It might make a few people think , which is good . |
| 11 | Silly talk of linking arms around the Berlin wall just might make a few of the supporters of the SDP/Liberal Alliance — whose nuclear policies are indistinguishable from the government 's and whose voting habits are more volatile than Conservatives ' — opt for Mr Foot and his clear policy of unilateral disarmament . |
| 12 | No , we 've got them sort of standing up on , on the top of our book shelf I suppose I could make a few lanterns for in here for Christmas . |
| 13 | I could make a few inspired guesses that the machinery will get , not so much cheaper , although it is getting a bit cheaper , but you 'll get more for the same money — rather like calculators _ they have n't actually got very much cheaper in the last two or three years , but you get more for your fiver . |
| 14 | He told the Congress of People 's Deputies that , while he would make a few personnel changes in his Cabinet , he would not give up his position as Prime Minister until he was sure the reforms had become irreversible . |
| 15 | Over the pint Henry would make a few more casual references to Elinor 's polyneuritis . |
| 16 | Like the hon. Gentleman , I shall make a few general observations to set this important subject in context . |
| 17 | That will make a few of the men stare . ’ |
| 18 | We can make a few more concluding points : |
| 19 | well if I were you I would start sorting out if there 's anything good in there that you can make a few bob out of |
| 20 | tell you roughly what I want you to do and you can make a few notes and then you can tell Kelly . |