Example sentences of "[modal v] make [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Get your butt on a bird , Slick , and let's make Bad Money . |
| 2 | But do n't be fooled — they may make riveting holiday snaps , but adventurous travellers can , and do , catch all these tropical diseases . |
| 3 | In some cases , with your manager 's prior permission , you may make long distance calls or calls to directory enquiries but you will have to pay for these . |
| 4 | The repeal of s39 does not reduce the impact of this decision ( since partnership with unqualified persons remains for the moment prohibited by the rules of the profession ) , though the new procedures for the issue and replacement of practising certificates may make accidental disqualification less common . |
| 5 | The non-Christian , even pagan , nature of some of the clauses of the Pactus Legis Salicae , may make Roman involvement seem less likely . |
| 6 | Candidates may make unabbreviated longhand notes in Ink in the margin as indicated on page 4 . |
| 7 | Busy carers may make good provision for the physical needs of the parent without considering how they must be feeling . |
| 8 | So perhaps you feel that while all this talk about kinship and affinity may make good sense in discussions of the social life of Australian Aborigines or of Trobriand Islanders in Melanesia , it really has very little relevance for ourselves who live in a social context in which , as a general rule , affinity is of little significance and the majority of social relationships outside the domestic family are coded in quite a different way . |
| 9 | When we make good use of power we empower others — in the way that wealthy philanthropists may make good use of their money in helping others . |
| 10 | Progress is inevitably slower and more tiring and a bulky pack may make difficult terrain even more demanding , sometimes dangerously so . |
| 11 | Whilst physical infirmity may make physical care of great significance to the old person and mental infirmity may limit their capacity to give and receive other kinds of care , the efforts we make to relate to the whole person are critical if we are to avoid the stigmatising and depersonalising processes which insult the integrity of the old person . |
| 12 | His observations may make interesting reading . |
| 13 | Equally , The Smiths counterparts in the rock field , say , U2 may make fine music but they shy away to hide behind subtleties of abstract lyricism . |
| 14 | The Department may make basic funeral arrangements for anyone who is a client at the time of death if there is no other responsible person to make the arrangements or insufficient personal funds to provide for a funeral . |
| 15 | As a contributor to a recent survey on ‘ comparability in social research ’ , published under the auspices of the British Social Science Research Council , sagely observes : ‘ a great deal can go wrong at the recording stage which may make subsequent analysis difficult or even impossible ’ . |
| 16 | Mineral exploration companies should make early contact with the BGS to obtain background information on the geology , mineralisation and previous exploration of any area . |
| 17 | The University may consider applications from overseas candidates received after the normal closing date of 15 December , but candidates should make early application through UCAS , so that they can be informed in good time of any further qualifications required before they can be considered for admission . |
| 18 | the great bulk of community care is provided by friends , family and neighbours … it is right that they should be able to play their part in looking after those close to them … service providers should make practical support for carers a high priority . |
| 19 | That may look fancy but RMC is well-led and in two or three years time should make decent money in Britain again . |
| 20 | If he believes he should make new law democratically , in the spirit of the present legislature or the present climate of popular opinion , he might turn to past decisions as evidence of what the legislature or public is likely to think or want , for example . |
| 21 | When he returned home very tired on the Saturday evening she turned on him and began nagging him again about the possibility of a separation and that he should make proper commitment to her . |
| 22 | You should make excellent progress during the first week of the New Year . |
| 23 | ACTRESS Julia Roberts should make Pretty Woman 2 quickly to revive her flagging career , a magazine survey has urged . |
| 24 | Proposed changes in the clinical career structure should make clinical nursing less of a poor relation in terms of financial recognition and status . |
| 25 | If the precise boundaries of the demised property are of importance ( as where the tenant covenants to keep " the demised property " in repair ) the draftsman should make express provision for horizontal divisions . |
| 26 | You should make full use of them since the sail should be tight . |
| 27 | They claimed broadcast programmes should be available to everybody ( ‘ geographic universality ’ ) , should cater for all interests and tastes , and should make particular provision for minorities ( especially the disadvantaged ) . |
| 28 | The use of grammatical markers should make semantic sense . |
| 29 | The guidance , when it appears , should make interesting reading . |
| 30 | Should make interesting reading . |