Example sentences of "[modal v] make [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's Make Some Undies , Marion Hall ( W. Foulsham & Co. , 1954 ) |
| 2 | Let's make some paper windmills . |
| 3 | Let's make another line that 's straight like that one . |
| 4 | Well let's make , let's make this bit a straight line , from there to about there . |
| 5 | The Minister must recognise that the concept of England as a unitary nation may make much sense in the south of England , but there is a much greater feeling of distance among people in the north . |
| 6 | A new and very junior partner may make little headway in challenging the terms of partnership offered him where similar terms are already in force as regards other partners in the firm . |
| 7 | Karnataka 's aluminium smelter may make little sense to an energy planner , but it makes a lot of sense to the politically powerful elite that reap the profits , small though they may be , from the production of aluminium . |
| 8 | In most areas , the votes of mentally handicapped people may make little difference but in very marginal constituencies , such as Brecon and Radnor , where there are approximately 250 people with a severe mental handicap and where the majority was only 56 at the last election , the voting patterns of even small populations could have a crucial effect . |
| 9 | It is at this time that some do-gooders may make all kinds of suggestions . |
| 10 | Industrial Tribunals may make that decision but the Islington Council certainly is n't going to . |
| 11 | An over-sophisticated document may make that task far more difficult than it need be . |
| 12 | ‘ On an application made by the authority or the child , the court may make such order as it considers appropriate with respect to the contact which is to be allowed between the child and any named person . |
| 13 | The court may make such order as is just ( Ord 9 , r 4 ) . |
| 14 | The plaintiff may apply for judgment or directions in such actions to which Ord 17 , r 11 ( automatic directions ) applies where the Defendant fails to file a defence within 14 days of service and the court may make such order as is just ( Ord 9 , r 4A ) . |
| 15 | Where a party fails to supply a copy of any document the court may make such order as it thinks fit . |
| 16 | These rights are called ‘ rights of occupation ’ , and where the leave of the court is necessary the court may make such orders as it thinks just and reasonable having regard to the conduct of the spouses , their needs and financial resources , the needs of the children , and all other circumstances . |
| 17 | ‘ So soon as may be , Master Parry may make such disposal as he thinks fit , and I will never say the loath word . |
| 18 | This may make some sense for the bourgeois ‘ art ’ tradition ( though probably not as much as he thinks ) but when the elements of the entire musical production-consumption process become both more unified and interdependent , and more ‘ socialized ’ , it becomes less appropriate . |
| 19 | As adults often have commitments which limit their ability to travel , any concentration of subject provision or types of courses in particular institutions may make some subjects inaccessible to adults . |
| 20 | Ulcers tend to run in families , and genetic factors may make some people more susceptible to aggressive factors than others . |
| 21 | The fact that we shall not have burdensome employment legislation imposed on us by Maastricht may make this country more attractive still for foreign investors . |
| 22 | The changes in arbitration law may make this question less important in the future ; a finding that a reference was an arbitration will not improve the chances of a successful challenge , because the opportunities for appeals from arbitration awards are now so scarce : see 15.8.3 . |
| 23 | They may be unresponsive to ministerial suggestions , and they may make this opposition very clear through the local authority associations . |
| 24 | Amendments made : No. 62 , in page , 47 line , 43 , at end insert — ( ) The terms and conditions on which the Secretary of State may make any grants under this paragraph may include in particular conditions — ( a ) enabling him to require the repayment , in whole or in part , of sums paid by him if any other condition subject to which the sums were paid is not complied with ; and ( b ) requiring the payment of interest in respect of any period during which a sum due to him in accordance with any other condition remains unpaid , but shall not relate to the application by the college council to which the grant is made of any sums derived otherwise than from the Secretary of State . ' . |
| 25 | This may make any savings you anticipate by remortgaging immaterial in the long run . |
| 26 | Where land is already spoilt , it may make more sense to find appropriate uses for it than to clean it up . |
| 27 | Hence it may make more sense for soldiers to be in the public sector than street-sweepers . |
| 28 | However , if this is north facing it may make more sense to move it to a sunnier position . |
| 29 | The professional may make more effort , knowing that the client is paying good money for his or her services , in a society that values things that are paid for and tends to devalue those that are not . |
| 30 | During the periods of active regional policy , emigration from development areas declines and there is also the possibility that during such periods firms may make more people redundant , in the knowledge that the chances of finding employment are greater . |