Example sentences of "[modal v] make [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are found at various points on plants , including fruits as on those of Crescentia spp. and in 15 other genera of Bignoniaceae , and the nectar may make up substantial parts of the ant diet as in the case of the extrafloral nectar of Caularthron bilamellatum ( Orchidaceae ) of Central America , which comprises up to 48% of the associated ants ' diet at some times of the year . |
| 2 | The report made a series of recommendations on increasing CID strength , which has fallen sharply from 10 per cent of the force in 1973 to 7.4 per cent , despite an overall large increase in numbers and a recommendation by Her Majesty 's Inspectorate that provincial CIDs should make up 12.4 per cent of police . |
| 3 | The directive will seek to compromise , saying , perhaps , that employee representatives should make up half the board . |
| 4 | They 'll make up some |
| 5 | Okay that 's how you could make up twelve coins one set of twelve . |
| 6 | Dungannon 's Clarke , now attached to the host K Club , has improved his score each day — 75 on Thursday , 73 on Friday and a splendid 70 yesterday — but it is most unlikely that even a golfer of his calibre could make up seven shots in one round . |
| 7 | You could make up some theoretical examples . |
| 8 | Julia could make out dark green stretches of the river as it wound between the ochre and terracotta of the buildings . |
| 9 | I could make out four men . |
| 10 | Its surface was worn and rough , but her fingers could make out irregular indentations and shallow groove markings . |
| 11 | He could make out all the separate conversations . |
| 12 | Rex could make out all the fine detail of its undercarriage . |
| 13 | I could make out two soldiers standing in a slit trench , they look like Airborne troops judging by the type of steel helmet they are wearing . |
| 14 | Beyond the stained glass window he could make out two male silhouettes . |
| 15 | Magee could make out two figures crouched on the steps near the top , quite close to the door of the church . |
| 16 | I could make out two figures in the boat , one male , one female . |
| 17 | Going over to the window , she could make out odd moon shadows on the garden . |
| 18 | Far off on the horizon I could make out tiny figures : galloping beasts , scurrying men ; and faint sounds came down to me of barking dogs , irritated bellowings and shrill cries of " Haow , haow ! " |
| 19 | The window was so small that until his eyes became accustomed to the dim light Fowler could make out few details . |
| 20 | Grant could make out some pretty sophisticated-looking electronic hardware massed down one wall in addition to a cardiac visual display monitor and the usual paraphernalia of an intensive care unit . |
| 21 | Burton used to make up affectionate calypsos about Daphne Rye . |
| 22 | It was the company 's first foreign manufacturing plant , used to make up printed cloth sent over from Wales . |
| 23 | And she used to make up these stories and tell them to me . |
| 24 | When this happened I used to make up elaborate and probably unconvincing stories about car crashes , burns , skin grafts , incompetent surgeons and so on , anything rather than use the word ‘ disease ’ . |
| 25 | Silvia had made a hand-on-heart promise that they would make up all their lost hours this evening and this coming Monday , and Ronni in turn had promised to give her one more chance . |
| 26 | ‘ No sane person would make up such a tarradiddle . |
| 27 | Each lesson , conducted by the visiting Oral Replacement Worker , would last about 25–35 minutes during which time the mother herself would make up some lobon-gur mixture according to the instructions of the Worker . |
| 28 | Coupons would make up 25 per cent of salaries and would be used to purchase all goods in state shops costing under 1,500 roubles . |
| 29 | It is very clear that Schools/Industry liaison , as promoted through Partnerships such as Compact , is regarded as an essential resource for all the Core and Foundation subjects which will make up 70 per cent of the National Curriculum . |
| 30 | Typically between 25 percent and 30 percent of the funeral bill will make up such fees . |