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 | Julia could make out dark green stretches of the river as it wound between the ochre and terracotta of the buildings . |
| 3 | Its surface was worn and rough , but her fingers could make out irregular indentations and shallow groove markings . |
| 4 | Going over to the window , she could make out odd moon shadows on the garden . |
| 5 | 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 ! " |
| 6 | Burton used to make up affectionate calypsos about Daphne Rye . |
| 7 | It was the company 's first foreign manufacturing plant , used to make up printed cloth sent over from Wales . |
| 8 | 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 ’ . |
| 9 | You can make up simple , large crossword puzzles for the patient to solve . |
| 10 | Other bryozoan colonies are more immediately conspicuous , particularly the stout , twig-like branches of the Palaeozoic trepostomes , which can make up thick limestone beds , and formed their own ‘ reefs ’ , or the large , often net-like colonies of the ‘ fenestrellids ’ common in the Upper Palaeozoic . |
| 11 | The straight side sections are easier : you can make up mock pilasters with straight sections of bought mouldings , or again make your own if you have a router . |