Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] to make a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps she could have a little porch built over the side door and a bit could be cut off Lizzie 's kitchen to make a small hall . |
| 2 | ( Such a clause would be ineffective in a consumer contract to exclude the seller 's liability to make a refund on the grounds of a breach of the implied conditions in the SGA 1979 — UCTA 1977 , s6 . |
| 3 | But curious growths appeared : Green Grow The Rushes ( 1951 ) was the film technicians ' union 's attempt to make a go of it . |
| 4 | Berkowitz 's plan to make a fortune from the document was thwarted when Mr Ashdown publicly revealed the affair . |
| 5 | Goldstein in the United States , a strong advocate of the patient 's right to self-determination , argues that a person involuntarily incarcerated in a mental hospital , for example , is in no different a position from a free person , except that incarceration affects volition , not the patient 's capacity to make a choice . |
| 6 | On the subsequent hearing the judge found that T. 's capacity to make a rational decision about her treatment was unimpaired , and that , despite the influence of her mother , the refusal of a transfusion was voluntary . |
| 7 | ‘ We 're in the business of culture-changing , ’ says , chief executive of the Quality Scotland Foundation , explaining the drive behind this non-profit making , independent organisation 's work to make a commitment to quality a recognised national characteristic of Scotland . |
| 8 | Charles Crichton 's desire to make a film of Kingsley Amis 's Lucky Jim was vetoed , even though the book is hardly risqué or coarse . |
| 9 | Since the issue of W. 's competence to make a decision about her treatment for anorexia is central to this appeal I record ( at this stage without comment ) the finding of Thorpe J. on this issue : ‘ There is no doubt at all that W. is a child of sufficient understanding to make an informed decision . |
| 10 | On Sunday , the archaeology students are bringing a JCB earthmover to Clark 's Yard to make a preliminary search for medieval artefacts . |
| 11 | By this time , I 'd walked round the front of the cab and even slapped Armstrong 's bonnet to make a point . |
| 12 | It only takes a moment 's carelessness to make a present of your valuables to the thief . |
| 13 | Then it was the latter 's turn to make a blind swing into a bottomless groove to start the second pitch . |
| 14 | [ That this House welcomes the public announcement by Her Majesty 's Government of the identity of the new head of MI5 ; but calls on Her Majesty 's Government to make a full statement about the role of Stella Rimington , in particular in connection with the activities of Mr. David Hart during the 1984 miners ' strike . ] |
| 15 | HOFFMANN J. This is an appeal from a decision of Mr. Registrar Pimm , which raises a question on the court 's jurisdiction to make a bankruptcy order . |
| 16 | The expert 's jurisdiction to make a determination depends on the definition of the issue between the parties . |
| 17 | Critics of the PLO 's decision to back the participation of a Palestinian delegation in the current Middle East peace process would most likely have taken the opportunity of Mr Arafat 's demise to make a bid for power . |
| 18 | Peter Brook 's central achievement in the television version is to seize on the screen 's ability to make a seamless connection between two senses of ‘ illusion ’ , the philosopher 's and the magician 's . |
| 19 | This will have two major benefits : first , the amount of data transferred can be considerably reduced ; second , the presentation of any of the necessary information will greatly increase the designer 's ability to make a correct assessment of the design problem . |
| 20 | Given that there does not seem to be the same reluctance to imbibe proteins made from plants as there is to be using the proteins in the milk of Dr Ron James ' transgenic sheep or Scotgen 's ‘ humanised ’ mouse antibodies , there may be a good case for a local entrepreneur to transfer an Amazonian shaman 's technology to make a Scottish national wonder drug . |
| 21 | There was something cold-blooded about using his father 's death to make a poem ; she had changed the names so that she could attempt to get it published , and it was going to be . |
| 22 | Dealers regarded the punters ' concern to make a profit on , say , £500 worth of Rolls Royce shares with a contempt peculiar to the City whizz-kids they aspired to become . |
| 23 | I assumed he was off to his parents ' pavillon to make a telephone call . |