Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] to make do " in BNC.
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1 | But the besieged British of Ulster have to make do with liberal platitudes instead of a tough security police . |
2 | Today 's passengers have to make do with a 10-mile return trip to Twyford . |
3 | Where the lower orders of life have to make do with conditioned reflexes which so operate on behaviour as to limit conflict to levels that do not threaten the species , man — blessed as he is with free will — must institutionalise or die . |
4 | Until then motorists have to make do with these temporary toilets which opened today . |
5 | Having a baby usually means not being able to have a job as well so most young mothers have to make do with the various state benefits they are entitled to . |
6 | Many primary schools have the good fortune to have a separate dining hall while others have to make do with a hall that serves for dining , assemblies , PE and numerous other activities during the day . |
7 | As a result Zambians have to make do with ‘ the left-overs of the book world , rather than its riches ’ . |
8 | The north-east parts have to make do with anything from 25 to 75 in ( 65–190 cm ) annually . |