Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] make [det] " in BNC.

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1 This helps them assess the effects of changing those structures by allowing them make such changes directly through the virtual reality interface .
2 Allowing them to make such a decision does not sanction it — far from it .
3 Leave it to me , Fran , and trust me to make all the arrangements . ’
4 " In the circumstances I felt that you would prefer me to make some money . "
5 Betty 's letter said , ‘ Last year , as he was going to take part in the World Championship in Canada , he asked me to make some gold socks to match his waistcoat .
6 Dad kissed me on the forehead and asked me to make another pot of tea and he sat down in his chair and smoked a quiet pipe of tobacco looking happier than he had for days .
7 erm from yesterday er I think meself personally I 'm very methodical sort of person and I felt what was most important the revelations meself was thought patterns and the use of most structured structured in a presentation and also the importance I could n't believe how that using them made such a difference actually to yourself when you 're standing there and the audience participation erm thought patterns well I 've always used that was just a revelation I mean I 've never
8 His sleeves were rolled up — which was what led me to make such an assumption — but really it was his hair that set the tone .
9 ‘ Actually , I did n't think I made much impression on her .
10 ‘ I do n't think I made any expensive mistakes .
11 We expect them to make all the concessions .
12 We may lend you any amount from £500 to £10,000 ( in units of £10 ) and , in certain circumstances , may advance 100% of the cost , although we normally expect you to make some contribution from your savings .
13 Staying so close to the palace will enhance your enjoyment , enabling you to make many mini-trips in between reading about the extraordinary life of its court .
14 And it 's just like , and they want you to make some comment on what you 've worked out , which is no problem really , is it ?
15 He had n't expected her to make this sort of use of the opportunity he had given her .
16 But you say they make all the time , if you could get him to say it
17 At no time in its long history of seven hundred years has Parliament governed , nor save for a brief period when the Constitution broke down in the seventeenth century has it made any claim to do so .
18 Has he made that statement in public ? , because his public statement says does not
19 ‘ It helped us make some critical decisions about the drilling and completion of the well , ’ he says .
20 But you could not in all honesty , Wilson , expect us to make that our first consideration . ’
21 The relatives of our electively ventilated organ donors do not feel that we act improperly ; rather , they all consider that the process of organ donation allows them to make some sense of an otherwise inexplicable loss .
22 Right so let me make that clear again .
23 Let me make that absolutely clear .
24 " I make the tree stand up , if you let me make some of them little colour things . "
25 However , his relations with his tenants were never happy , because while Lowther believed his town and harbour should be developed largely at the expense of the inhabitants , with modest financial encouragement from himself , he could never bring himself to make those concessions of self-government which might have persuaded his tenants to co-operate .
26 Maybe your financial position has changed recently and plans you made some time ago need reviewing .
27 Let her make some splendid new beginning , let her start a new line ( in all but name ) .
28 He waved to the bartender , knowing that he could n't expect her to make any coherent reply to such compliments .
29 Mitchell is also an ‘ old soldier ’ at this game but I do n't expect him to make any headlines .
30 What had possessed her to make such a statement ?
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