Example sentences of "[noun] to make [noun sg] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forest , held to a 1-1 draw at the City Ground , were 3-1 ahead with 17 minutes of normal time left , and deservedly so ; they had come out for the second half bristling with determination to make quality tell . |
| 2 | That distinction is recent , stemming partly from Mahfouz 's determination to make language match his theme . |
| 3 | It 's the negotiator 's job to make change seem a challenge . |
| 4 | But it was not instrumental music per se that gave Italy its centuries of primacy , though it contributed to the main form in which that primacy was manifested ; it was the continuing drive to make music express poetic texts . |
| 5 | But he listened and learnt and for next winter he has harnessed Hollywood-style glamour to make evening wear that really works , adapting his tailoring to sequined , beaded and embroidered jackets of unbelievable opulence . |
| 6 | ‘ You 're the horriblest Mummy in the world to make Daddy go , ’ she said . |
| 7 | Much in the Bible exists to expose man 's tendency to make religion suit his own pleasure , or ( as might be said ) match what he finds " helpful " . |
| 8 | Nicholas 's lack of success in front of goal , though , underlines Aberdeen 's Achilles ' heel — the inability to make pressure tell . |