Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] make [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is an ideal opportunity to play constructively together and a useful way for everyone to make new friends . |
| 2 | Second-hand pipe organs are sometimes worth considering when they are fine instruments and when the total cost of their purchase , removal and rebuilding in a place suitable for them makes economic sense . |
| 3 | Indeed , the company 's relocation package recognised the fact that the Thames acted as a barrier to relocation for the Kent-based employees and made provision for them to make four paid visits to view accommodation . |
| 4 | Why is it necessary for them to make such a claim ? |
| 5 | But , even when people have had spells of very bad illness , they may still live for many years and there will be time for them to make good plans for their children . |
| 6 | From these women 's descriptions of their days , it is clear that rarely , if ever , is it possible for them to make this distinction either . |
| 7 | But Britain 's Vice-Consul Harold Jenkins told me : ‘ Sadly it may be quite impossible for them to make positive identifications . ’ |
| 8 | They were they were asking for them to make more slates for for less money and they were n't prepared to sit down and really talk it through with the men they just treated you know they just had this awful attitude |
| 9 | Perhaps the brothers had waited in vain for me to make some retraction . |
| 10 | According to his account to the House of Commons , Baldwin replied : ‘ Sir , that is most grievous news , and it is impossible for me to make any comment on it today . ’ |
| 11 | I have not yet concluded the exploration , and I think that it would be a mistake for me to make any premature statement about our next intentions , but I shall keep the House informed . |
| 12 | His restlessness permeated the entire house , and she felt guilty , certain that her presence was tying him to Gullholm , that if it were n't for her he would go home , or visit one or other of his sisters or his mother , all of whom made regular telephone calls . |
| 13 | The specimens he studied were collected mainly by J. Bennie and A. Macconochie , the official Fossil Collectors , both of whom made many significant discoveries during their careers . |
| 14 | He dodged between the startled shoppers , none of whom made any attempt to stop him . |
| 15 | As I am not a member of his Church , it would be improper of me to make any theological observations . |
| 16 | Many of them make regular trips to the filmset where it was all put together , at Portmeirion in Wales . |
| 17 | It was noticeable that many of them made emotive comments when addressing this question ( for example , ‘ a last resort ’ , or ‘ a place for old people to go when nobody else wants them ’ ) , a reflection possibly of their personal involvement with the residents of the home and concern for their well-being . |
| 18 | None of them made any concessions to the local Muslim culture . |
| 19 | Had any of them made any approaches to her ? |
| 20 | They did n't believe in things like that any more , but neither of them made any move to get out of the car . |
| 21 | ‘ And how many of them made any effort to get along with me ? ’ she exploded . |
| 22 | They could n't ignore the fact that they were to part , and neither of them made any attempt to avoid it in conversation . |
| 23 | 4 ] All of them made clear the extent to which poverty persisted even in households headed by a male working long hours , and when wives and children contributed to family income in all ways possible . |
| 24 | At Banford Quarry , the evergreen pair of Stu Bolton and Sebastian Grieve had their Big Excellent Adventure on the obvious arete at E5 6b , before moving across to Staffordshire for more excellent adventures on Never Never Land , pair of them making 2nd and 3rd ascents of this nasty E6 6b . |
| 25 | Hugh with his hair wet , carrying Jacqueline and leading his two other daughters , all of them making wet footmarks on the stone floor , came in from the terrace . |
| 26 | A recent study of them makes melancholy if instructive reading . |
| 27 | Everything and something and nothing are all logically interlinked and none of them makes clear sense without the others . |
| 28 | None of them fit together , none of them makes any sense . |
| 29 | However , neither of them makes any reference to her husband , or to the dynamics of her marriage relationship in these comments , though Norma Larkin makes some ( implicit ) observations about marriage in general . |
| 30 | would of done it she would of got rid of them to make sure she she stayed there . |