Example sentences of "[prep] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We got ta make a hit — let 'em know we 've arrived . ’ |
| 2 | If it is n't then you 've got ta make a choice of whether you want to be private or whether you want to run the risk of someone using it as cover . |
| 3 | M Pelat , an old friend of President Mitterrand from his days as a Resistance fighter , was charged with insider trading in 1988 after making a profit of more than £800,000 during the acquisition of the American Triangle Industries by Pechiney , the French state-owned aluminium and packaging company . |
| 4 | Mr Pelat , an old friend of President Franois Mitterrand from his days as a Resistance fighter , was charged with insider trading in 1988 after making a profit of more than £800,000 during the acquisition of the American Triangle Industries by Pechiney , the French state-owned aluminium and packaging company . |
| 5 | After making a foray into Bessie 's pantry , Lucien helped himself to a quick meal of bread and meat . |
| 6 | Copam Electronics Inc , describing itself as Taiwan 's second biggest personal computer maker , is seeking court protection from its creditors after making a $19.2m loss in 1992 on sales of about $100m , and saddling itself with $77m bank debt . |
| 7 | Mr Larkin was opening his heart after making a trip to the woodlands in Coppull , near Chorley , where the couple met their deaths . |
| 8 | It looked a harsh decision for the Welshman was on his back after making a tackle on the Saints forward Harrison and Bishop seemed merely to blunder into his legs . |
| 9 | It has slumped £1 million into the red in the last six months after making a £207,000 profit the previous year . |
| 10 | A Certificate of Release to Service issued by the holder of an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer 's Licence is required ( Air Navigation Order , Article 11 ) before flying after making a modification such as the drag reduction kit . |
| 11 | ‘ I thought this was supposed to be a happy birthday , ’ he groaned after making a mess of two strokes . |
| 12 | Lizards and geckos are equipped with sharp claws and gripping toe pads to help them cling on after making a crash landing on a tree . |
| 13 | After making a living in London and Scotland the family moved to Spennymoor in 1905 and Coias have been in the town ever since . |
| 14 | Housewife Pat Owen told how she lost £15,000 after making a block booking for Euro Disney . |
| 15 | The manufacture and installation of ventilators became a substantial part of Yeoman 's business , and , after making a start at Northampton hospital and gaol in 1748–9 , he fitted them also to gaols in Shrewsbury , Bedford , Aylesbury , and Maidstone , and to the naval hospitals in Portsmouth , Gosport , and Plymouth . |
| 16 | The housing slump , which left millions of homeowners unable to fork out for expensive home improvements , has seen its DIY arm , Do It All , plunge £2.7 million in to the red after making a £10.4 million profit the year before . |
| 17 | The Merseyside soap opera star , an avid modern art collector , set off in pursuit , overpowered the two men and one woman and frogmarched them to Hope Street police station after making a citizen 's arrest . |
| 18 | Rifaat , the nominal Vice-President ( Security ) , was effectively exiled by his brother in 1984 after making a bid for power . |
| 19 | In any case , after Severus 's death at York in Ad 211 the momentum was lost , and again the legions withdrew , after making a number of treaties which were not observed for long . |
| 20 | Yeah so do you want to sort of make a decision now , or wait till next week or |
| 21 | The only time I spoke to the cameras was when me and another woman were in the kitchen and we had to sort of make a conversation . |
| 22 | Yes but in practice it , it did n't really work because the Communist Party did n't really erm sort of make a concrete commitment to promoting them and just encouraged them |
| 23 | sort of make a recommendation |
| 24 | And if had n't of got on the phone and sort of made a song and dance about it , and told one or two things , and said one or two things they come up with a bit more money , but again you have to lie through your teeth to get back what you 're really entitled to ! |
| 25 | It 's just that I have arranged to meet him tonight sometime to sort out a few things for me would of made a lot more sense if he 'd been here ! |
| 26 | through drink he could of been a really brilliant football player he could of made a lot of money and |
| 27 | You can see furniture , you can see old houses , Arthur Neagus going round all these old houses , you can see a lot of things now , that the normal public never would see in the , the ordinary man in the street probably never saw them at one time , but I think this must of made a difference to people . |
| 28 | Your own kitchen would of made a difference whatever way you done it , did your cooker shrunk ? |
| 29 | Doncaster Fourth Division strugglers Doncaster Rovers lost £123,989 last season despite making a record profit of £285,000 on transfer deals . |
| 30 | When the court is considering making a costs order against a party it must give that party an opportunity to make representations as to why the order should not be made ( FPCR , r22(2) ) . |