Example sentences of "[pron] make a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having endorsed this as a learning technique , let me make a few recommendations and observations of my own and list my personal ‘ top ten ’ . |
| 2 | Before I regret the temporary arrival of my better nature , you 'd better let me make a few calls and see what I can do to get you home today . ’ |
| 3 | Erm let me make a few announcements erm firstly Longmans the publishers are producing a large and they hope definitive dictionary of the English language and in aid of this they have asked various universities to produce examples , recorded examples of academic monologue and we 've agreed to cooperate and that is what this little piece of electronic wizardry is in aid of in case you were wondering . |
| 4 | Would you mind if I made a few housing enquiries for you ? |
| 5 | In a survey on shopping which I made a few years ago one of my student interviewers was questioning an old lady about the grocer 's shop she used . |
| 6 | I made a few inquiries . |
| 7 | ‘ I made a few enquiries an' it 's up fer rent , ’ he called back . |
| 8 | When they fished me out I made a few phone calls , |
| 9 | I made a few suggestions , creating chances , scoring goals , but it did not get through . |
| 10 | Now that was the point I made a few moments ago . |
| 11 | I made a few as samples and then she could see that they were n't right so we did n't use them in the end . |
| 12 | ‘ Rain , after I rang you this morning I made a few more enquiries and then went and told Barbara she was to come with me . ’ |
| 13 | Er er , I 've , er I just I 'm just saying that , er , that , that last year er , when I made a few remarks that they were misquoted by Reuters and we did leave the meeting and the share price dropped by er , several P and we had to send out a correcting statement so this year we 've taken the precaution of issuing a press release er , at the same time as er , er , I 'm making these remarks so I hope at least they wo n't be misinterpreted . |
| 14 | It 's going to cost you under thirty eight pounds , so I 've got a little bit of wei , leeway if I made a few mistakes . |
| 15 | ‘ When I got your letter , I made a few enquiries and discovered that you are intending to practise from Broom House . |
| 16 | Well , you know , I think it was a kind of sports bag or something and I thought oh I 'll go along with that and the other , I mean I had heard of them before and I made a few enquiries and they said , you know , you you were quite quality company so I thought |
| 17 | Yes , I made a few mistakes at first , like cutting up their slices of salami to the thickness of a sliced loaf . |
| 18 | er because I said I , I only phone Marion once a month and phone mum probably about once a fortnight , I do n't like to leave it any longer and erm and I said I know I made a few extra calls over Christmas , but I said I really do n't know . |
| 19 | If I make a few constructive points , it will be looked on as a Liverpudlian poking his nose in . |
| 20 | well she did have one it , she 's had an operation , but er , I , she manages to go to the post on a Sunday afternoon , she must write to her sister in Australia , which makes a little round trip , a bit of exercise that 's what you ought to do more of |
| 21 | If you make a few small holes in the container , it will help to ventilate it and allow small animals to get in . |
| 22 | The tiny whales also make very good ‘ going home presents ’ , although there will be arguments unless you make a few more . |
| 23 | She made a few attempts and found that she could not work , she could not even read . |
| 24 | And , ’ he continued softly , his face suddenly very close to hers , ‘ you made a few wrong moves yourself , so this muddle is partly your fault too . ’ |
| 25 | Why do n't you make a few plans , get your tale all neatly worked out in advance , the way you do with everything ? ’ |
| 26 | Well it would defeat you making a few bob . |
| 27 | Nicky has no illusions about organic farming : ‘ We made a few mistakes at the beginning . |
| 28 | We hear that they made a few proposals of an undetermined nature which we are sure do not involve recording contracts … lives of the rich and famous , eh ? |
| 29 | Absolutely , just to make more points , they made a few things up , ex , absolutely . |
| 30 | They want most of the time to feel confident about what they are tackling , even if they make a few mistakes , and basically optimistic about their own future and the future of education . |