Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] make [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The cause of children 's bookselling can only be advanced by everyone involved making worthwhile sums of money which justify the resources allocated . |
| 2 | And I mean to make sure he does . |
| 3 | Yes , I mean , like I mean making late payments , I 'm delegating people to fill up those late payment . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , I hope it sustains him on his long journey into obscurity , because I intend to make sure Michael Stein never works in the travel industry again . ’ |
| 5 | In fact , when he does eventually get out of gaol I intend to make sure he never again sets foot on any boat or property owned by my companies . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I was in charge of ‘ Fluon ’ for a couple of years and I failed to make any impact whatsoever on that particular problem . |
| 7 | I planned to make one chair as a trial piece , and , if it looked right , to do a real run of six , using the trial pieces as ‘ templates ’ . |
| 8 | Well how much would I need to make one tonne ? |
| 9 | There were n't many people sitting near us , so I tried to make polite conversation , but he was n't having any . |
| 10 | I tried to make some enquiries . ’ |
| 11 | so he said I did , I tried to make some in microwave and he says it turned out like sludge |
| 12 | Someone has to make sure Wellington has heard this news . ’ |
| 13 | Not that what I say makes any difference , because these two are still eyeing each other like welterweights at the weigh-in , and Darius stands between them like a referee . |
| 14 | I propose to make proper local centres of the Central Office Agents . |
| 15 | I hear what you say , and I hesitate to make any further comment on that , given the current climate , but let's set about just examining the shape of the difficulty at the moment , and see what we can as it were immediately deal with ourselves , and what we can try and persuade other people to help us to know . |
| 16 | The way he went on looking at her made her flesh heat , and she took a second or two to ensure that her voice would emerge steadily before saying , ‘ I want to make one thing absolutely crystal-clear , Luke . ’ |
| 17 | I want to make one comment about the referendum before dealing with the main subject of my speech . |
| 18 | In this First Article I want to make two points . |
| 19 | The Minister of State does not want to make this a political issue , but I want to make two important political points . |
| 20 | I was not asking for a debate and I want to make that quite clear . |
| 21 | It was it 's a previous budget decision , I want to make that point , it was made before the last budget , and this has been a sort of a year of negotiations , that 's the first point and |
| 22 | ‘ I want to make all my defences in Britian , ’ said the 27-year-old Lewis , already regarded by many as the uncrowned champion after his two-round demolition of Razor Ruddock at Earl 's Court in the early hours of Sunday morning . |
| 23 | ‘ But when I 'm champion I want to make all my defences in England . |
| 24 | ‘ But when I 'm champion I want to make all my defences in England . |
| 25 | ‘ I want to make sure that everything is in order , ’ Frau Nordern said , grimly , as they crossed the square . |
| 26 | Lord O'Hagan , the group 's social affairs spokesman , said : ‘ I object to being misrepresented and I want to make sure that this sort of thing does not happen again . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I want to make sure you got everything you need . |
| 28 | So I said that instead of our leaving tomorrow or Sunday it might be best to wait until Monday so that I can see the bank manager at Gullshaven ; I want to make sure that Fru Gertlinger and Fru Børre are paid regularly . |
| 29 | I want to make sure my flat extension roof is waterproof for winter . |
| 30 | " Aaah , it 's this party tonight , I want to make sure everything 's ready . " |