Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does n't necessarily mean that they 're unscrupulous in the way that they get their own way ; they just have very clear ideas and it 's impossible for them to see it any other way . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ But you have to make them want it first . |
| 3 | So no-one got it right , pollsters , reporters or bookmakers . |
| 4 | You 'd , you 'd expect me erm er with my finger on that pulse to have made that point to the directors , may be help me make it several times during our sort of discussions about er both this year 's budget and next year 's projections . |
| 5 | Let me make it clear . |
| 6 | Had they bothered to look in on that Standing Committee , they would have heard me make it clear that the Government will be working in co-operation with our European Community colleagues to find a way of reducing carbon dioxide emissions effectively . |
| 7 | Let me make it clear that my borough is willing to help . |
| 8 | The sheer numbers of them make it spectacular although there are no huge centrepiece fireworks . |
| 9 | His face was without the offensively avuncular smile that usually accompanies such trite statements ; and something intent about the look he gave me made it clear he did not mean it tritely . |
| 10 | To babies had this dried milk and some of them got it cheap and I suppose there was no work and then they were poor were n't they . |
| 11 | The plan for the evacuation to be in groups of three had to be abandoned , as it would have taken 40 hours to get all of the men out and the gas collecting near them made it imperative that the exercise be completed in much less time . |
| 12 | Many of them found it easier to move on to the North American mainland after their indentures had expired . |
| 13 | Both of them found it difficult to express their feelings on the war , except in the third person , so strong were their views . |
| 14 | Sarah 's place at University is now assured along with other classmates , some of whom found it all a bit too much . |
| 15 | Sarah 's place at University is now assured along with other classmates , some of whom found it all a bit too much . |
| 16 | How can I make it suitable to send out over the internet to anyone interested . |
| 17 | So you might think why do n't I make it easy and make it one square . |
| 18 | ‘ Why should I make it easy for you ? |
| 19 | Should I make it small like my ? |
| 20 | May I make it clear to my hon. Friend that this is a document that the Labour party simply could not write , because the principle of being critical of the producer is anathema to a party that is totally in thrall to the producers ? |
| 21 | Can I make it fair Mr chairman that erm obviously with all ours being mainly caretakers , it would only be fair to , to the actual caretaker erm person who looks after caretaking , to only invite cos otherwise you 've got ta get stand in for school which will cause problems . |
| 22 | I wiped it special . |
| 23 | ‘ I made it impossible ? ’ she echoed incredulously . |
| 24 | Oh er telly 's got a buzz on it and I could n't get it off , I think I made it worse . |
| 25 | I made it one twenty three . |
| 26 | I think I made it bigger than that ! |
| 27 | ‘ Because I made it crystal-clear , right from the start , that I did n't want you here , complicating my life . |
| 28 | ‘ I made it all up ! ’ he said against her neck . |
| 29 | it was the cream of the milk , well you used to like it , well sort of , some people make it with water , that 's why I made it all milk , are you going to try it again with water ? and just a drop of milk on top |
| 30 | At an effective level , the one at which I made it possible for Jean-Claude to work uninterruptedly , I felt both the benefits of a com-panionable relationship with someone of whom I was , in many ways , admiring , and a sense of my own worth : I was useful to him . |