Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] make [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Lord Wilberforce said , the GLC might direct fares to be raised or services to be adjusted ; or might make a grant to the LTE . |
| 2 | The forms also ask workers and carers to check whether a child knows how to cross the road safely or can make an emergency phone call . |
| 3 | When you carry out the initial survey to check just what you have got and what you want , do n't discard anything that might make a positive contribution to the garden later on . |
| 4 | Erm I was wondering if introducing that might make a |
| 5 | Here are a few points that might make the process easier … |
| 6 | Richard was the King 's brother ; according to Henry 's mood and caprice that might make the young man either indispensable or unthinkable , but even for de Burgh it made it difficult to disparage his stewardship openly . |
| 7 | ‘ He said , ‘ John you need to do something to haul yourself out of your choral doldrums — something spice and interesting that 'll make a splash in New York . |
| 8 | well , and he 's the one that 'll make the decision I think cos he 's got hold of the money . |
| 9 | Yet he accepts that these countries need small , defensively equipped armies that could make a potential attacker think twice . |
| 10 | The authoress describes her as having ‘ a mouth that could make a man think of doing some very strange things ’ . |
| 11 | Many packaging materials contain highly flammable substances that could make a fire suddenly flare up . |
| 12 | However , there are many red flowers that could make a successful choice . |
| 13 | She was tall , slender , thirty-plus ; she had long hands , red hair , and the kind of class that could make a shopgirl weep with envy . |
| 14 | pictured at his retirement dinner with his farewell gift from the Company — a banjo barometer ( there 's no doubt that could make a joke about this one ! ) . |
| 15 | That man possessed an absolutely deadly charm — a charm that could make a prisoner of the most stalwart heart . |
| 16 | He discussed at some length the problems that arise over trying to define ideas such as ‘ compulsion ’ , and in estimating the degree of severity of pressure that could make an action not voluntary . |
| 17 | It features main bearing caps that do n't have to be individually matched to the block — something that could make the production process of any engine much easier . |
| 18 | The cattle that survived this vicious circle of pasture depletion were no doubt those that could make the most of small areas of rough grazing and it is likely that small , thrifty cattle were positively selected in preference to larger improved types which needed better feeding . |
| 19 | This is the kind of stipulation that could make the job of deciding on ‘ satisfactory ’ levels of noise in what is left of industrial Britain a lot easier . |
| 20 | In the case of steerable kites , skill of the operator is paramount ; but anything that could make the kite fly to a tighter turning radius , open its radius of action in the ‘ wind window ’ or launch and land more easily was a critical element . |
| 21 | Not , Albert er God what was the other one from here that used to make the tea in ? |
| 22 | Another hotel that would make a good starting point for a weekend — or longer — in East Anglia is the Black Lion at Long Melford . |
| 23 | In Figure 11 I show the kind of wiring diagram that would make a single cell responsive to a particular kind of edge , with a particular orientation . |
| 24 | The eyebrows go up in an arch that would make a complete circle if they carried on down , the lids over those eyes , likened to a cobra 's by Candice Bergen , narrow to a slit ; the gleaming white teeth flash through the pursed lips in what Vogue editor Diana Vreeland called a ‘ killer smile ’ . |
| 25 | It nestled on the southern shore of Loch Torridon , with a view that would make a bouncer turn poet , since the living-room windows were filled with Beinn Alligin and the western tail of Liathach , both reflected breathtakingly across the water . |
| 26 | A check-list that would make a modern bird-watcher salivate was served up on the Elizabethan menu : ‘ the-food of heroes , fit for the palates of the great ’ , as Camden describes pewits , godwits , knot , and dotterel . |
| 27 | ‘ I mean , if you were to find out something that would make a lot of difference , in the cheating line , would you tell me ? ’ |
| 28 | Left : Trout with Stilton is a tasty dish that would make a good seasonal starter |
| 29 | At the end of the first hour of prayer the Sergeant who had branded Lexandro — Sergeant Zed Juron — summoned him and Valence and Tundrish and another cadet , Omar Akbar , the number that would make a squad of Scouts , in fact . |
| 30 | He stresses the need for top-class recruitment and training that would make a stint with a regulator an attractive choice for a City high-flier . |