Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] make [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Only once or twice did he ever become aroused enough for them to make love . |
2 | From there we cruised northward to Inverness and the Caledonian Canal , a convenient area for them to make day trips to the various distilleries , strictly on business , needless to say ! |
3 | To make things still worse , he added that it would in any case be quite useless for them to make plans without the king 's approval , for nothing could be achieved without his collaboration . |
4 | As a result it is difficult for them to make business contacts . |
5 | " There is no mention of sanctions against companies , or fines if they do not fulfil the objectives , or of incentives … for them to make adjustments " he said . |
6 | A complete energy spectrum of all neutrons was needed but Fleischmann 's earlier hope that he could send cells to Harwell for them to make measurements on had been thwarted by customs and excise regulations . |
7 | In our feasibility study , we found that these two types were both represented in the samples of social work offered to us as examples of secondary prevention , and a distinction between them made sense to the practitioners . |
8 | This would make it harder for me to make changes ; and it would have implications for the responsibilities of Departmental Ministers since Select Committees would try to summon the Chairman of Cabinet Committees to give evidence in addition to the responsible Minister . |
9 | ‘ It is not for me to make reparation . |
10 | The car is travelling at about 100 mph on the straights and braking hard before corners ; but it is stable enough for me to make notes and so quiet in the leather and teak-lined cabin that we can easily hear each other through out helmets . |
11 | They succeeded , thus making it possible for me to make predictions which could afterwards be verified . |
12 | The dear boy is very passionate , and his love for me making life now utterly happy , at the same time fills me with a sense of great responsibility . |
13 | You 'd be surprised , some of them make bookings with the beautician and hairdresser even before they come on board . ’ |
14 | In other words , manners not only make the man , but lack of them make men into animals . |
15 | One of them made crochet toilet-seat covers that they sold at the shop . |
16 | But none of them made sense . |
17 | They reduced nausea and prevented vomiting , and many of them made people sleepy . |
18 | Twenty-four backbenchers took part in the debate , most of them making speeches opposed to the Bill . |
19 | Mr Rifkind believes it would be foolish to split BR by region when the present management has split it by business ; besides , the government would have to subsidise all the privatised regions , since none of them makes money . |
20 | Should the zoos get rid of them to make room for , say , concolors ? |
21 | We 're just playing with twelve pennies and she 's making patterns out of them to make multiplication tables |
22 | " What business is it of yours to make insinuations against me , I 'd like to know , eh ? |
23 | Er I do n't know how many of you made wills but er draw him out on other things if you 've got any problems I mean we we had quite an interesting session at one of the power station talks on a er tenant er tenancy agreement that a chap had been bothered about for some years . |
24 | and Ruth says I commit myself to him , he will now be my god , and therefore your people will be my people , your home will be my home , your destiny will be my destiny the way is clear , she makes that greatest decision of her life , a decision that will affect the whole of her life but its not as say a life decision is a commitment now , we , we , we are always confronted , day after day we are confronted to make decisions , some of you make decisions and were not too committed about them , and if things alter they will change our minds , not just a ladies prerogative to change her mind , men do it as well and things happen and we think oh no well , I wo n't go through with that I 'll change my mind before its too late , but here Ruth she is not just making a decision , she is making a total commitment , a commitment that is worth time of the whole of her life , to promised to be loyal to de to Naomi and her deceased husband , she promises loyalty to Naomi 's race and the people of god , but above all she acknowledge 's Naomi 's god and her willingness to follow him to the end , you know this , how she finishes of this commitment where you die I will die its to the end its to the end of my life , I will not walk out of it and even after you 've gone mother in law , even after you are dead I am still committed to that decision , this decision I am making today where you die I will die , there I will be buried , and here she sorts of puts this solemn vow to this commitment , thus may the lord to do me and worse if any thing but death parts you and me . |
25 | Leave enough space between you and the vehicle in front so that you can pull up safely if it slows down or stops suddenly , the safe rule is never to get closer than the overall stopping distance shown below , but on the open road in good conditions leave a gap of one metre for each mile an hour of your speed or a two second time gap may be enough , they will also leave space for an overtaking vehicle pulling or wet or icy or the gap should be at least double that , drop back if you know that taking vehicle closing gap in front of you make way for ambulance , fire engines , police or van emergency vehicles when their blue lamps are flashing or their bells , two tone cones or sirens or . |
26 | ‘ How good of you to make tea . |
27 | right and there why , why , I mean I 'm not saying , at the end of the day its all taxed up towards you making money |
28 | Just to think of her made Shiona anxious . |
29 | The sight of him made Tallis freeze . |
30 | Lydia was contrite , not because of her treatment of Finn but because her rejection of him made Betty 's kindly presence with her seem not only pointless but rather foolish . |