Example sentences of "[noun pl] and make [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He scrambled to his feet and made a dash for the door , skidding to a halt only inches short of the now frantic bulldog . |
| 32 | I jumped to my feet and made a motion for him . |
| 33 | He three-putted from three feet and made a double-bogey at the very first hole . |
| 34 | Scrambling , she got to her feet and made a grab at the kitchen knife at the sink . |
| 35 | Ashton had tried to see him out after that , and even wanted to shake hands with him , but Steven had spat at his feet and made a rude sign at him . |
| 36 | It was a mistake : the fine , white sand collapsed away from under his feet and made the going difficult . |
| 37 | The hon. Member for Salisbury got to his feet and made the most amazing pronouncement in the two-day debate . |
| 38 | They thought it over and suggested a percentage to the labourer if he provided the baskets and made the sale . |
| 39 | They can not be dissected into elements and made the subject of a statistical tabulation in the fashion of the Ethnographic Atlas . |
| 40 | When he did talk of an independent Scotland , he talked of bankers and making a new Switzerland . |
| 41 | He or she just makes the evaluations and makes the decisions and that 's that . |
| 42 | Now , as then , the compass of consensus quivers and makes a dash for the Right . |
| 43 | This is a specialist area requiring knowledge of conservation techniques , and a thorough knowledge of RBGE 's institutional history , in order to fulfil our statutory objectives of preserving the archives and making the collections available to all . |
| 44 | It was heavier than he expected and he had to remove the milk bottles and some of the tins and make a separate journey with them . |
| 45 | WAITERS at an Indian restaurant have swapped plates for microphones and made a rap record . |
| 46 | The committee recognised that both ‘ f ’ and ‘ ph ’ spellings were widely used in English texts and made no specific recommendation . |
| 47 | Eventually , the young officer weighed up the pros and contras and made the correct decision , for him and for yours truly , by delivering us to our front door . |
| 48 | Roy likes the ongoing aspect to EP — small groups of participants regularly meeting to discuss work related matters and making a point of getting together outside work . |
| 49 | His gentle , conservative aim was to support the singers and make the story clear . |
| 50 | Erm if at some time in the future a local plan picked up a change in circumstances and made a cogent argument inn favour of varying from the strategic framework , we would have to consider that on its merits . |
| 51 | Some may be lucky and fall on their feet quickly , but most of us need time to take stock of our lives and make a calm and realistic appraisal of our needs and potential . |
| 52 | ON being mistreated by British Rail most passengers probably prefer to forget the experience , get on with their lives and make a mental note to take night classes in the ridiculously complicated ticket system . |
| 53 | If this does not help , the doctor may be able to give an injection to dry up secretions and make the noise less upsetting . |
| 54 | At his two shops in Reigate , Surrey , and Beckenham , Kent , he has had to replace full-time staff with part-timers and made a manageress redundant last year . |
| 55 | There is complete executive supremacy in the legislative process , severely limited opportunities for general debates criticising the government , virtually no opportunities for scrutinising executive acts and making the executive give an account of them … |
| 56 | She used this power to pay off some political debts and to make a political statement by appointing Alison Walton Leland , a Houston stockbroker who is widow of a much-liked congressman , Mickey Leland , to the Texas A&M University board . |
| 57 | Glentoran 's Neil Candlish , looking like his old explosive self , hit two in eight minutes and made a third for Damien Kelly with a superb cross , as the Glens swept into a three goal interval lead . |
| 58 | He might … do no more than examine goods or work or accounts and make a decision accordingly . |
| 59 | But developments by K2 will also enable Intergraph to collect the information from both systems , allowing a single invoice to be sent to each customer , itemising all accounts and making the information easier to trace on the sales ledger . |
| 60 | Well you mix up er you mix up some colours , black and er and black and wh i stuff Bismarck brown which Mix them together and you make a colour to match up the rest and maybe bring in darker streaks and make a pat You know what I mean ? |