Example sentences of "[pers pn] make [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having just finished a talk to a class of candidates for the ministry in a major denomination I was ‘ verbally assaulted ’ by the principal of the theological college concerned who picked up on a brief reference I made to Creation and Evolution and proceeded to state in the strongest possible terms that many true Christians believe in the theory of evolution and reject the biblical account of a literal six day creation as recorded in Genesis . |
| 2 | Finally , I must correct Mr Marnell 's inaccurate version of a quote I made at committee . |
| 3 | We each make our own Inca trails , whether it be the walking route of that name which brings you to Machu Picchu spectacularly through the Gates of the Sun ; the halting journey I made by bus , colectivo and train ; or the tourists ' ninety dollar day trip on a special train . |
| 4 | Suppose , for example , that the suggestion I made in Chapter 3 is sound : that there is widespread if tacit agreement that the ultimate point of law is to license and justify state coercion of individuals and groups . |
| 5 | and if you , if I make in steel and then can drive in and fit your pin |
| 6 | And this is of course , as if I agree with the view that you expressed yesterday in a general context , although it was made specifically then in relation to one village , any recommendation I make in relation to that village , if it is based on the general principle , must apply by analogy also to Skelton , and I would have little choice but to recommend to the councils that they may wish or indeed they should , reconsider this question of washing-over or insetting elsewhere . |
| 7 | Do not be afraid to ask questions , particularly , perhaps , questions as to why things are done in the way they are — though you should for a long time be very restrained in any suggestions you make for improvement . |
| 8 | Success is every positive contribution you make towards profit . |
| 9 | Can you tell me about any friends you er you made at work ? |
| 10 | Er Ma'am I think it would be helpful to pick up a point you made in relation to the R Royal Society of Birds , Royal Soci R S P B. |
| 11 | What do you make of software that combines traditional faxing , PC faxing and OCR ? |
| 12 | What provision have you made for school holidays ? |
| 13 | I wonder if you are using ( in lectures ) a statement I remember you making in talk , but not so far as I can recall , in print . |
| 14 | The small child has to pay a price for every step she makes to independence . |
| 15 | The good folk of Lanarkshire just can not get enough of the Italian favours she makes with sugar almonds and layers of lace . |
| 16 | As we made for home , and reached the tiny harbour of Tala-Tala , the silence between us was almost strained . |
| 17 | I repeat the charge that we made in Committee which the Minister , regrettably , did not answer . |
| 18 | The ‘ endless way of the last lines extends the travelling into a metaphor for the journey we make through life ( compare The Pilgrim 's Progress ) . |
| 19 | Finally , we make for home , heading past Vengsøya towards the mainland . |
| 20 | The following day we make for Beech Park with its luxuriant walled garden , and Butterstream , an enchanted blend of romance and formality . |
| 21 | Even the simplest , most basic requirement we make of translation can not be met without difficulty : one can not always match the content of a message in language A by an expression with exactly the same content in language B , because what can be expressed and what must be expressed is a property of a specific language in much the same way as how it can be expressed . |
| 22 | A lot of foods we make from wheat flour often tend to be very high in calories , seem to be almost irresistible to hungry slimmers , and are often used as ‘ binge ’ g=foods by compulsive eaters . |
| 23 | In the foregrounding model , stylistic value has a slightly different meaning from that which it has in the " stylistic variants " model : it refers to the special act of interpretation which we make in order to make sense of what would otherwise appear strange and unmotivated . |
| 24 | I think that might be slightly different in terms of the environment , but nonetheless I think there is a way of encouraging children to think about and to be thoughtful about the sorts of choices that we make in life and the effects of our behaviour , without overwhelming them with the sense that it in fact is their responsibility . |
| 25 | However , any letters we send or telephone calls we make in connection with your overdraft will in future be free which , we hope you will agree , is good news . |
| 26 | What sense can we make of support for these parties at the polls ? |
| 27 | What assumptions do they make about society ? |
| 28 | And the kind of thing they made of course erm were just short moments of motion , short silent films which showed action which lasted about a minute . |
| 29 | And so they made for home . |
| 30 | What a contribution they made to winter fogs , thought Joe . |