Example sentences of "[adv prt] to make a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prepare the containers by filling loosely to the brim with peat compost , press it down gently with finger pressure around the rim of the tray to ensure there are no air pockets and roughly level it again , then press it down to make a firm , level surface about ½ in ( 12mm ) below the rim . |
| 2 | Whoever had lived here had been given the remnants of used candles and had melted the stubs down to make a crude light . |
| 3 | Its lid , or mouton , is also made of oak and consists of two semi-circular or rectangular flaps which fold down to make a horizontal plate that presses the grapes inside the maie . |
| 4 | In a recent large UK search the company in question called on five of the major search firms , and invited them all in to make a competitive pitch to decide who was going to be successful at finding them a group chief executive . |
| 5 | When the two of them appeared in the doorway some time later , several of the men shuffled along to make a welcoming space by the fire . |
| 6 | That night , Dot was to sleep on two extra blankets folded over to make a thin mattress for he , the man , would be in the bed where Dot used to sleep . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll never moan about hard work again , Jacko , ’ I lied as I set off to make a packed audience laugh like drains , with a face the colour of one and stomach that sounded like one . |
| 8 | He cuts the tenon shoulders one at a time , and then lines them up to make a final pass if necessary . |
| 9 | All this adds up to make a strong , well constructed tent . |
| 10 | When you have picked up stitches , for example to knit on a neckband , or when picking up to make a sideways knitted front band , if the edge is a bit rough it is a very good idea to bring the needles holding the picked up edges or stitches out to E position before knitting across with the side levers at 0 . |
| 11 | He had started out to make a rough count of the houses to be visited and then let his thoughts drift into a reverie of his own old home , the far tropical look of the mountain skyline beyond Loch Arkaig on the rare hot days . |
| 12 | ‘ Market maker ’ is defined as including any person on a recognised exchange , whether an individual , partner , or company , who holds himself out to make a continuous succession of prices and is recognised as doing so by that exchange . |
| 13 | that 's right and you know that if the staff has put theirselves out to make a decent crash in their environment they 're gon na go mad at the children if they muck it up , so therefore , you know , you 're gon na have that |
| 14 | One set is kept in a tight group , the other is spread out to make a large group . |
| 15 | I think people go out to make a fast buck without worrying about the consequences . |
| 16 | ‘ Out to make a fast buck ! |
| 17 | Single motif procedures vary according to your machine , but I can do a very easy one on my Silver Reed machine by setting the machine to weaving , using an appropriate punchcard and moving the single motif cams in and out to make a big woven moon on a plain background . |
| 18 | He glanced over his left shoulder and saw the three other officers were still two hundred yards away , then a shouted challenge from his right revealed that the French Lieutenant had succeeded in turning his horse and was now spurring back to make a new attack . |
| 19 | In spite of all his care , the worst had happened , and Bathsheba was about to make a terrible discovery . |
| 20 | He looked like Dracula about to make a maiden flight . |
| 21 | Rose flushed with annoyance and seemed about to make a sharp retort . |
| 22 | Sophie stiffened and was about to make a sharp retort , then she relaxed . |
| 23 | Harry had been about to make a jovial retort , as was his nature , but he stopped and , screwing up his face , he said , ‘ Joe , the things you come out with . |
| 24 | ‘ And , of course , ’ Alyssia said , laughing , ‘ you make it your duty to point out to them when they 're about to make a horrendous error of judgement ? ’ |
| 25 | Tammuz looked as if he was about to make a cutting response but then actually took note of Zambia 's expression . |
| 26 | About to make a sudden move at beginning again |
| 27 | However , the music entrepreneur , who is sitting on a near 50% stake worth £10m , is about to make a fresh foray into the records business . |
| 28 | He had now met another woman and was about to make a fresh start . |
| 29 | Corman , a young independent producer born of the post-Superior Court ruling when studios were cutting back on their own B-movie productions , did not know it at the time , nor did anyone else , but he was about to make a significant contribution to what later became known as the ‘ new Hollywood ’ through the personalities he gave work to on low budget films , either acting , writing , directing or all three . |
| 30 | The letter-writer is an orthopaedic surgeon who was taken off a plane as he was about to make a short visit to the UK where he had been a post-graduate student . |