Example sentences of "[not/n't] make [pers pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles 's following ( populus ) then swore " in its own language , the lingua romana " : " If Louis keeps the oath which he swears to his brother Charles , and my lord Charles for his part does not keep his , if I can not make him refrain [ from that action ] , then neither I nor any other whom I can make refrain will give him any aid against Louis " . |
| 2 | Most who drive cars would agree that does not make us expert mechanics . |
| 3 | The Bishop , reading Peter 's thoughts , would have liked to have put his arms around him , would have liked to have said , I can not make you Archdeacon because you have insufficient judgement and experience , but you are a good priest , a conscientious priest , and I am wretched to disappoint you . |
| 4 | Supporter Jill Tweedie , guru of the feminist movement , tells me : ‘ I think they must be careful not to make it part of American colonialism . |
| 5 | The ideal of the time was to arrange nature in such a way as not to make it look rearranged . |
| 6 | Kelly did n't make them quarter to ten comes in . |
| 7 | Having read a lot of books does not make for good rock'n'roll lyrics — you end up with a band like XTC ; you might like them , sure , but that does n't make them rock'n'roll . |
| 8 | ‘ Would n't make you flavour of the month , would it ? ’ |