Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] make a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This prepares the horse 's neck muscles so its response to the needle is decreased ; and it relaxes the vet 's hand and arm muscles so that he or she makes a better job of it ! |
| 2 | We want to erm er found out , or we make a decid |
| 3 | Or we made a little fault with the design . |
| 4 | Tremayne vaguely suggested coffee , and I made a mug of instant for us each . |
| 5 | After school the following afternoon , Alf Norris and I made a beeline to see the damage . |
| 6 | Designing clothes for Carnega was all very well and I made a good living at it I wo n't deny but I wanted to be free to do my own thing — and to have my own name on the labels . |
| 7 | And I made a garage . |
| 8 | It was the first time I 'd seen anyone in labour and I made a silent vow that when I was married I was n't going to have any babies if this was how you had to suffer . |
| 9 | Jason and I made a pact that we would n't discuss hairdressing at home unless we had to and we think that is even more important now that we have the baby . |
| 10 | Friday ran back to my house to get all the guns , and the captain and I made a plan . |
| 11 | But I felt at home ; and I made a splendid collection of Italian cafe napkins , their corners printed with emblems of the past glory of Ninfania : the Cupid stringing his bow to let fly his darts from the prow in the cafe of the old harbour , and a selection — even I was defeated by the variety — of ice cream wrappers : ‘ Cooky Delight ’ and ‘ Bikini Manhattan ’ and ‘ Magnum Astoria ’ and ‘ Desiree ’ , ‘ Party Craze ’ and ‘ Magic Cola ’ , ‘ Oasis ’ and ‘ Grand Carre ’ , ‘ Card Game ’ and ‘ Tiffany ’ . |
| 12 | Seven-year-old Michael had written in his diary , ‘ On Saturday I helped my mum bake a cake and I made a dress for my doll ’ . |
| 13 | I tried to write a speech last year and I made a right mess of it , so this year I 'm gon na speak from the heart , because I might get a boo like the leader of the council here , I install water meters . |
| 14 | We do n't want her thinking that you and I made a secret assignation in Piccadilly Circus . |
| 15 | He had landed a contract as pleased as Punch , and I made a feast for his friends . |
| 16 | I mean they were pretty shambly when I got to them and I made a supreme effort to get everything going the way I wanted it to go . |
| 17 | The magazine folded and we all got drunk on Bulgarian wine and I made a speech about going out to penetrate the government and cut the arteries of the police state right at its heart — you need Bulgarian wine to say things like that it makes me faint to think of it now . |
| 18 | ‘ The bit about Pooh Bear , and I made a sound like Eeyore and everybody laughed … |
| 19 | Sure enough , Lewis Luther , or whoever , turned up in full Airborne rig — I was pretty sure it was the same bike and I made a note of its number this time — and they did the business as they had at Holborn . |
| 20 | I decided to get a bit of height and do a gentle dive with power off and I made a rather ham-fisted upward climb in the hope that I could jolt the wheel down . |
| 21 | Erm I brought in the old flurry tape , I 've I 've taped I taped our when you 've read my play for me , I erm I taped it and I made a copy for Dave I you know , erm Cybil makes a good effort in that so eventually I 'll lend you the tape . |
| 22 | Well , you know , I think it was a kind of sports bag or something and I thought oh I 'll go along with that and the other , I mean I had heard of them before and I made a few enquiries and they said , you know , you you were quite quality company so I thought |
| 23 | And I made a , a thing and it looked awful |
| 24 | alright just shut up a minute , I 'm talking to ya , so she said afterwards oh I says that was good were n't it could n't even switch the machine on and she said it does n't matter does it , she said it 's not what happens its the way you deal with it , and I made a joke of it and I said to him oh this is good i n't it ? relax you 're in safe hands I ca n't even switch the machine on , but anyway I did it in the end and he was alright , and he said thank you very much , that was , you were very good , you were very kind , cos it is frightening and one thing I said to him do n't hold your breath , because people think when their having an E C G they 've got ta hold their breath for some reason , just lie there take a deep breath and do n't breathe again but you 've never had one so you would n't no , I 'm just going to mix this up |
| 25 | It 's a spectacular scene and I make a point of leaving my dictation and watching through the curtains each evening . |
| 26 | And look this grate here 's the same thing now as it was in nineteen O eight and I make a fire in it everyday but I have n't made it today . |
| 27 | And I make a place for myself where I can watch them both out of the corner of my eye while I read . |
| 28 | We wo n't go into that because I 've got it and I make a joke . |
| 29 | We were all very friendly and nice and you made a big effort , Claudia darling , but I do n't think it was appreciated one bit . |
| 30 | ‘ Merymose was not a fool ; and you made a good impression when we first met . |