Example sentences of "[coord] make [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was afraid she might see him sticking out and start taking him for granted or make unwomanly advances . |
| 2 | Either keep an astute cat , or make sure traps are set inside drainpipes where pets and birds ca n't get at them . |
| 3 | In the rare event we have to cancel your holiday or make major changes ( different resort , airport of arrival or departure , or more than 12 hour change to schedule flight time ) we 'll tell you a soon as possible . |
| 4 | During the union 's last strike on April 16 , Britain 's 11,000 mile rail network was brought to a standstill and nearly 100,000 London-bound East Anglian passengers were forced to either stay at home or make alternative arrangements to reach the capital . |
| 5 | ‘ We were supposed to follow our scriptures , ’ she explained , ‘ but all he [ the high priest ] did was to change them or make extra things up to suit what he wanted to do . ’ |
| 6 | They point out : ‘ During the first year or so , you will have to work long and unsociable hours and may have to go without a holiday or make other sacrifices . ’ |
| 7 | Women who enjoy housework but have had a full-time job say that they look forward to having time to do things like get the carpet shampooed or make new curtains without someone else being in the way . |
| 8 | Happily there are caners and rushers who restore old furniture or make new chairs , in England as well as in France . |
| 9 | Alternatively a pair can be maintained and bred in an 18″ or 24″ tank of their own , or make excellent additions to a Discus aquarium as long as this is of the planted rather than the bare type . |
| 10 | Persons who wish to adopt a child may contact their local social services department , which may either place children for adoption itself , or contact a registered adoption agency , or make direct arrangements with the child 's parents . |
| 11 | You can cheer up an expanse of plain flooring by setting in borders and designs which can look very handsome , or make two-tone squares : black and white ; brown and white ; brown and cream ; or two shades of the same colour , like two blues or two greens . |
| 12 | You can use either simple strips , which roll together easily , or make proper tubes by working one row knit , one row slip . |
| 13 | The debtor receiving a LBA may pay , do nothing or make some proposals about payment . |
| 14 | If drivers paid the true costs of road use , they might switch to less congested times , or make fewer journeys . |
| 15 | The mirror , especially a full length one , can provide plenty of fun when children pull funny faces or make different shapes . |
| 16 | He should not put words in my mouth , however , or make false assumptions . |
| 17 | Watch out for workmen who say they need access to your home to check something or make urgent repairs . |
| 18 | 9.1.3 undertakes that it will promptly disclose to the other Parties and to the Secretary of State any facts or circumstances which come to its attention indicating or suggesting any infringement or material risk of infringement of any patent or other Intellectual Property Right of any other person not being a Party to this Agreement through the expected mode of use or exploitation of its own results or background provided always that this undertaking shall not be deemed to impose or imply any specific obligation to undertake any patent searches of intellectual property rights or make any enquiries . |
| 19 | Even when the working party has produced its final report as for History , or made strong recommendations after wide consultation , as for modern foreign languages , the Secretary of State may well have a strong influence on the final version that becomes part of legislation . |
| 20 | Back at the firm , did my colleagues ask if I had made any good deals , ordered too much or made new contacts ? |
| 21 | Others in the survey had reduced their hours of work or made special arrangements . |
| 22 | Radicals from across London , Britain , and Europe began to pour into the college to observe , participate , or make unsuccessful attempts to take the struggle into the correct channels . |
| 23 | Forward Publishing did not bother to reply or make any changes to their entry form . |
| 24 | The methodology is designed to enable the applied econometrician to make good use of economic data , and of the information provided by economic theory , while reducing the risk of drawing incorrect conclusions or making inaccurate forecasts , owing to invalid assumptions about aspects of behaviour on which there is little or no information . |
| 25 | Helen has no inhibitions about mixing woods , or making sure things match in style or period . |
| 26 | Limiting the size of US deficits by forcing revaluations ( as in the US proposals for a ‘ reserve indicator plan ’ in the context of fixed exchange rates ) or making official statements that the dollar is too high ( the ‘ open-mouth policy ’ , subsequently implemented on occasion under floating exchange rates ) is quite consistent with the dollar maintaining an international role . |
| 27 | It spans the room , looking purposeful — after all , arches were originally self-supporting structures , forming domes or vaults within buildings if several were used together , or making impressive bridges across rivers . |
| 28 | About half of the pupils in maintained schools take school meals , with the rest bringing their own food or making other arrangements ( mostly going home for lunch ) . |
| 29 | Either keeping personal creditors accounts or making sundry creditors adjustments can consume inordinate amounts of administrative and accounting time . |
| 30 | When she was n't preparing food she could barely swallow , or making hot drinks , or washing up , he was instructing her on how to use the boat 's equipment . |