Example sentences of "[det] [pron] [verb] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was her last film and after that I had to make do with Jean Simmons in Desirée . |
| 2 | Also , before I did that I 'd made a hoax call saying that Boots ’ chemist was on fire . |
| 3 | ‘ Trouble is , that night we started all this I 'd made up my mind to forget her . |
| 4 | At six and a half I loved making up my face , and at ten , the baby book recorded , I wanted to be a dress designer . |
| 5 | This she had made me promise when I was nine and she continued to insist that my refusal to live my life her way was selfishness and rank ingratitude . |
| 6 | To solve this you have to make it clear what genre of writing you are working in ( which is partly a matter of the overall register you establish ) ; the technical terms will then be understood according to the conventions of that genre . |
| 7 | On this side of the Channel , in contrast , religion still maintains its place in schools , however uneasily ; and this itself has made it easier to assume that somehow or other there will be moral teaching as well . |
| 8 | ‘ I would have loved to join the elitist few who have made 500 League appearances and , but for my spell in the Conference and my long list of injuries , I probably would have done it , ’ added McDonough , who netted 89 goals in 460 league games . |
| 9 | To answer this we have to make some assumption about the accuracy of the typists . |
| 10 | He had managed to acquire a brown mark on his right cheek and in the centre of his chin , and a dark smear had appeared on the front of his shirt : this he had made worse by diligent rubbing . |
| 11 | There is a host of community-related rural organisations in Scotland , many of which are purely social , or purely functional , some of which have broad ( non-party ) political aims , ( very few it seems make any attempt at all to combine social and political aspects even in a semi-structured way ) , but there has been little attempt to make learning connections between the assortment of community groups . |
| 12 | With his leg and one thing and another it does make a difference having a ‘ phone … |
| 13 | You have made 'em red , you have made 'em redundant and you in , in you have and I hope you 've had nobody redundant because I 've I 'd be pleased to go out to those homes and say them come back and I would be pleased to go up to and say you 've got your figures wrong because you 're saying that nobody 's made redundant ooh well I I 'm so pleased . |
| 14 | If it did n't upset me too much I liked to make her happy . |
| 15 | You must know how much I want to make love to you , Leonora , but not here , not like this . |
| 16 | Once you 've worked out how much you need to make one to Now that , that question is is a gift really is n't it ? |
| 17 | Er it depends on how much you want to make it stand out . |
| 18 | As such it needs to make use of concepts which define the political sphere , the nature of political relations and institutions , the state , government , law , etc. ; and it generally has as its point of departure a broader scheme of thought about human nature and society . |
| 19 | It was not going to be possible to keep from Olga the information that her son had suddenly become quite a well-to-do youngster , though he had warned Hank on no account to tell her how much he had made out of his book . |
| 20 | From that you began to make contact with the memories of conflict and strong feeling that will be invaluable in your future writing work . |
| 21 | I think the inde independent corroboration for actuaries was another important factor , custody confirmation by the auditors , veto of transfer of assets , independent auditors for pension funds , independent custodian arrangements , in-house investment management , you made some comments , co-ordination of the various regulators , co-ordination of the professional advisers , establishment of the Pension Tribunal , you know now as far as I was concerned on on my sort of looking through it , those were all recommendations that that you have made over your two years and I could n't really find any response to those in Good , and I think that 's er you know we we personally found that disappointing . |
| 22 | Having done that you have to make up your mind and the great sin , it seems to me , is to put decisions off . |
| 23 | These she had made up to her exact requirements , with precisely the right number of holes , by an exclusive shop in Knightsbridge . |
| 24 | The scheme to impose military control over Kinsai had been a logistical catastrophe , and it was the utter inefficiency above all which had made Alexei suspicious . |
| 25 | I say that on behalf of the permanent year-round staff at Festival House ( 3.5 people for the Festival and 2.0 for QFT ) but also on behalf of the professional staffs of the Grand Opera House , the Lyric , the Arts , the Ulster Orchestra , the Ulster Hall , the Ulster Museum , Stranmillis College , the Old Museum — in fact , all who help make the Festival the great event it is . |
| 26 | Mr Colin Appleyard , of Thornaby and Yarm Rotary , thanked all who had made the journey possible . |
| 27 | MAUD Smyth has asked me to thank the Rev Grindle and all who helped to make the memorial service for her brother Thomas , who had died in Canada , so beautiful and moving . |
| 28 | Many thanks to Miss Cameron , who came every day to take the cash , to Kirsty and Pippa who were a delight to have , and to all who helped to make it such a happy week and so worthwhile for Christian Aid ’ . |
| 29 | expresses her thanks to all who have made such great efforts to recruit new members . |
| 30 | I thought of the pearl fishers who often visited the South Sea Islands , and of the many who had made fortunes . |