Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] make [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Dyer was lodged in Reading Gaol , where she made two abortive attempts at suicide , the first with a pair of scissors with which she tried to stab herself ; thwarted , she then tried to strangle herself with her boot laces , with no greater success . |
| 2 | As soon as he had driven Liz Spalding to her small apartment , where she made some basic changes to her appearance , and grabbed a bite to eat , Bodie took her to Linda 's school . |
| 3 | The Marr technique of painting is to go and visit the subject , where she makes copious notes on eye colour and other little idiosyncrasies that will help catch the soul of the dog . |
| 4 | One is the ‘ clean sheet approach ’ , where you make copious notes on everything to do with a person 's behaviour . |
| 5 | Powell and Pressburger brought their Archers outfit under the umbrella of Rank 's Independent Producers company where they made all their films from The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp to The Red Shoes . |
| 6 | He was later Head of the Unemployment Benefit Service , which he managed with great skill , and where he made many friends . |
| 7 | Yvonete , who works in the nearby cigarette factory , takes us to her husband 's workshop , where he makes wooden effigies of the Christ of Rio for sale to tourists . |
| 8 | The Syrah is a splendid grape from the northern Rhone , where it makes fabulous high-priced wines at Hermitage and Cote-Rotie for £10 — £20 a bottle . |
| 9 | The natural habitat is the coastal waters of West Africa between the Rivers Senegal and Congo , where it makes occasional excursions into freshwater . |
| 10 | ‘ When I was told to rest all week and just turn up and play on the Saturday , I felt sluggish and lethargic , so I make sure I do the required hours every week . |
| 11 | Streets or parks are too theatrical for me to be at ease , so I make bad moves , exaggerate or , more often , under-bid . |
| 12 | They were a little startled to see two hippies and a Paki walk in ; there was some conversation on the subject and several glances in our direction , so I made sure we did n't eyeball them and give them reason to get upset . |
| 13 | I had a friend who suffered from twisted testicles so I made sure part of my sponsorship arrangement is that I 'm provided with decent shorts with inner briefs that give me support . |
| 14 | I enjoy dressmaking , so I made all the cot bumpers , cot drapes , curtains , cushions and a bean bag for the baby 's room . |
| 15 | When using the motor , I noticed that there was a lot of vibration , so I made certain the clamps were tight before I started . |
| 16 | Then on the opposite page I saw ‘ insurance ’ and thought that looks interesting , so I made some enquiries . |
| 17 | And then , when you 've got all the information , record the information , and repeat it , so you make sure you 've got all the key parts of the message down . |
| 18 | name ; is a very respectable cook , so we make occasional trips to the supermarket and to the open market , and then eat at home in the evening , although we can also go out to a restaurant for a meal if we want , as someone has now kindly lent us a car . |
| 19 | Actually , I think it was at the opening of Pork because Andy came to the opening and David had that song on the ‘ Hunky Dory ’ album called ‘ Andy Warhol ’ , so we made sure they met . ’ |
| 20 | Fact : The authors have chosen here to quote undiscounted and out-of-date figures although they make much play of discount rates elsewhere in their article and must be aware that the decommissioning costs concerned arise over a very long period of time stretching to the end of the twenty-first century and beyond . |
| 21 | In addition , although they make clear that the workers are subject to Manpower 's " direction , supervision and control " , they contain a clause of delegation . |
| 22 | Middlesbrough Bears 50 Long Eaton Invaders 39 BORO 'S unpredictable Bears grabbed their first league win of the season last night although they made hard work of it at a bitterly cold Cleveland Park . |
| 23 | that sort of thing , so they make some things and sell them . |
| 24 | Now the boatmen they used to erm the name , the family of a name of , and the old man , the grandfather his name was and then they had three sons who were boatmen , one was called Arthur John , one had a nickname of Snowball , the other one 's name was George and they used to er , some of them at times used to row from the lock gates out to the Cork Lightship together to get a boat , so they made sure of roping that boat in at , at er in the dock or at Cliff Quay and course they used to get the captain of the ship to sign er a bill and they used to take that to the , to the shipping agent and then he 'd pay 'em the money . |
| 25 | Men would all risk their lives , so they made some sharp knives , to stick out of the wheels to make sure . |
| 26 | Once they made that decision it was really all over . |
| 27 | This is not the same as assessing its impact on the value of the company , although it makes some attempt to do this , as will be described shortly . |
| 28 | Although he made such an excellent impression on the journey that it was suggested that he should remain with the Princess as her secretary , he left the royal party at Utrecht . |
| 29 | Although he made one final voyage , Columbus was a broken man . |
| 30 | Sisley retained the British nationality inherited from his father throughout his life , although he made two unsuccessful attempts in 1888 and 1898 to become a naturalized French citizen . |