Example sentences of "make any " in BNC.

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1 Well , now can I make any Joan a lady .
2 Nor does it make any statements about the costs of administrative and managerial change , or of the considerable developments in information technology which will be required to carry out some of its proposals .
3 The head of the Bonn Chancellery , Rudolf Seiters , said the West German government had made it clear that it could not make any concessions regarding its embassies in other countries and that no East German would be turned away from any West German mission abroad .
4 The Germans can make any system work .
5 At no stage did the Alliance make any serious impact or strike any distinctive note .
6 Oh they ( the TUC ) talk — they make rules and regulations ; we ca n't make any hunger strike , we ca n't make any demonstration , we ca n't make any mass picket , ca n't do anything .
7 Oh they ( the TUC ) talk — they make rules and regulations ; we ca n't make any hunger strike , we ca n't make any demonstration , we ca n't make any mass picket , ca n't do anything .
8 Oh they ( the TUC ) talk — they make rules and regulations ; we ca n't make any hunger strike , we ca n't make any demonstration , we ca n't make any mass picket , ca n't do anything .
9 Nor did they make any serious efforts to derive income from a huge fixed asset , which was used for only a few hours a week .
10 A production environment that sought to minimize expense was not especially stimulating to creativity , and some idea of the cynicism involved is evident from the instruction given to Adrian Brunel by the bosses at MGM that he could n't make any improvements in the film he had made for them lest his cuts shorten the film below the act 's definition of a full-length picture .
11 But there were warnings that nobody should make any firm investment decision until just before the actual float as any fall in the market could wipe out chances of an opening premium .
12 One amendment would make any hospital opt-out plan subject to a ballot of local people .
13 But how does one make any sense of Berlin ?
14 But his watch did n't make any attempt at the right label .
15 It did not make any sales .
16 After half a century of rejection by the Arab world , Israelis have reason to doubt whether handing back the territories they captured in 1967 would make any lasting difference to Arab attitudes .
17 What he did n't know , could n't know , was that nothing he could now do would make any difference .
18 Longer sentences may be applauded by some , but it is doubtful whether they will make any significant contribution to the protection of women .
19 There may be many reasons why the husband and wife do not make any formal agreement about separation , but this should not entitle a husband to return and force himself upon his wife weeks , months , or even years since he last saw her .
20 It wo n't make any difference , I still care for you as a very dear friend and human being . ’
21 This way you 'll make any mistakes with seeds which are more likely to survive sowing error .
22 They sat in silence again , in the empty café , and he wondered if the girl behind the counter recognised him from Saturday mornings and would make any future remark .
23 I use it throughout my work because , used skilfully and imaginatively , it can make any sort of communication more powerful , more exciting and frequently a lot more fun .
24 ‘ She was polite and did n't make any fuss at all .
25 Nothing anyone did could make any difference in the end .
26 I did n't make any enquiries about how the laundry got done until the day I ran out of clean tights .
27 Rules and regulations are firmly in place , however , and it is thought to be extremely unlikely that Mrs Marcos would make any serious attempt to return the body .
28 Revealingly , not one of the 24 leading directors invited to fantasise in Projections about what they would do with complete creative freedom and limitless cash can make any sense of the question .
29 Easing inflation is proving to be a painfully slow process and yesterday 's small fall must make any thinking Chancellor wonder whether it is safe to cut interest rates further .
30 Hainge maintains he does n't make any special preparations for visitors apart from the three hours a week that he puts in routinely .
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