Example sentences of "[modal v] not make he [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 155 ) … and even the Soviet morticians could not make him look presentable . |
| 2 | He lifted Goldman again , wrapping his arms round the man , but could n't make him move towards the car . |
| 3 | His personal religious feelings would not make him doubt Ramsey , for he owed something in his private religion to that tradition of the Oxford Movement which Ramsey represented . |
| 4 | He hoped she had made up her mind to talk and would not make him lose valuable time persuading her . |
| 5 | ‘ Even if you do find him , you ca n't make him go back to your sister , ’ she said slowly . |
| 6 | You can take a newt to water , but you ca n't make him swim . |
| 7 | I ca n't make him hear me , or see me . |
| 8 | After all , we have no proof against him , and if we can not make him talk , this mystery will never be solved . |
| 9 | We can create conditions for an employer , but we can not make him employ someone under those conditions . |