Example sentences of "[modal v] make [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Three or four goes should make up the mind for her , ’ said Raimundo evilly , as Perdita picked herself up off the dusty ground . |
| 2 | It did , however , recommend the immediate closure of the two oldest of Sosnovy-Bor 's four reactors , and suggested that nearby Western states should make up the energy shortfall to enable this to take place . |
| 3 | ‘ Right then , I 've called out enough instructions , now I 'll point to one of you and you must make up the instruction to be obeyed in just the same way as I have been doing . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll make up the fire , Miss , and bring up some more coals — ’ |
| 5 | ‘ We 'll make up the time , I promise . ’ |
| 6 | Today the man in charge outlined the sort of people who 'll make up the bulk of the 450-strong workforce . |
| 7 | I could make out the Headmaster 's fancy brick chimneys , three shaped like corkscrews , three with brick diamond patterns , also the black branches of the elm tree shining wetly in the light of a precinct lamp-post . |
| 8 | A few yards through the gloom I could make out the shape of a hedge and what appeared to be the entrance to a sunken road . |
| 9 | Gradually , almost imperceptibly , the light strengthened and soon he could make out the shape of boats , the mexeflote causeway and the patchwork of woods and fields on the island . |
| 10 | From the front window I saw Jo climb into the BMW and as the interior light went on , I could make out the shape of the man driving . |
| 11 | He looked up at the house and through a dormer window he could make out the outline of a figure , seated and immobile , facing the sea . |
| 12 | She could make out the man now . |
| 13 | I could make out the tracery of blonde down on the edge of her cheek . |
| 14 | But as far as I could make out the Ambassador was away . |
| 15 | The windows were obscured by curtains , but if I strained my eyes I thought I could make out the shadow of a figure standing behind them , never moving . |
| 16 | Over on the other side they could make out the chimney of the paper works among rising woods . |
| 17 | Suddenly , beyond , in the black solidity she could make out the pattern in the sun-whitened rocks : the lips of craters . |
| 18 | At the edge of hearing , as she turned back into her room , she could make out the shuffling of crockery . |
| 19 | I could make out the spot where my dad had stood that night . |
| 20 | The girl in the chemist 's shop said the chemist would make up the prescription the minute he got back from the bank . |
| 21 | Draconian spending cuts through a cap on welfare and other non-discretionary ( entitlement ) spending , which would lead to nearly £300bn worth of savings over five years , defence cuts , a domestic freeze and the taxpayer check-off which could result in a maximum of $50bn in spending cuts , would make up the shortfall created by his proposed tax incentives . |
| 22 | Q. Who would make up the shortfall ? |
| 23 | These proposals would make either the site value or the capital value the basis for valuation . |
| 24 | In their sales pitch for such stocks , some dealers would make out the recommendation hailed from their own research department , but by coincidence , The Times had seen fit to tip the stock as well . |
| 25 | When sailing upwind , a change in the wind direction will make either the board point higher or lower than previously . |
| 26 | The pharmacist will make up the prescription and get them delivered to your cabin . |
| 27 | Together with the individual care plan , these will make up the description of the service which the voluntary or private sector home is contracted to provide . |
| 28 | If we print all this area from within a rubberband box , as we have been doing , it means that four sections of the printout will make up the width of the design and the height will need the total height of squares used for the design , divided by 38 . |
| 29 | Cost £1.00 per person , Crosslink will make up the difference . |
| 30 | has come up with three sponsors to ‘ underwrite ’ half the costs of the show ( £200,000 ) Silhouette Eyewear , Vistech Redab property developers , and The Times and hope that a box office success will make up the balance . |