Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] make the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'll forgive me for making the point , ’ said Calatin , ‘ but you do get the odd rebel , even these days . |
| 2 | The study is particularly concerned with the extent to which social science research students acquire skills in quantitative methods and are able to use them after making the transition to employment in social science research . |
| 3 | He needed no Bible to remind him of the life of Christ , and if ever he felt the need for a symbol upon which to concentrate his devotions , he satisfied himself by making the sign of the cross with his fingers . |
| 4 | He is hurt and shaken , but he insisted on coming back with me to say thank you for making the message that warned him away from the bog . |
| 5 | I said some days ago that I would have difficulty er assisting you in making the choice for for some obvious reasons . |
| 6 | There may be another problem which is manifesting itself by making the gearbox chatter such as an out of balance engine or faulty gearbox mountings . |
| 7 | I 've had another word with Personnel and they say that even though I ca n't have any more full-timers , I can have a part-timer to help me with making the sandwiches in the morning and clearing up last thing at night . |
| 8 | ‘ It jolted me into making the decision to quit , but I 'd been moving that way for a long time . |
| 9 | US and British investigators also complained that the West German police had withheld information on the PFLP-GC arrests , preventing them from making the Malta link earlier . |
| 10 | Drummond also , presumably , was not averse to the larger salary which was attached to the superior rank , and his tenderness did not stop him from making the journey to Perth to vote for Argyll 's candidate , when John Murray carried the crucial vote for preses of the Michaelmas head court by a single vote . |
| 11 | ‘ But there is nothing intrinsically wrong with Diana 's chart , whereas I can look at Charles 's chart and say I think there is something that prevents him from making the throne . |
| 12 | Another indication of his value to the side was that the club and his colleagues were prepared to approve his occasional absences from the team at distant away matches because his commitments at school prevented him from making the Friday journey . |
| 13 | Not even her fear of setting foot in a boat again would keep her from making the crossing to the mainland the moment the trip to Brides Haven was feasible . |
| 14 | I think he saw his own inadequacies in her without making the connection . |
| 15 | A comfortable chair for nanny stands by the brass-bound fender that surrounds the hob grate , with the nursery kettle on it for making the baby 's feeds . |
| 16 | The British approach to social policy as developed in the nineteenth century both understood this distinction and exploited it by making the workhouse the only alternative to family care and then deliberately creating conditions in workhouses which were both undesirable in terms of physical conditions and also reinforced a sense of shame , so that any relative who could be considered available would feel obliged to offer support . |
| 17 | In the effort of battering down the wall of the old order Wordsworth suffered some damage ; very frequently the pioneers of new ideas hurt themselves in making the breach through which others will rush gaily ( and take the credit ! ) . |