Example sentences of "[pron] could make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously , I could make better use of the space by replacing them with an 8 x 12ft monster , but that was too expensive £500 , or more … and I certainly did n't have that much going spare . |
| 2 | " I could make ginger snaps . |
| 3 | Well I think I could make twenty quid go further than that . |
| 4 | ‘ Sometimes I think I could make any man fancy me , ’ she told Chat magazine . |
| 5 | " I could make some biscuits , " she said . |
| 6 | I find it difficult to take orders , to be a follower rather than a leader , but I would n't have accepted if I was n't confident that I could make some contribution to the station . |
| 7 | I could make some excuse and come here — " |
| 8 | I could make smaller movies , but after running in the Olympics why should I go back to High School ? |
| 9 | When I know I could make valuable contributions to the business … ’ |
| 10 | It meant that , by carefully counting and scoring different animal actions in given time periods , I could make complicated analyses that helped to unravel the intricate behaviour patterns that existed in so many species . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , one editor fears today 's decision sets a dangerous precedent which could make successful prosecutions much more difficult in future . |
| 12 | Will the right Hon. Gentleman exempt Wales from the opting-out schemes which could make those plans meaningless ? |
| 13 | He possessed a dominating grace which could make any adversary subject to his will . |
| 14 | The weaker way is to say simply that although there is a radical and obvious difference between the two hypotheses , it is not one which could make any difference to you , and so that you can be exempted from paying any attention to it . |
| 15 | Colin Thubron , traveller and award-winning travel writer , was influenced by Freya Stark 's style : ‘ I was absolutely fascinated by the way she could make certain words shine . ’ |
| 16 | In the meantime , she might just as well take another look at those ledgers and see if she could make any sense of them . |
| 17 | She sat on the edge of his bed , eating the Nux Bar and wondering how she could make some money . |
| 18 | Before she could make another move , his mouth covered hers and he gathered her so tightly to him that making any move was impossible . |
| 19 | And the other reason they do n't want to turn up is primarily because they do know that we have compulsory purchase powers and the planning — the paper put forward by the Chief Planning Officer today was a vindication of wage for a good many years , a good many months rather , that we do have compulsory purchase powers and we are able to use them and it was specifically asked at the Panel today , by both Monty Finnist and Sir Monty Finnist and Tony Christopher , why does n't the City Council market this site and use its compulsory purchase powers and that 's one question to address tomorrow as a politician who could make that decision . |
| 20 | However , the preceding privatization of gas had shown only moderate job losses , and the government lobby argued that privatization of coal itself could make marginal collieries economically viable if they had a ‘ leaner management ’ and supervisory structure . |
| 21 | You look like you could make good use of a break . ’ |
| 22 | You could make complicated calculations , but an alternative is to set the blade for cutting the segments flat , but to hold the plank at the desired angle as you cut . |
| 23 | I should be grateful if you could make any amendments on your copy and return to me as soon as convenient . |
| 24 | And erm these things used to used to sort of wind the r the the the spring or the leather thong around th top and start it off to spinning you know and then you 'd keep whipping it like that and you could make these things jump into the air , in fact a friend of mine was telling me , we were talking about it the other day . |
| 25 | If you feel , for example , that your appearance lets you down , perhaps you could spend a little time studying magazine features to see where you could make some changes . |
| 26 | wishing you could make some kind of gesture |
| 27 | With well selected video material you could make this point by starting with a " sound only " presentation , as Video Plan 4 in Chapter 4 does . |
| 28 | If I 'm depressed at all it is that I think that you could make this process slightly less obtrusive and violent and spark-generating if there was more systematic analysis and discussion beforehand , going back a long way . |
| 29 | But er the colouring is really anybody that 's really good at the colouring you know what I mean , they could do wonderful things you know , you could make plain wood look like like erm sort of walnut . |
| 30 | To compensate , you could make more use of wall space with pictures , mirrors or decorative wall plates . |