Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She only needs to make a token 1500 metres or 3,000 metres appearance in the main trials meeting , in Birmingham on June 27 and 28 , to claim her Olympic team place alongside world champion Liz McColgan . |
| 2 | With his first vote the West German elector can if he so desires make a choice solely with reference to the rival candidates ' personal qualities or their popularity . |
| 3 | Someone still has to make a decision about who should be encouraged to reproduce , and as in the past , women still carry the physical , social and emotional burdens of the eugenicists ' plans . |
| 4 | Plans were lodged with Arfon Borough Council in April but the council still has to make a decision . |
| 5 | The president still has to make a host of key decisions : how generous to make the benefits ; how to pay for the changes ; how much freedom to give the states and , above all , how to sell the package . |
| 6 | The handbook also recommends making a diary of feelings when alone , with one column headed : ‘ Times I was alone and enjoyed it ’ and the other : ‘ Times I was alone and did n't enjoy it . |
| 7 | Throwing up slides to make a point here , and stepping aside from the podium to develop a theme there , he exuded great confidence in the future of the great corporation . |
| 8 | Gut political reaction from the handful of Conservative MPs capable of defeating the Government now threatens to make a mockery for its long-term market-led plans for the electricity market . |
| 9 | The West will face some difficult decisions if Mr Gorbachev really does make a dash for economic freedom . |
| 10 | On the clean sound , reverb really does make a difference , adding as it does greater depth to any guitar 's tone . |
| 11 | Wilko seemingly has made a bid of ( I think the figure was ) 90,000 . |
| 12 | If nobody else wants to make a contribution , do we agree that the report be accepted . |
| 13 | Meanwhile Diana , who has not figured regularly in up-market births col-umns since the Fifties , again fails to make a mark . |
| 14 | It seals up every nick , stimulates the skin to a tingling glow , leaves it looking and feeling very pleasant indeed , Corvette After-Shave may not turn you into a film star , but it certainly helps to make a man worth a second glance ! 3/9 a large bottle . |