Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] to make a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ACTOR Eric Cullen — known to his millions of TV viewers as Wee Burney — was on his best behaviour when he visited Drymen Branch to make a presentation to the winner of an art competition .
2 Percent for Art is a part of our long term promotion to make a city of culture , which we will do with the support of people .
3 Fir the first ‘ garment ’ I was issued with four different colours and instructed to knit four-inch stripes in two plain , two purl rib to make a scarf .
4 Even at that time , however , there was a difference between combinations and friendly societies — the one intent on using the collective power of the work force to make a change in real wages and the other developing a system of welfare services among members through cooperative effort .
5 It was necessary for the Council of the Law Society to make a number of regulations in connection with this process .
6 Will the Leader of the House arrange for the Home Secretary to make a statement next week about political asylum fraud ?
7 In view of today 's decision by the Court of Appeal to allow the appeal by Winston Silcott , may I ask whether you have received a request by the Home Secretary to make a statement on that matter ?
8 We taxied in close to the runway and were all pushed down the exit ladder to make a sprint for the terminal building ; no automatic concertinaed walkways here .
9 The resulting image is then either transferred to an OHP foil by photocopying or photographed using a rostrum camera to make a 35mm slide .
10 Have you had any request , Sir from the Northern Ireland Office to make a statement on last evening 's incidents at Crumlin Road prison ?
11 ‘ We had to clear out our junk room to make a nursery for James .
12 However , the saving is limited as the Revenue only normally allow the service company to make a 10% profit .
13 We are therefore asking Lothian Region to make a contribution towards these costs .
14 So if the kitchen is large enough to take any sort of eating surface — even if it is only an extension of a counter top to make a breakfast and supper bar , this is obviously a bonus .
15 Cut diagonally along one long edge of the tissue paper to make a crown shape ( Fig 2 ) .
16 She also wore black spiky , button-up ankle boots , a baggy black cardigan and enough stainless steel jewellery to make a dinner service .
17 The instructor may have been wondering if the height was going to be sufficient for a normal approach even though the student had already cut out the base leg to make a 180° turn on to finals .
18 Fab news : Beatles Story boss Mike Byrne , 50 , expects his Fab Four show at the Albert Dock to make a profit this year , for the first time .
19 ‘ Simon ’ , a BBC producer , had lent him recording equipment to make a bit of a programme out of this endeavour .
20 Middlesbrough-born Glendenen went on to score the first century , having become only the second Durham player to make a double-century when he hit 200 not out against Victoria last September in a three-day match unluckily denied first-class status .
21 According to Frank Barnaby , once director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute , it takes about 35kg ( 77lb ) of civil plutonium in its oxide form to make a bomb , whereas a mere 5kg of good military metal will suffice .
22 T is to ensure By being author of a hardback book , That we are handled by a book reviewer To make a change from endless drama critics .
23 Faxfinders — the first Barlaston admin. circle to make a presentation — came up with the solution to the complex problem after months of hard work .
24 The workhouse master reported that Connolly then put his boots on and went off to the police station to make a complaint of assault .
25 Mr Ethrington has provisional financial backing from the trade union bank Unity Trust to make a bid via an employee share ownership plan .
26 I had got myself down on the floor of the Superdome Convention Hall to make a video .
27 Just telephone the nearest Cosmos office to make a holiday booking for any UK departure point .
28 Use a small split cane the width of the seed tray to make a series of depressions in the levelled compost .
29 In addition to misinforming the administration of some of his travel arrangements , in mid-June Sununu also used a White House limousine to make a 200-mile trip to New York to attend a rare stamp auction .
30 Amazingly enough , in the guitar industry , nobody had ever used a copy lathe to make a guitar neck .
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