Example sentences of "[verb] and make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a lot we can do , I think , to help the community in a wider sense , and I see that as one of the key elements of my work , to try and make that work . |
| 2 | The task of the social scientist is to try and make some sense of any observable patterns and the motivations , whether unspoken or not , behind them . |
| 3 | And when the muttered reply , ‘ He 's … he 's gone on a trip to try and make some money so we could … could get married , ’ came from her shoulder , she pushed Jessie upwards , saying , ‘ Oh my God ! ’ |
| 4 | Compared with a lettuce , for example , our rose roots are going to work at a lower level , and at planting time are going to have to work and make fresh growth ( become established ) in that second spit region . |
| 5 | She spent a pleasant few minutes thinking of her small business where she designed and made exclusive wedding gowns for a rapidly growing circle of customers , but Dana 's early-morning phone call refused to be dismissed . |
| 6 | Brian Pearse FCIB , Deputy Chairman , responded and made strong reference to the need for a return to high standards of banking education . |
| 7 | Once on the first aerodrome , Brueckner stopped and made some excuse about engine problems , saying that he had to try to get a key for the toolbox . |
| 8 | It will pay them to settle in advance how such matters are to be resolved and to make appropriate provision in the partnership agreement . |
| 9 | The Daurog began to whitter and make shrill noises . |
| 10 | The debtor is entitled to attend when the report is being considered and make any representations he wishes . |
| 11 | There is a feeling that they need to develop educational approaches that are based on indigenous conceptions of social service rather than Western urban industrial models and that they should be seeking ways of maximizing the contribution of front-line personnel , either through the direct provision of training or by teaching their graduates how to train and make optimum use of front-line workers ( University Grants Commission , 1980 ; Siddiqui , 1984 ) . |
| 12 | The meadow began to mushroom with tents and huts and the street theatre erupted into an explosion of living history , the performers flinging themselves to the ground and then leaping into the air as and when the idea occurred and making funny faces all the while . |
| 13 | Mr Venables disagreed and made some claim about tastebuds and their ‘ overstimulation ’ . |
| 14 | Mada Joyce had , it seemed , no husband but seven children from three different fathers , each apparently blacker than the one before and the latest , who occasionally visited and made half-hearted repairs to the shack , Nana dismissed as ‘ nothing but pure Negro . ’ |
| 15 | For them it was enough that 1 , a Westerner from a God-forgotten , immoral country , believed and made some attempt to practise . |
| 16 | Having seen and made many changes in their time , the Kings retired five years ago — though only as far as next door , and the sign above the shop still says King , maintaining the links back to 1870 and before . |
| 17 | Mick came and made some tea and sat her down with a cup in her hands and tried to talk some sense into her . |
| 18 | Why was it the gorgeous ones passed through so fleetingly while others , like that paunchy , moist-palmed Vic Tatum from Marine Claims always managed to delay in her office , ogling , leering and making suggestive remarks that she could probably take to a Sexual Harassment Tribunal if she had a mind to ! |
| 19 | The only drawback to the course was the way my calves refused to move first thing in the morning ; the pluses ? — meeting and making new friends and returning home refreshed and energised in mind and body . |
| 20 | The report presents the truth about conditions in what is , probably the poorest ( financially ) of all the countries I have visited and makes compelling reading ( if you like horror stories ) . |
| 21 | ( d ) Keep records of all payments made and make annual returns to the Inland Revenue . |
| 22 | And I was in a ca , er school over the summer holidays and er , we were looking at the design and technology and the point was that they got ta design and make some components , and realise I 'm talking about , you know , six , seven , eight year old , mixed girls and boys theirselves , and it was ra rather heart-warming to see where the way these youngsters react . |
| 23 | For four days he seemed barely alive , but on the fifth he sat up and opened his eyes , ‘ seeing a vast procession with people singing and making all kinds of commotion ’ . |
| 24 | Someone on a boat out there was having a party , people singing and making more noise than the music they were playing . |
| 25 | At present , interest earned in this country by overseas nationals is subject to tax but , if a tax haven state was created in Britain , this liability would disappear and make such deposits more attractive . |
| 26 | ‘ And I thought I could make mine by designing and making better products , and selling them to the world , ’ said Mark . |
| 27 | Often she would also spend hours designing and making new clothes for herself and sometimes for Dannii and friends . |
| 28 | Across the garden , the big yellow dog snorted and made digging motions with his paws . |
| 29 | The earth thickened and made different sounds underfoot as ash gave way to elm . |
| 30 | You can either record this and play it back or stand in front of a friend and let them criticize and make helpful suggestions . |