Example sentences of "[conj] make [art] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Those engaged in this process would be well advised to remember the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson : ‘ If a man write a better book , preach a better sermon , or make a better mousetrap than his neighbour , though he build his house in the woods , the world will make a beaten path to his door . ’ |
2 | If women 's lives were often painfully limited , it was possible to find or make a better self in the mirror . |
3 | An example is the 1975 pay award in BR , which had already been through the RSNT when the Prime Minister Harold Wilson intervened to press management to resume negotiations and make a higher offer ( see ch. 9 ) . |
4 | Ours were led on a policy led planning process which was driven by the needs of , which are clearly identified in the an anti poverty strategy which is designed to protect the services , the jobs , to regenerate the local economy and make a better place to live and for children to grow up in . |
5 | The boffins down at War-U-Like have invented a new toy ; a high-powered supa-dupa combat aircraft that can outfly and outblast anything in the air , and make a bigger noise doing it . |
6 | Look at plants from all angles to determine how they can be used — maybe you could remove the petals and make a smaller flower with just a few of them ? |
7 | She opened the bag , took out the handkerchief and made a louder noise than before . |
8 | Lynall Urwick put forward a counter-argument that a wide span of control had been possible in this example because the work of the merchandising managers did not interlock , and so the need for coordination and integration was not present : this reduced the burdens of supervision and made a wider span of control feasible . |
9 | ‘ Thomas , Thomas , ’ Gwendolen moaned quietly to herself , and made no further bid for the limelight . |
10 | The ICA saw ‘ no great merit ’ in the suggestion ; but Touche Ross supported it and made the further recommendation that each firm appoint a finance partner . |
11 | For variety and to make a longer walk you can try the three circular walks which leave the towpath at various points . |
12 | Azmaveth nodded , but made no further comment . |
13 | He did not answer , and Murtach raised his eyebrows but made no further comment . |
14 | Old Mel answered with a grunt but made no further reply . |
15 | Oh dear me so I 'm hoping that the system that I give you will allow you to deal with all those situations as well as make a longer presentation where you do have some preparation time . |
16 | The first skirmish over the national security issue came at a closed hearing on Jan. 11 when it was reported that the prosecution had accused the lawyer of one of Noriega 's co-defendants of improperly disclosing classified information when making an earlier request for access to National Security Council records . |