Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [adv] make [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ This is different , ’ Lindsey laughingly dismissed his protest , weaving her way with almost childlike excitement between rows of fruit and vegetables and racks of brightly coloured sundresses , sandals and locally made lace .
2 Carrick 's argument , that of the man who earns his living playing the game , would make sense anywhere but in the Ridings : without the addition of a West Indian fast bowler and the option of adding two more experienced outside players , says Carrick , the chances of his youngish team ever winning trophies and thus making money , are severely limited .
3 They will give us exactly the colour we want , especially if we dovetail them with the bassoons and thus make use of the deep low notes of the second horn .
4 In the context of reproduction , males make use of weapons ( teeth , horns , etc. ) in competitive encounters with male rivals and also make use of their courtship display characteristics in the presence of females in order the attract them .
5 Happily both are popular with tourists and still make money .
6 It is difficult to infer from this passage that Strabo trusted Timagenes about the Cells and never made use of the original text of Posidonius — who had been directly or indirectly his own teacher .
7 In ancient times one regular performer apparently used to swallow stones and then make music by banging on his stomach .
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