Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] make the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even if Flaubert had described himself as a lethargic meliorist , I should make the same point : what a curious vanity it is of the present to expect the past to suck up to it . |
| 2 | You see , I kept blaming you for everything , but that was n't fair , a lot of it was my fault too , and I might make the same mistakes all over again , and I could n't bear that . |
| 3 | At the weekend er I thought , I 'll make the most of the er the weather , because Saturday we 'd got er showers forecast from about lunchtime . |
| 4 | ‘ But , if I know him , you wo n't remain so charmingly ingenuous for long , so I 'd make the most of it if I were you . ’ |
| 5 | I know I 've made a lot of mistakes and there are probably a lot of things I should be sorry about but I would n't change my life , I would make the same mistakes because they 've taught me so much . |
| 6 | No , I do not think that I shall make the same mistake again . |
| 7 | But if you comply with my proposals I will leave you ; if not I will make the most of this opportunity . |
| 8 | I will make the most of being injured , and go down and sit by the pool for a while and chat to Carlos . ’ |
| 9 | YOU should make the most of this year because when Saturn lands in your opposite sign next year , you want to be in as strong a position as possible . |
| 10 | The thin , pink stalks do n't look all that exciting , but you should make the most of its fresh flavour . |
| 11 | Of course , I ca n't pretend that this evening can compete with the delights of your date last night , but as it 's our last evening here you should make the most of it — without the continental touch . ’ |
| 12 | Conscious that she must make the most of these last weeks , and grateful for all the happiness and love which she had enjoyed in childhood , she was nevertheless eager for the days to pass and for the news to come that João had arrived from Lisbon to collect his bride . |
| 13 | He would thrash ; and she would make the same wound and stitch it . |
| 14 | Emily was being handed down to stand before the light-filled doorway of the Assembly Rooms and she took a deep breath of anticipation , this was her night , the night she was to be accepted as an adult and she would make the most of it . |
| 15 | Copyright is a complex subject and it is vital that the professional artist is aware of the issues involved so that he or she can make the most of opportunities and guard against exploitation . |
| 16 | Therefore it is vital that the professional artist is aware of the broad issues involved , not only so that he or she can make the most of opportunities to promote work , but also in relation to commissions , contracts and other business ventures . |
| 17 | How you can make the most of those risky but rewarding exotic blooms ; |
| 18 | You can make the most of your stay in Brighton & Hove by contacting one of the Tourist Information Centres . |
| 19 | Where you can make the most of your leisure time . |
| 20 | You can make the same arguments about certain stories at home . |
| 21 | A developing industry in South Shropshire is tourism , and the County Council is concerned that we should make the most of it . |
| 22 | I really do feel that erm it 's a success that should be , it should be , we should make the most of it , we should public it , publicise it , erm , wherever we can . |
| 23 | ‘ Then we must make the most of it , ’ she said briskly . |
| 24 | ‘ Then we must make the most of her . |
| 25 | The principle of universalizability tells us , then , that in the absence of an available difference we must make the same judgement again . |
| 26 | I do n't think we 'll make the same mistakes again . ’ |
| 27 | We could make the same kind of comment about the lyrics : the predictable rhymes ; the clichéd phrases ( ‘ South of the Border ’ , ‘ stars above ’ , ‘ my thoughts stray ’ , ‘ she was a picture ’ , and so on ) . |
| 28 | We could make the same kind of case for clusters of compatible genes building the different parts of eyes , ears , noses , walking limbs , all the cooperating parts of an animal 's body . |
| 29 | Now it so happens that we can make the same substitution of forms in an otherwise completely different sentence , producing an exactly parallel change of meaning : |
| 30 | First , there were the blue-blooded man-about-town types who had perhaps not — generally speaking — enjoyed the greatest success in their commercial and professional careers , who were restless , and saw executive search as an institutionalised old-boy network , in which they could make the most of their old contacts and make money without the need for major capital investment , and who misguidedly thought that it would be an easy living . |