Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] make a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was power alone that made a man attractive . |
| 2 | Is it any wonder she was ready to say so and make an end of it ? ’ |
| 3 | Mini-Enterprise is an opportunity for a group of young people to come together and make a product for sale , or market a service . |
| 4 | Freddie rubbed his hands together and made a sign to his waiting friends . |
| 5 | Telling herself she was an idiot , she pulled her thoughts together and made an effort to concentrate upon what he was saying , and as she listened to the pleasant tones of his deep voice she realised he was on the subject of white-water rafting . |
| 6 | Yeah , oh we erm , bits of paper with patterns on them , like stain glass windows and the colouring , we colour them in and we stick them together and make a lantern |
| 7 | To show this , suppose that the UK has a relatively high rate of inflation and that , as a result , the pound is depreciating : speculators who expect the pound to continue depreciating will sell pounds and buy stronger currencies so as to make a capital gain later . |
| 8 | So Father Kleinsorge got a large piece of grass and drew out the stem so as to make a straw , and gave them all water to drink that way . |
| 9 | Presumably he should have shot her or let her drown , rather than make a present of her to the French , but there were some things Karelius could not bring himself to do . |
| 10 | Or we might compare the way Philip II kept Phokis intact in 346 rather than make a present of it to Thebes . |
| 11 | If this is a valid criticism , rather than make an excuse accept it , apologise and offer a reason — a true reason if you can . |
| 12 | Things began to improve in the nineteenth century , however , when more coordinated methods were employed , and for the first time , digging began to be directed at finding out about Pompeii , rather than making a profit . |
| 13 | This is because the government 's objectives relate to the welfare of New Zealanders rather than making a profit . |
| 14 | It seems police failure to raise a national alarm may have fooled Stewart into lying low rather than making a run for it . |
| 15 | to take multiple measurements of the same patient , rather than making a treatment decision based on a single observation . |
| 16 | I do not know whether that is being emulated elsewhere , so I am asking rather than making a statement . |
| 17 | That rather than making a block grant for somebody because we know they do a good job , that we do more directly relate that to services they 're providing to us and output . |
| 18 | For her at this stage , not crying is a great achievement but she hopes that some day she will reach a better balance so that her tears will be for herself rather than to make an impression on others . |
| 19 | Right that makes a total of seventeen eighty six , sixty one over the year . |
| 20 | Meredith went downstairs and made a cup of tea . |
| 21 | Then , when I got fed up with that , I 'd go downstairs and make a racket on the old upright piano my nan had lent us . |
| 22 | But if all goes well , in time we should be able to sell our castings outside and make a profit on them too . |
| 23 | He 'd forgotten about the way it flickered before it came on properly and made a noise . |
| 24 | Answer the telephone promptly and make a habit of picking up a pencil and notepad at the same time — being kept waiting will make the caller impatient . |
| 25 | She had quite expected him to stop the car on the way home and make a grab at her and she was all prepared to cope with it , had her little speech ready about what a wonderful evening she 'd had but at the moment she was concentrating on her career and did n't really want to waste time on that kind of thing . |
| 26 | We went home and made a half-hour colour television programme which was marvellous . |
| 27 | Dalziel noticed him also and made a motion of the head . |
| 28 | If , finally , you get any column inches out of it , buy yourself a drink , cut out the precious words carefully and make a pile of photocopies . |
| 29 | It took a conscious effort to resist the urge to close my eyes , while I signalled to the traffic behind and made an emergency stop . |
| 30 | You must end his solo visits now and make an effort to get out and build your romantic life outside your family circle . |