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 Mini-Enterprise is an opportunity for a group of young people to come together and make a product for sale , or market a service .
3 Freddie rubbed his hands together and made a sign to his waiting friends .
4 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
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 Or we might compare the way Philip II kept Phokis intact in 346 rather than make a present of it to Thebes .
9 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 .
10 This is because the government 's objectives relate to the welfare of New Zealanders rather than making a profit .
11 It seems police failure to raise a national alarm may have fooled Stewart into lying low rather than making a run for it .
12 to take multiple measurements of the same patient , rather than making a treatment decision based on a single observation .
13 I do not know whether that is being emulated elsewhere , so I am asking rather than making a statement .
14 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 .
15 Right that makes a total of seventeen eighty six , sixty one over the year .
16 Meredith went downstairs and made a cup of tea .
17 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 .
18 But if all goes well , in time we should be able to sell our castings outside and make a profit on them too .
19 He 'd forgotten about the way it flickered before it came on properly and made a noise .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 We went home and made a half-hour colour television programme which was marvellous .
23 Dalziel noticed him also and made a motion of the head .
24 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 .
25 If cricket 's not your thing how about American football … a new season is underway and making a name for themselves already are the Oxford Saints … they 're the first club in the country with its very own gridiron pitch .
26 Yeah , I I 've well that makes a change you know I mean some of my stuff 's come back from them and I 've wondered whether they 've read it .
27 Well that makes a kind of convenient break actually , because what I wanted to start on er then was things which really perhaps ought to be postponed till , till next .
28 Well that makes a difference , solid floor .
29 Parents also need to be aware when their child has behaved well and make a comment about this so that the child receives praise and recognition for good behaviour .
30 The professional person is challenged to serve well and to make a name for himself or herself .
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