Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Doctor Morris — a remarkable quirk in his otherwise orderly character , I may say — has always stubbornly refused to make a will . |
| 2 | Lancashire , however , rarely threatened to make a game of it . |
| 3 | He shook his head , but gamely decided to make a stab at it . |
| 4 | Their auditors came across alleged irregularities at a time when the Division Two outfit is already expected to make a loss of £120,000 for the season . |
| 5 | He was pleased with this image and momentarily considered making a poem out of it . |
| 6 | The complainant no longer needed to make a distinction between petty and serious crime ; all criminal charges were now brought before the same official . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've just got to make a phone call . ’ |
| 8 | Some of its humour happened to remind him of his friend Mike Nichols , who had just begun making a career directing plays on Broadway with the hit Neil Simon comedy Barefoot in the Park and Murray Schisgal 's Luv . |
| 9 | Samuel Beeton had already begun to make a name for himself as a publisher and editor . |
| 10 | A market maker does not have complete control over his portfolio because he is always required to make a market . |
| 11 | Hobson Brown , in Russell Reynolds ' New York office , maintains that his firm , more effectively than the other headhunters , has attracted the first real career-search consultants , graduates from business schools who have deliberately chosen to make a career in executive search ; it was always the goal of Reynolds himself to build up a business as prestigious and high-powered as Morgan Guaranty , in which an ambitious graduate would seek to work right through to retirement . |
| 12 | Of course it was also intended to make a fortune , and win awards for integrity and holiness . |
| 13 | The Interim Committee 's programme also envisaged making a levy on oil-producing countries which benefited from the crisis through higher prices , to help other IMF members pay interest on their borrowings from the fund . |
| 14 | The city had to offer higher than average wages to attract civil servants from the Reich and was also forced to make a contribution to the salary and expenses of the League of Nations High Commissioner to the tune of £44,000 per year . |
| 15 | She and her husband have also learned to make a family joke out of the situation , trying to guess before each visit how many times Jane 's mother will criticise her . |
| 16 | Emma too , although still at school , was now provoked to make a contribution . |
| 17 | The Women 's Environmental Network , a non-political pressure group , said women — who were responsible for three-quarters of all decisions about shopping — were well placed to make a stand against companies which overwrap , adding to both bills and rubbish . |
| 18 | Just like Sir Anthony Hopkins can afford to turn down the £1 million reputedly offered to make a sequel to Silence of The Lambs . |
| 19 | The law is called upon to distinguish between information which may be legitimately used to make a stock market trade , and that which may not . |
| 20 | As curiosities , these few loathsome relics are no doubt both valuable and interesting , but were there a heap of such dry rubbish , one would feel strongly disposed to make a bonfire of the whole , for it looks nothing fit for anything else . |
| 21 | The personal systems business , based in Finland , saw sales increase 34% to £350m , and unlike personal computer vendors elsewhere , even managed to make a profit . |
| 22 | But lending institutions would be well advised to make a recommendation in writing to any surety ( who falls within the ‘ protected ’ class ) to take independent legal advice before signing a security ; this should accompany the security document when it is sent for signature ( a lender should not simply entrust the security to the debtor to obtain the surety 's signature ) . |
| 23 | The Environment Secretary is then expected to make a decision next year . |
| 24 | Mr. Speaker , you will recall that at Question Time last Thursday the Government were twice asked to make a statement on the subject at the conclusion of the Nelson trial . |
| 25 | The developer is then left to make a response to the advertisement and approach the vendor or his agent for more information . |
| 26 | While IBM Espana SA may have had a ‘ rather complicated ’ year , unlike the rest of the company , it at least managed to make a profit . |
| 27 | The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem . |
| 28 | I 'M A BIT NERVOUS , I 'VE NEVER HAD TO MAKE A WITHDRAWAL FROM THE SPERM BANK BEFORE |
| 29 | Pietro Miletti picked up the paper again and began to read in a calm , confident voice , a voice that was accustomed to being obeyed , that never needed to make a fuss . |
| 30 | Thought Pink , the little hen was pleased , she too wanted to make a nest . |