Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] make the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among their reasons for submitting was a fear that outlawry would lead to the destruction of the church ; in February the king was already threatening to make the outlawry permanent , and in March even the archbishop had his horses seized by royal officers while he was en route from Maidstone to London . |
| 2 | One man who spoke about already having made the decision to only have safer sex was ridiculed by some of the others . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not just trying to make the final . |
| 4 | We are still attempting to persuade people that the figures they have been given or have invented are wrong and if we operate on the real figures there is no reason for mass closures of elderly persons homes and we are still attempting to make the refurbishment programme work as best we can to achieve the most we can in the shortest period and for the least money . |
| 5 | My first thought was that I was 320 duck-jumps behind and if I was ever going to make the state of shai-hai I would probably have to spend a whole weekend duck-jumping . |
| 6 | I saw that you must not only address the real needs of people but need to be genuinely open to new approaches and styles of work if you are ever going to make the rhetoric of involving communities in the planning and assessment of programmes a reality , or ensure active participation in health sector organizations . |
| 7 | But the 29-year-old is still waiting to make the breakthrough . |
| 8 | Now both men regretted ever having made the decision . |
| 9 | Mark Bright joined the Palace from Leicester City in November 1986 in a £75,000 deal and it was the goals from this cultured striker , along with those from partner Ian Wright , which took the Palace back to the 1st Division in 1989 , while also helping to make the twosome Palace 's top scorers in the League 's higher divisions , as well as one of the most prolific striking partnerships in the country at that time . |
| 10 | The scientists are now trying to make the difference between the ‘ on ’ and the ‘ off ’ states greater so that the membrane completely blocks transport in the off state . |
| 11 | A Midland-based company , British Contact Sports Supplies , is currently trying to make the suit knife- and bullet-proof and , although no one from the Met Police could confirm or deny the rumours , it seems that plans may be afoot for them to adopt the suit in the future |