Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] make [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So much so that she decided to call the police and give them my registration number , just in case I made a habit of kerb-crawling . |
| 2 | During a lull in the shouting I made the tea , and as I was pouring the cups out Mum asked Dad what she should do . |
| 3 | I would like the members of this authority to have a look at the reply I make no apology for the length of the reply to Mr 's very important question . |
| 4 | On the album I make the comment that somebody had asked me the same question and I said , ‘ Yep , my left hand 's doing good , right hand 's doing alright , my mind 's as sharp as a tack . |
| 5 | On most journeys of pleasure I make a point of visiting one . |
| 6 | And if by confusion you make a mistake , |
| 7 | At the second attempt she made the connection and heard the telephone begin to ring at the other end . |
| 8 | With all this hype and cheap talk they make the game look ignorant . |
| 9 | Joseph glanced at Ngo Van Loc , but although his knuckles were white on the steering wheel he made no comment , and nobody else spoke for the rest of the journey . |
| 10 | The first voice made a request for permission to use the campsite area for a group of boys during the next school break , and after stopping the machine she made a note of the name and address to which she would send confirmation . |
| 11 | At home we make a promise to ourselves . |
| 12 | They stopped it see , so I did n't gain anything out of it , me mates at work they made a collection for me in their way . |
| 13 | At work he made a point of answering every letter that crossed his desk ; he told me , ‘ If people take the trouble to write , then the least we can do , as a courtesy , if nothing else , is to give them as complete an answer as possible ’ . |
| 14 | Charlie read and re-read his banal offering , aware that although he extolled Tommy 's courage during the battle he made no mention of Trentham fleeing from the enemy . |
| 15 | As soon as he saw their mood he made no attempt to join or follow ; and the people , seeing he had not the cut of a government man , passed him by . |
| 16 | David rose through the ranks from education officer to acting director of technical education during his years in Northern Rhodesia , but some years after the country gained independence he made the decision to leave . |
| 17 | you swing , you multiply it around the council it makes a difference |
| 18 | Your husband 's wealth he made a will ? ’ |
| 19 | After his return he made a statement to the UK House of Commons on Oct. 24 , warning that the decision on the use of force was " not one which can be indefinitely shirked " if sanctions were proving ineffectual . |
| 20 | Do this outside in case you make a mess . |
| 21 | Read the questions ( in case you made a mistake selecting the directory ) and , when you 're sure , select Yes . |
| 22 | As the wife of the civic leader , Mrs Murphy had to do considerable entertaining in generous western style , but in this field she made no attempt to keep pace with Olga Stych or Donna Frizzell ; she knew when she was beaten . |
| 23 | Will you let me go again on the basis I made a cock-up the first time round . |
| 24 | Within the community they made no attempt to ape the gentry , were accorded no special title , and yet enjoyed ‘ a certeine preheminence , and more estimation than labourers & the common sort of artificers ’ . |
| 25 | At its conclusion they made the order that all parties accepted to be the appropriate order . |
| 26 | On this er er further to this point about continuity they make the point as well that a system of election by thirds makes it more difficult for the officers of the authority to dominate the councillors . |
| 27 | During this period he made a parachute descent from a balloon at 10,500 feet to investigate ‘ swinging ’ . |
| 28 | On his recovery he made a pilgrimage to the shrine of Rocamadour in the Quercy . |
| 29 | In one way , of course , Nick had been quite right when he had said that whatever the truth it made no difference . |
| 30 | in case we make a fool of ourselves |