Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] make [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 But , even when people have had spells of very bad illness , they may still live for many years and there will be time for them to make good plans for their children .
2 But Britain 's Vice-Consul Harold Jenkins told me : ‘ Sadly it may be quite impossible for them to make positive identifications . ’
3 They were they were asking for them to make more slates for for less money and they were n't prepared to sit down and really talk it through with the men they just treated you know they just had this awful attitude
4 Many of them make regular trips to the filmset where it was all put together , at Portmeirion in Wales .
5 It was noticeable that many of them made emotive comments when addressing this question ( for example , ‘ a last resort ’ , or ‘ a place for old people to go when nobody else wants them ’ ) , a reflection possibly of their personal involvement with the residents of the home and concern for their well-being .
6 Had any of them made any approaches to her ?
7 None of them made any concessions to the local Muslim culture .
8 Hugh with his hair wet , carrying Jacqueline and leading his two other daughters , all of them making wet footmarks on the stone floor , came in from the terrace .
9 Try to have your progress reviewed regularly with your nurse manager , so that neither of you makes misleading assumptions about your ability to cope or happiness in the job .
10 In Easton , the dislike of it made some policemen reluctant to attend certain sorts of incident where a great deal of paperwork could be expected ( such as road traffic accidents ) , although means of formal control usually ensured they responded in the end .
11 When we hear the word ‘ power ’ some of us make strong associations with fear , deprivation and a loss of control .
12 Obviously a figure higher than that would take some pressure of us to make those incursions into the green belt , a lower figure conversely would require us to make higher la larger incursions into our greenbelt .
13 Your doctor and the hospital will arrange for you to make regular visits for antenatal care .
14 Or is it still too young for you to make any evaluations apart from tentative ones ? ’
15 I 'm waiting for you to make those things in your erm
16 With the arrival of scientific methods in the twentieth century , we have been able to determine the essential nature of a healthy diet , and with it make dietary changes based on knowledge .
17 I do n't think they 're in it to make zillions and zillions of pounds , I think they 're in it to make great records .
18 Well first of all I think there are a number of intangible benefits which accrue from us making new contacts outside the University , and tackling and discussing new problems in different areas .
19 But it was a flop , and Wilcox moved on from US to make successive deals with Universal and RKO .
20 It was n't easy for him to make new friends , particularly outside of whatever cast list he was currently a part , but occasionally it happened — as during the run of One Over The Eight .
21 Owning an animal also makes it easier for her to make new friends and contacts , particularly children .
22 This assumes that social worker has the information available to them to make correct decisions .
23 They waited beside me making worried encouragements until the ambulance arrived from the direction of Reading .
24 Man works far below his capacity ; some writers have put a figure on the deficiency but it is of little value to you to make quantitative estimates .
25 If you 're the earner , and she 's looking after the children , it 's usually down to you to make regular payments for the children 's upkeep at least until they reach the age of seventeen — and longer if they 're still in education .
26 But it is up to you to make some decisions , however small , and to put them into action .
27 Representation of shires and boroughs had also been determined : the King no longer had discretion to decide which communities might send up M.P.s , although it was of course open to him to make new enfranchisements by royal charter .
28 It is not possible for those who are weak to apply this soul force for it makes great demands on those who would use it .
29 On the other hand we are fortunate indeed if we happen to be in a business that is so secure that it is enough for us to make effortless decisions that never require us to do more than flow along with established patterns .
30 It is not for us to make political decisions .
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