Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] to make [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mandeville and Santerre had arrived at Templecombe wanting to make everyone dance to their tune . |
| 2 | ‘ IBM needs to make something happen with OS/2 2.1 , or it 's facing the possibility of being a niche product for a very long time . ’ |
| 3 | A steel frame , bolted together , which can be finished in a matter of months , before the Armenian winter sets in with temperatures of 40 degrees below freezing , it 's the brainchild of a school consultancy from Gloucester , but it 's taken agreement between Mikhail Gorbachev and Margaret Thatcher at today 's Downing Street talks to make it happen . |
| 4 | Many viewers thought she 'd used the famous Lawley charm to make him relax and talk about his childhood and family . |
| 5 | Finally , Mrs Frizzell rose to make her report . |
| 6 | In a letter to a newspaper one man commented that he was taking his six-year-old daughter to her school sports day when she asked , ‘ Daddy , can I have some of the drugs that Ben Johnson took to make me run fast ? ’ |
| 7 | What had Lavinia , Lady Merchiston done to make him speak so ? |
| 8 | BRITISH motorists face higher road taxes under an EC plan to make them pay according to the number of miles they drive . |