Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or , among much robust , dark furniture , the zuzulu , a wooden settle part of whose back let down to make a table . |
| 2 | It 's mostly chipboard based , but I did buy an old 60s wardrobe quite cheaply which I cut up to make a computer work station . |
| 3 | In total contrast to this ancient village is the long stretch of beach , nightlife , bars and bodegas , all of which add up to make a holiday in Mojacar a most memorable and enjoyable one . |
| 4 | Indeed some of us think we now know what bankers in the republic felt like , if you stand up to make a speech the matter has moved on before you sit down again but I must tell you of the next major problem . |
| 5 | Up above , the Falcons know the plan ; jump ; freefall and link up to make a circle . |
| 6 | But there are all sorts of reasons why we do n't get that news , one guy said well if we wanted to do it I know if we wanted to make the news that , according to the level of human suffering we 'd start off with Ethiopia then we 'd have the Kurdish problem and you know just made a living of disaster areas around the world , he said we might of finished up with a light hearted discussion on the poll tax , you know as the , as the light , the lightener at the end of the news if you like , and our , what news we receive here depends on our perception of the world , but mainly it 's the other way round our perception of the world is , is what , you know what it , or rather the news that we get actually manufactures our perception of the world . |
| 7 | I remember wickedly making a note at one assembly of the number of times he spoke and believe it or not the total was sixty seven . |
| 8 | You know how to make a man hungry , Maggie Howard , and I am really beginning to believe that you are not aware at all of the consequences . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You know how to make a girl really want it , do n't you , my precious . |
| 10 | You know how to make a girl feel really good . ’ |
| 11 | You really know how to make a girl feel good ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ The Latin races know how to make a revolution , ’ he said waving his specs in the empty gallery . |
| 13 | For instance , there are now 20 or 30 people locally who know how to make a coracle , so the tradition wo n't die . ’ |
| 14 | Try not to make a pest of yourself though , they 're busy people . |
| 15 | Try not to make a habit of it … ’ |
| 16 | Try not to make a comparison . |
| 17 | Pentel also make a range of pens which are excellent , especially as the felt tips do not become fuzzy with use and maintain their firmness . |
| 18 | But the geographical areas served do obviously make a difference . |
| 19 | ‘ Two quarters do not make a trend , ’ said a PHLS spokesperson . |
| 20 | Waltz 's criticism of Kaplan to the effect that rules do not make a system invites a hermeneutic retort that nothing else possibly could in the social world . |
| 21 | Two wrongs do not make a profit . |
| 22 | If you do not make a will , your partner has no right to look after your affairs or to inherit anything of yours . |
| 23 | The Intestacy Rules will govern the distribution of your property if you do not make a will . |
| 24 | When you show the results of your labour to a friend or relative they do not make a minute examination of every component . |
| 25 | This makes sense in Japan where ( because of stellar house prices ) most young single professionals still live at home with their parents and have cash to spend , and where people do not make a habit of throwing bricks through car windows and stealing things . |
| 26 | Two genuine half-wits do not make a genuine wit and two specialists do not make a generalist ; but two tools may do a better job than one multi-purpose tool . |
| 27 | The thing to remember is this : modern tackle , fancy baits and productive waters do not make a carp angler . |
| 28 | I do not make a fuss , I do not rant and splutter . |
| 29 | The the only job which I told Neil I do not expect him to take is working for waste disposal because he did that , this time last year and before he started he was full of big talk about you make a lot of money and you get a lot of tips at Christmas he found that you do not make a lot of money and you do not get generous tips at Christmas |
| 30 | Two wrongs do not make a right , of course , although they must necessarily shift the balance in how we might approach such an inalienable moral precept as the ‘ general belief that right and wrong are , after all , essentially distinct ’ . |