Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] make some [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Des O'Grady must have made some audacious remark to her in his broad Irish accent for she gave him a wide grin , showing her impeccable set of incisors .
2 He must have made some assuaging gesture .
3 You 'll have to make some little baps and bring them
4 ‘ Well , I could have made some other arrangement .
5 The great majority of lenders say that they see the courts as an unfruitful last resort , and would prefer to make some special arrangements ( smaller but regular payments , say ) as soon as a customer gets into difficulties .
6 I would like to make some initial comments about the above plan , in response to the introductory leaflet : in particular the section under economy , ‘ to improve access into the countryside ’ .
7 Had it been less well done , someone as prickly and paranoid as Alex Household would have bridled , would have pointed out that to lose a part at the beginning of one 's career was rather different from losing it after twenty years in the business , would have made some bitter retort .
8 I would love to make some new friends . ’
9 All have made the three-year commitment to the project and , excepting the few that have managed to get various forms of sponsorship , all but the wealthiest will have to make some financial sacrifices .
10 Yasmin is expecting another child in the autumn and , although she will have to make some difficult decisions about whether or not to continue with her career after the baby is born , she is still determined to carry on working for as long as she can .
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