Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] to make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The relatives of our electively ventilated organ donors do not feel that we act improperly ; rather , they all consider that the process of organ donation allows them to make some sense of an otherwise inexplicable loss . |
2 | Their behaviour in resembling mine often allows me to make correct interpretations of their experience . |
3 | A staple gun is also worth having , since it allows you to make instant fixings of thin sheet materials , fabrics and floorcoverings , with one hand free to position the work while the other fires the staples . |
4 | As with the freeing of the study of speech from ‘ universalism ’ , this approach to speech and writing can lead to value judgements : ‘ this view therefore allows us to make controlled value judgements about the appropriateness of written and spoken language for different functions … written language clearly serves various functions which spoken language never could and is therefore superior from that point of view . |
5 | The emergence of new programmes in the same specialty leads me to make two comments . |
6 | It helps them to make realistic career choices . |
7 | It helps you to make informed decisions about your career choice . |
8 | You may feel that a local course would have more relevance to the job you want or appreciate the opportunity a local course gives you to make new contacts in the district where you will be working . |
9 | Even if her scheme permits her to make additional pension contributions to make up for missing years of service , such payments will cost her more than would be the case for a man of the same age and salary status , since the arrangements assume that a woman will live longer and therefore claim benefits for longer than a man . |
10 | On the opening page of Amis 's first novel , Jim mentally decides on his own word when his professor uses another , deferentially pretending as an untenured lecturer to look amused at a weak professorial joke , and he promises himself to make another sort of face to himself when next alone . |
11 | The following assumptions are intended to conform with the Keynesian view of the economy and to simplify the analysis in such a way that enables us to make useful predictions . |
12 | ‘ We sit down and negotiate lines of credit with leasing companies , which enables us to make quick purchasing decisions knowing that the credit is there , ’ said Mr Salway . |
13 | ‘ This facility is considerably time-saving for the team as it enables us to make experimental changes on screen , before on-site implementation , which is clearly more cost effective at the planning stages , ’ explained Phil . |