Example sentences of "[vb -s] make a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( ii ) has had a bankruptcy order made against him or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors or has made a proposal for a voluntary arrangement under Part VIII of the Insolvency Act 1986 or is or has been a director of a company in respect of which an administration order under Part II of the Insolvency Act 1986 or a winding-up order has been made or in respect of which a resolution for voluntary winding up has been passed or which has made a proposal for a voluntary arrangement under Part I of the Insolvency Act 1986 or in respect of which a person has been appointed receiver or administrative receiver ; or |
| 2 | Given that this relationship is the determinant of whether the investor has made a profit or loss ( ignoring transactions costs for the moment ) , it is of primary importance in determining the option premium . |
| 3 | Each of the 22 years of the von Kuenheim rule BMW has made a profit and , 1974 fuel crisis year aside , has increased production . |
| 4 | To take some modern analogies , when a lion has made a kill and left the remains to the vultures , it is not likely or necessary to find a lion bone or tooth with the kill in order to identify the predator . |
| 5 | As part of the link-up process QP has made a covenant or promise to these two families to support them and the work they are involved in in three ways : |
| 6 | QP is part of WML and as such has made a covenant or promise to both the Collict and Meikle families to support them as they seek to serve the Lord out in Brazil . |
| 7 | And they were shattered to discover that the ir much-publicised ‘ Run With The Ball ’ scheme , devised last year to recompense players for the increased commitment required at international level , has made a loss because of advertising and expenses . |
| 8 | In circumstances like that no one wants to make a mistake and no one is going to take things casually . ’ |
| 9 | Problems arise when there is a mismatch between the models adopted by the teacher and the parent — when , for example , one wants to make a complaint while the other wants to give advice . |
| 10 | Each woman has to make a choice as to how she expresses the ageing process . |
| 11 | It is not the pathologist 's fault : he has to make a decision as to the cause of death and is not allowed to say he does not know . |
| 12 | The written call having the low exercise price starts to make a loss before the purchased call starts to make a profit . |
| 13 | But where , as in this case , a party undertakes to make a payment because by so doing it will gain an advantage arising out of the continuing relationship with the promisee the new bargain will not fail for want of consideration . |
| 14 | I agree it 's important , what I have no feel for , is whether it is something which helps to make a decision as to where the new settlement might go . |
| 15 | Any state has limitations on how it can behave , they 're partly geographical , it does make a difference whether you 're an island or whether you 've got no coastline at all . |
| 16 | One occasionally comes across a man who is almost a recluse and one wonders how he manages to make a living for he does n't seem very interested in doing so . |
| 17 | Even though there is in Layarion 's Brut no expression of " religious belief " or " moral intention " , there can be no doubt that " the writer is a man of a high and generous nature , with a true reverence for whatsoever things are lovely and of good report , and rich in every human quality which goes to make a man and a poet " . |