Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've had erm on two separate Sundays I 've had volunteers to come and help but and my son-in-law made a silt trap , and the Water Board erm made the sluice gate , because it goes into their stream , and it was part of their responsibility . |
| 2 | My attempt to make a bicycle chain run more smoothly on an expensive light alloy racing crank by hitting the pedals with a large axe probably summed up my adolescent mechanical bent best . |
| 3 | It was not part of my plan to make a detour via Chastlecombe , but since you wo n't talk to me on the phone I did n't have much choice . |
| 4 | My broodiness is not manifested in my need to make a child but in my need to remake myself . |
| 5 | He said that there is a regular demand for shots of Sydney , and therefore it would be worth my while making a detour to extend my portfolio . |
| 6 | He said that there is regular demand for shots of Sydney , and therefore it would be worth my while making a detour to extend my portfolio , I asked him to give me a list of potentially commercial sites in the city , based on his experience of sales and of demands . |
| 7 | My father made a number of water-colour sketches of them that fascinated me as a boy but have since disappeared . |
| 8 | ‘ Farmer Oak , ’ she called breathlessly , ‘ I want to say — my aunt made a mistake when she told you I had a lot of young men courting me . |
| 9 | It is my turn to make a Dudley giggle at the back of my throat , sounding like an alarmed small rodent . |
| 10 | And for someone in my position to make a jump from one thing to another and to be feeling better than I 've felt in ten years , feeling like I 'm at the top of my game creatively at the moment , must mean that I 've grown in the making of this album . |
| 11 | But father had no faith in my ability to make a go of anything . ’ |
| 12 | Oh my class makes a groan when I say that . |
| 13 | Our own sauces , or whatever , erm , if my mother makes a cake , it goes on to the top shelf , but usually we just use everything . |
| 14 | DISNEY shares went into freefall yesterday as its chairman made a £74 million killing on the stock market . |
| 15 | To visit Tyler 's Hard , even Oxford , in mourning for her sister made a kind of sense , yet the photographs proved she had not stopped there . |
| 16 | The pre-emption thesis shows how its existence makes a difference to the reasons why one ought to do what one ought to do . |
| 17 | COMEDY star Whoopi Goldberg has trebled her money to make a sequel to the hit film Sister Act . |
| 18 | Before issuing an offer document , the offeror must notify the supervisory authority and the target company of its intention to make a bid . |
| 19 | The UK 's Liberal Democrat Party has launched a raft of environmental policies in the form of a strategy document entitled Coming Clean on the Air We Breathe , thereby signalling its intention to make a pitch for green sympathizers in the forthcoming general election . |
| 20 | With the head on its side make a series of cuts straight in with the corner chisel along the curve of the cheek , and cut away the waste on the neck side of the line . |
| 21 | Honor West sat in her bedroom making a painting of the roses which grew just beyond her window . |
| 22 | The goat twisted its neck to make a grab at a fallen twig on the ground . |
| 23 | Determined to change the conversation , she opened her mouth to make a remark about the surrounding countryside , but he said suddenly , ‘ It 's too much to hope that a beautiful girl like you has had no experience . |
| 24 | She parted her feet to make a hollow for her . |
| 25 | In particular they believe that their beliefs make a difference to the consequences of their acts , that their acts impose duties , confer rights , grant permissions , and so on , in part because they believe that their acts do so . |
| 26 | I thought all treatment was free on the N H S , do I have to pay and they answer no , nor should you have been sent the bill although the hospital was within its rights to make a charge for the emergency treatment fee . |
| 27 | The NCCSL works closely with other religious and secular organisations in its efforts to make a contribution towards encouraging and assisting individuals and communities whose lives have been devastated by the ongoing violence and ethnic conflict that have wracked Sri Lanka for more than a decade . |
| 28 | ‘ Azor ! ’ she crooned , and , feeling a need to touch , to stroke the animal who had a part in Ven 's life , she got down on her haunches to make a fuss of the dog . |
| 29 | What happened in their relationship made a day on a ‘ Carry On ’ set seem to Ken like sitting in the audience at a pantomime . |
| 30 | In the preceding ‘ organisation chain' B and C might pool their authority to make a decision affecting their common area of work , or affecting subordinates D , E and F , instead of referring their problem to A. Management conferences are an example of attempts to exchange ideas and reach collective decisions on the basis of pooled authority . |