Example sentences of "[vb infin] make [art] [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mildred dived for Ethel 's bench , knowing that Ethel would have made the best potion of all , and there it was , dark green and bubbling in the cauldron , with a half-full test-tube conveniently spilling a puddle of the liquid onto the bench . |
| 2 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman could have made the shortest speech that he has ever made in the House . |
| 3 | I suspect that wherever she 'd been — on a train to London or at home at Lomond View — it would n't have made the slightest bit of difference . |
| 4 | Not that this would have made the slightest difference to the outcome . |
| 5 | ‘ First , had I chosen to have an abortion or for him to be allowed to die , I would have made the biggest mistake of my life . |
| 6 | If a new Prime Minister were needed for an emergency coalition and no obvious successor existed , the Sovereign would have to make the best choice possible . |
| 7 | Little pieces of him are quivering all over his deep-pile carpet right now , but it did n't seem to make the slightest impression . |
| 8 | How can anyone possibly budget to make the best use of the chargepayers ' money if unspecified amounts are to be taken from the Parish Council account by the bank ? |