Example sentences of "[adv prt] make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was just making supper when that stupid eunuch came along making a great commotion . ’ |
| 2 | Whoever had lived here had been given the remnants of used candles and had melted the stubs down to make a crude light . |
| 3 | Its lid , or mouton , is also made of oak and consists of two semi-circular or rectangular flaps which fold down to make a horizontal plate that presses the grapes inside the maie . |
| 4 | In a recent large UK search the company in question called on five of the major search firms , and invited them all in to make a competitive pitch to decide who was going to be successful at finding them a group chief executive . |
| 5 | When the two of them appeared in the doorway some time later , several of the men shuffled along to make a welcoming space by the fire . |
| 6 | Thinking about it carefully in a practical way rather than just muddling through makes a great deal of difference in coping successfully day by day . |
| 7 | That night , Dot was to sleep on two extra blankets folded over to make a thin mattress for he , the man , would be in the bed where Dot used to sleep . |
| 8 | Having started off making a big success with a little film , they ended up spending increasingly larger sums of money on bigger films until they had expended so much of their capital they could only go under . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll never moan about hard work again , Jacko , ’ I lied as I set off to make a packed audience laugh like drains , with a face the colour of one and stomach that sounded like one . |
| 10 | Try to assert yourself too quickly and you 'll end up making a counter-productive move . |
| 11 | do is end up making a bigger profit |
| 12 | He cuts the tenon shoulders one at a time , and then lines them up to make a final pass if necessary . |
| 13 | He discovered that a glass-enclosed lamp with small openings at the top and bottom to let the air in and the smoke out made a safe lamp . |
| 14 | ‘ The facts you have set out make a sorry tale indeed . ’ |
| 15 | These are the new risers from Cellblock — they spread out making a wider area against the deck , which means more shock absorption and also reduces pressure on the deck making it less likely to snap your plank near the trucks . |
| 16 | He had started out to make a rough count of the houses to be visited and then let his thoughts drift into a reverie of his own old home , the far tropical look of the mountain skyline beyond Loch Arkaig on the rare hot days . |
| 17 | ‘ Market maker ’ is defined as including any person on a recognised exchange , whether an individual , partner , or company , who holds himself out to make a continuous succession of prices and is recognised as doing so by that exchange . |
| 18 | that 's right and you know that if the staff has put theirselves out to make a decent crash in their environment they 're gon na go mad at the children if they muck it up , so therefore , you know , you 're gon na have that |
| 19 | One set is kept in a tight group , the other is spread out to make a large group . |
| 20 | I think people go out to make a fast buck without worrying about the consequences . |
| 21 | ‘ Out to make a fast buck ! |
| 22 | He glanced over his left shoulder and saw the three other officers were still two hundred yards away , then a shouted challenge from his right revealed that the French Lieutenant had succeeded in turning his horse and was now spurring back to make a new attack . |
| 23 | He became assistant to Arsenal chief trainer George Hardy , and set about making a special study of anatomy , massage and electrical treatment . |
| 24 | In spite of all his care , the worst had happened , and Bathsheba was about to make a terrible discovery . |
| 25 | He looked like Dracula about to make a maiden flight . |
| 26 | Rose flushed with annoyance and seemed about to make a sharp retort . |
| 27 | Sophie stiffened and was about to make a sharp retort , then she relaxed . |
| 28 | Harry had been about to make a jovial retort , as was his nature , but he stopped and , screwing up his face , he said , ‘ Joe , the things you come out with . |
| 29 | ‘ And , of course , ’ Alyssia said , laughing , ‘ you make it your duty to point out to them when they 're about to make a horrendous error of judgement ? ’ |
| 30 | Tammuz looked as if he was about to make a cutting response but then actually took note of Zambia 's expression . |