Example sentences of "and [pers pn] make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My son spent a year at Liphook Junior School , during which time my husband and I made frequent visits to discuss our concerns regarding this apparent lack of progress . |
| 2 | I felt she desperately needed my help , and I made frequent visits and tried innumerable remedies I consulted my colleague Siegfried on the problem and he suggested a diet of charcoal biscuits . |
| 3 | Sasbach was no exception and I made good progress with Pascal 's Pensées . |
| 4 | The snow improved as the slope steepened and I made good time up the 100 metres to the ridge top and along to the ‘ summit ’ . |
| 5 | I thought she meant her sons had died in the war and I made sympathetic noises . |
| 6 | Mine is one of the biggest in the Oxford depot and I make reasonable money . |
| 7 | And you make ridiculous statements — as in your Born to beg article which asserts that the use of children by heroin addicts to support their habit is more ethical than aid agencies ' publishing children 's photos to help their fundraising . |
| 8 | The most important of these was the Save the Children Fund ( SCF ) ; Nina Boyle went to the USSR in 1921 to work in an SCF famine-relief programme , she wrote articles for SCF publications , and she made frequent speeches as a representative of the organization . |
| 9 | We put up posters , we persuaded work colleagues to vote Labour and we made financial contributions . |
| 10 | Gloucester never got themselves into gear and they made hard work of what should have been a straightforward game … in the second half they hammered away at Scottish … all but lived on their line but failed to get over it … |
| 11 | A green salad can be enhanced by primrose and violet heads , and they make appealing decorations for a cake . |
| 12 | A green salad can be enhanced by primrose and violet heads , and they make appealing decorations for a cake . |
| 13 | The results are published this month ( page 20 ) and they make fascinating reading . |
| 14 | I never thought er Mrs that I 'd be seeing , I 'd like to see the excreta first but er could it be , could it be a dormouse because they enjoy the insects and berries and they make similar type holes . |
| 15 | Well here are the answers and they make shameful reading for Premier John Major . |
| 16 | Long-firmers are experienced manipulators , and they make entertaining company for both prisoners and staff . |
| 17 | And they make grim reading every time . |
| 18 | He leava his Mamma and he come to Amerigo , and he make big noise in New York , Chicago , Detroit . |
| 19 | His adoption of classical atomism was , consequently , not a wholesale one , and he made various changes in its basic principles . |
| 20 | The politician who promised ’ peace in our time ’ was an enthusiastic fly fisherman , and he made frequent angling trips to Gloucestershire . |
| 21 | His work was always informed by a strong historical sense , and he made distinguished contributions to the history of both logic and philosophy . |
| 22 | He met frequently with the Congressional leaders of both parties ; and he made considerable use of the telephone in seeking the votes of rank-and-file members while also inviting them to the White House in groups . |
| 23 | Its yellow eyes were looking at me ; its mouth opened and it made strange sounds at me . |
| 24 | The theory was a good scientific theory , in the sense described in Chapter 1 : it was simple and it made definite predictions that could be tested by observation . |
| 25 | Wake , who has taken over from Ron Aitken , said one of BAIE 's strengths was its diversity and it made sound practice , as well as fun , to tap into the network . |
| 26 | And it makes great reading … |
| 27 | European manufacturers invariably make plain tiles alongside their interlocking tiles , and it makes good sense for a manufacturer to be able to offer both types of product . |
| 28 | Skills that he wishes to rehearse with them may be part of the programme of another department also , and it makes good sense to have some consultation and perhaps co-ordination . |
| 29 | Have it written as a P E P and it makes good sense . |
| 30 | He says there are a number of ecological as well as economic reasons — it 's a longer , stronger tougher fibre — it makes a longer-lasting paper and it makes economic sense to grow the material in this country rather than importing it . |