Example sentences of "and [vb past] to make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presented with such explicitly racist material and asked to make intellectual sense of it , most people 's reactions are likely to be anchored to positions in which they have an emotional and material stake . |
| 2 | So the transmitter made its debut in sporting terms — and failed to make much impact with the golfing fraternity . |
| 3 | Halley claims that Sonnabend are disorganised and failed to make suitable contact with collectors and museums interested in his work . |
| 4 | The Committee proposed to raise the maximum penalty for this offence to five years , but limited its recommendation to cases where D actively deceives V and failed to make any provision for cases where D takes advantage of a known mistake . |
| 5 | Grammar explanations and practice exercises are rigorously signposted and cross-referenced to make sure students can find their way around the book . |
| 6 | Sometimes I caught the Feldwebel looking wistfully out of the window at a dilapidated horse and cart or an old man on a bicycle but he controlled himself and tried to make polite conversation . |
| 7 | Madame then settled back in her seat and fell into a deep sleep for the rest of the journey , full of good food and wine , and liqueurs , while Ellie stared back out of the window and tried to make some sense of all that had just been said , and all that had just happened . |
| 8 | ‘ On reporting , ’ he recalled , ‘ I was given a piece of steel ( distorted ) , a hacksaw , a file and a square and told to make two sides square , which I quickly did . ’ |
| 9 | Every upward inch was fought for — I pressed , kicked and squirmed to make upward progress . |
| 10 | The Doctor had reached the summit of yet another bleak ridge , and turned to make this announcement to Francis and the Counsellors , who were toiling upwards towards him in the face of a wind full of dust and hailstones . |
| 11 | That night in my areesh , wrapped warmly in my blankets , the wind rose again and began to make odd wind sounds as it pushed through the fencing . |
| 12 | The skimmed milk was fed to pigs but the Rowlands eventually decided it could be used more profitably and began to make low-fat yogurt and cottage cheese . |
| 13 | If the Regent and the cavalry could be brought back , and urged to make some sort of attack , or at least the threat of attack , Edward would have other things to think about than hanging hostages . |
| 14 | I stuck two papers together and started to make another joint . |
| 15 | He leant over the table and started to make another fish cake . |
| 16 | Peter Yeo , who had been watching his partners , realized that he and Tim were not carrying the other two and decided to make another effort . |
| 17 | She was good at sewing , and managed to make some clothes for me in the thinnest material available . |
| 18 | However , this process requires great care to get it right and not all printers are infallible — indeed , one printer I used was infallibly fallible and had to make three sets of cards when the first set were turned along the short axis and the second set were guillotined along the fold . |
| 19 | It looked as though someone had spilled a can of spaghetti and had to make some sense of it . |
| 20 | The idea that immigration can be discouraged by investment programmes paid for by the West and intended to make poor countries worth staying in can not possibly work , given the inconceivable sums of money which would be required , except — maybe — in eastern Europe . |
| 21 | However , despite suffering a minor heart attack 15 years ago , Len from Fressingfield , Suffolk , said he felt as ‘ fit as a fiddle ’ and intended to make next year 's drop . |