Example sentences of "and make [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drape the map over the corner of the chest and make a few tears in it . |
| 2 | Yes , you whine and you wring your hands , but then you go back and make the same mistakes . |
| 3 | One evening , David , Barry , Christina and John Hutchinson were all sitting in my front room and talking about what we could actually do to earn some money It was suggested that we might go down to one of the local pubs which held regular jazz nights , to see if they had an evening free and perhaps we could run a folk club just one evening a week and maybe charge people to come in and make a few pennies for ourselves . |
| 4 | The reason he slipped out was to phone and make a few arrangements for them . |
| 5 | So , after a little research in Bangkok , I wrote a few letters and made a few calls and found a Brother distributer . |
| 6 | I had most of the morning to myself and made a few calls to clients , to a financial journalist whose opinion I valued and finally to Andrew Buccleuth . |
| 7 | Delmar Benjamin 's GeeBee Replica flew each day and made a few passes around the pylons . |
| 8 | You get the impression Ruud and Marco could have taken their skills anywhere in the world , found success and made a few friends as well . |
| 9 | ‘ We had received a number of complaints about bouncing cheques and made a few inquiries into the businessmen and their activities . |
| 10 | Then Amanda had lain on the bed and made a few suggestions which insulted his experience ; he 'd fumbled hurriedly with zips and cuff buttons , his Calvinistic conscience retreating into its corner , and then exultation was running through him like the roar of the crowd the night Jim Watt had won his title . |
| 11 | What with those tutors , hers is English English , her friends ’ English ; she did the same things and made the same jokes and had the qualities they admired — the post-Edwardians , the young new Georgians of her set , her sets — dash , courage , brilliance , intellectual freedom . |
| 12 | Car boot sales are a great way of clearing out the attic , and making a few pounds into the bargain . |
| 13 | Finally , slipping off his boots and making a few tears in his trousers with a bayonet , he gave her a quick grin , and melted into the night , just one more peasant among many . |