Example sentences of "be [adj] to make [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they 're apt to make me feel a bit I suppose that 's what they 're for , a bit docile like , you know what I mean ? |
| 2 | Many , despite their bank manager 's warnings , plunge into speculative shares whose prices are likely to make them lose all or most of their money . |
| 3 | So , avoid those places or situations that are likely to make you want to over-eat . |
| 4 | It was brought in almost immediately by Anna from the postroom , who smiled at me , but it was one of those you-haven't-phoned smiles which are supposed to make you feel guilty and usually do . |
| 5 | That UNTAC has been unable to make them do so is its only serious failure so far . |
| 6 | This company had purchased two new middle-water vessels , the Ben Loyal and Ben Roy but had been unable to make them pay and was obliged to sell them in May 1980 . |
| 7 | But you 've always been able to make me behave completely out of character . ’ |
| 8 | She had been interrupted , she had n't been able to make him understand exactly what had happened to Christina . |
| 9 | ‘ Maggie , ’ she said firmly , ‘ I 'm sorry to make you do this but you have to . |
| 10 | It would be wrong to make them pay the price of justice — although this might nudge us into remembering that innocent wives and children and other dependents are made to suffer when the state imprisons thousands of working-class men for crimes which are often insignificant compared with corporate crimes . |
| 11 | Although Harry tried to be tender and attentive at first , Ann sensed from the start that he did n't really love her , and that she would never be able to make him forget the great hurt he had suffered by losing Martha . |
| 12 | But his lack of affection for her did n't lessen her love for him , nor did she give up hope that she would one day be able to make him feel genuinely fond of her . |
| 13 | But I think he 'll be so shocked that I shall be able to make him do what I want . |
| 14 | The schools are seem to be able to make them look attractive because of the photography and things like that . |
| 15 | Do n't seem to be able to make them hear . |
| 16 | Unperturbed , he said , ‘ When you 're in the throes of passion I might be able to make you admit to it yet . |
| 17 | I may not be able to make you admit you want me , but I can certainly make your body admit it , and I damned well will ! ’ |
| 18 | This may be enough to make him lose interest but , if he persists , discourage him briefly and matter-of-factly , explaining that such words show bad manners and offend some people , who will like him less if he insists on using them . |
| 19 | Businessmen still referred to the O-level , he said , and it would be difficult to make them understand the new way and ensure all attainment levels , from the beginning of the National Curriculum at the age of seven to the end at 16 , were fair and consistent . |
| 20 | From any of these positions I would be crazy to make him play with the left knee inflamed the way it is . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I decided it would be best to make you come to me , and devised a plan . |
| 22 | She would only have one shot , and she had to be ready to make it count . |
| 23 | It is enough that we see these things and sit with her while she drinks manzanilla or brandy to wash the sight away ( though we are never told why she drinks ) — these things are enough to make us participate in what we surmise she must be feeling . |
| 24 | But six months ago none of this would have been enough to make him invite her company for longer than was politely necessary . |
| 25 | They 're unable to do it and shivering is a body reaction to being cold to make you warm up because it 's rapid movement and babies ca n't do that , this is n't very clear , hang on that better ? |
| 26 | Not being able to make anybody hear , he had wandered behind the counter and found Mr Oliver lying there in his grievous state . |
| 27 | But there is always a serious risk attached to the taking of a whole house — the risk of not being able to sub-let , or , if there are tenants , of being unable to make them pay … |
| 28 | The words were enough to make him explode with anger , and , turning swiftly to grip her shoulders , he shook her with force , glaring down into her face . |
| 29 | It 's cruel to make me suffer like this ! |
| 30 | It is easy to make him look personally responsible for setting the process in train and bringing it to fruition . |