Example sentences of "be [vb pp] to make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This family was the second detected and our practice has since been modified to make a disclosure no sooner than 6 weeks . |
| 2 | The findings are expected to make a contribution to the practical evaluation of the Act , and to wider debates concerning the relationship between law , discretion and working practices in the criminal justice process . |
| 3 | ‘ London will be the only capital city in Europe where rail services are expected to make a profit , ’ he added . |
| 4 | But these larger firms are already cutting down on the size of their student intake and , if the trend continues , will end up — as Grant Thornton has already done — recruiting and training only staff who are expected to make a career with the firm after qualifying . |
| 5 | After it has been decided to make a record , these departments , together with the artist 's manager and the A&R staff , discuss the release date . |
| 6 | Another subtle form of criticism occurs when someone else is lavishly praised and you 're left to make a comparison : ‘ That report Angela 's done is truly excellent ’ ( sub-text : ‘ It 's a shame yours was n't ’ ) . |
| 7 | ‘ They 're determined to make a lady out of her , ’ Mother had said . |
| 8 | Fines of up to £3,000 can be imposed for stealing rare bird eggs , but two witnesses are needed to make a prosecution . ’ |
| 9 | He beleive the newer , longer version of the Hercules may become unstable when the back doors are opened to make a drop . |
| 10 | Government money has been used to make a super-grid of power cables to switch electricity from one town to another and form one part of Britain to another . |
| 11 | As a consequence the BBC have not been invited to make a bid . |
| 12 | John le Grant , when designing mines , had never been known to make a mistake , and he made none now , although he worked without sleep , as they all did . |
| 13 | CLEVER Ulster investors are set to make a killing on the forthcoming NIE and British Telecom share sell-offs , a local building society boss predicted today . |
| 14 | ‘ Could not be expected to make a success of anything , ’ his teacher once said of him . |
| 15 | I was her oafish idiot of a son who could n't be expected to make a success of anything — not even of his marriage . ’ |
| 16 | EARLIER , when I discussed MPO , I offered several options that might be pursued to make a project more attractive to potential customers . |
| 17 | Although the government had suggested that anyone who applied would be permitted to make a visit , the Justice Ministry banned at least 42 dissidents from leaving South Korea on the grounds that their visit would " severely hurt national interests " . |
| 18 | fresh leaves can be infused to make a skin cleanser |
| 19 | For them , all other things being equal , they will only be selected to make a sacrifice , where the benefit is twice the cost . |
| 20 | This substance can allegedly be used to make a variety of things : fuses for conventional and nuclear bombs ; anti-radar coatings ; missile-guidance systems ; and bank notes which are impossible to forge . |
| 21 | The same principle can be used to make a moisture meter from wooded strips . |
| 22 | An electric drill fitted with a masonry drill bit can be used to make a start , but sooner or later , you may have to resort to a cold chisel and large ‘ club ’ hammer . |
| 23 | The use of the board for superfluous material should be discouraged , since it should be used to make a learning sequence meaningful . |
| 24 | But erm police went to visit him again , and says erm you know that 's it , you know , you wo n't , wo n't , you wo n't even be needed to make a statement about where you found it , which he thought was a bit funny . |
| 25 | If there was not a ‘ ceiling ’ to potency level then serial dilution would not be needed to make a remedy , one could simply shake any dilution for different lengths of time as in the example give above . |
| 26 | On small windows , using fine fabric , as little as 10cm ( 4in ) could be allocated to make a 5cm ( 2in ) pleat and pelmet , but on larger windows allow between 15 and 20cm ( 6 and 8in ) for a 7.5cm ( 3in ) and 10cm ( 4in ) pleat respectively . |
| 27 | Should they be asked to make a contribution to the tea fund ? |
| 28 | And they worry that they will be asked to make a contribution if the WIPers use up the DM600 million now allocated to the programme . |
| 29 | A spokesman for Cheshire County Council 's social services department said : ‘ At present there are many people who do not pay , so they need to be asked to make a contribution to cater for those care needs . |
| 30 | Amaranth , who was by now terrified by her audacity , asked her what would happen next , and was told she would be asked to make a statement , and possibly be examined by a lady doctor . |