Example sentences of "for [pers pn] to make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But , even when people have had spells of very bad illness , they may still live for many years and there will be time for them to make good plans for their children . |
2 | From these women 's descriptions of their days , it is clear that rarely , if ever , is it possible for them to make this distinction either . |
3 | But Britain 's Vice-Consul Harold Jenkins told me : ‘ Sadly it may be quite impossible for them to make positive identifications . ’ |
4 | They were they were asking for them to make more slates for for less money and they were n't prepared to sit down and really talk it through with the men they just treated you know they just had this awful attitude |
5 | Perhaps the brothers had waited in vain for me to make some retraction . |
6 | According to his account to the House of Commons , Baldwin replied : ‘ Sir , that is most grievous news , and it is impossible for me to make any comment on it today . ’ |
7 | Your doctor and the hospital will arrange for you to make regular visits for antenatal care . |
8 | I would have sworn there had n't been time for you to make any kind of progress since last night . |
9 | Or is it still too young for you to make any evaluations apart from tentative ones ? ’ |
10 | I 'm waiting for you to make those things in your erm |
11 | It may be difficult for you to make instantaneous response to what is said . |
12 | It was n't easy for him to make new friends , particularly outside of whatever cast list he was currently a part , but occasionally it happened — as during the run of One Over The Eight . |
13 | For him to make that sort of joke on the recording was in keeping with the impression Charles was beginning to form of his character . |
14 | As he pushed away the empty plates she waited for him to make some comment about the meal . |
15 | In spite of my appeals for him to make some effort to intervene with the King , who could often attain success with a father bent on violent punishment , Kareem dismissed my cries of alarm with unconcealed irritation and insisted the subject be dropped . |
16 | She was waiting for him to make some reply , and he said slowly : ‘ I guess you must be homesick , now Captain Dawson is n't here . ’ |
17 | And even Gazzer did not appreciate the strength of character it needed for her to make that choice . |
18 | Owning an animal also makes it easier for her to make new friends and contacts , particularly children . |
19 | On the other hand we are fortunate indeed if we happen to be in a business that is so secure that it is enough for us to make effortless decisions that never require us to do more than flow along with established patterns . |
20 | It is not for us to make political decisions . |
21 | ‘ Darling Ruth , if you do n't know how I feel about you now , you never will , but now is n't the time for us to make rash statements as we did in Seville . |
22 | And where such statutory means are slow to act or uncertain of their action it is not for us to make pre-emptive strikes in the name of propriety . |