Example sentences of "he could make [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It might not matter in the end — Forester fully expected to be traced and caught-but every difficulty and delay that he could strew behind him could make a final difference of hours or even minutes that might determine the distinction between success or failure .
2 Clearly , he could make no more of the situation than Hazel .
3 He was grateful — but felt sure he could make a better one .
4 He then decided he could make a better biplane than many that he daily worked upon and with his four brothers ( Tom , Mark , Bob and Ed ) , they built the first ‘ Gee Bee ’ .
5 Mark , if you think that Strach was looking that far ahead then we should snap him up immediately , as if he is that much of a thinker then he could make a great manager .
6 He could make a small one-man plane .
7 Bernice did n't know where the Doctor got his talent from , but if he ever got tired of fighting ultimate evil , he could make a healthy profit as an intergalactic busker .
8 Just to satisfy herself that he understood how it was he was able to build out of the vertical , the teacher asked if he could make a bent tower with wooden building blocks .
9 Hoomey scooted to his feet , but several interested parties moved in to deal with Jazz before he could make a tactful retreat .
10 Or he could make a determined effort to solve the mystery , whatever the risk .
11 And here were people who wanted him not just for the name on the letter-head , but because they thought he could make a positive contribution .
12 This physiotherapist , from the Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre near Marlow , says , given time , he could make a full recovery .
13 Now he knew she was called Rhoda , he could make a brave start .
14 Posing as a financial adviser , he told them he could make a quick fortune on the house , farm and flats left by her husband Peter .
15 He rang Davidson to confirm that he could make the eight a. m. appointment .
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