Example sentences of "that [pron] [verb] make [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think that I 've made great strides in the game ’ , he comments , ‘ but I 've made steady progress since I turned pro . ’ |
| 2 | Does that mean that I 've made lumpy custard ? |
| 3 | I says I want to listen to it , you know , I said I 've heard it with C D going through it with about four sets of speakers , but I want to listen to it through eight sets of speakers with cassette , a cassette that I like to make sure , to my type , he says I guarantee you now you will like it , he says you will like he says , he says we do a ten day er return thing , he says you buy something , he says you bring it back within ten days undamaged we 'll give you money back if you do n't like the quality of the sound , for whatever reason we 'll give you your money back . |
| 4 | Above all , showing Leeds and Dad , especially Dad , that I had made good . |
| 5 | There was one field in particular that I had made some good finds on and I had searched this piece of land time and time again . |
| 6 | I felt that I had to make some sort of social effort so I swung my legs off the bed and sat sheepishly on the edge . |
| 7 | When I was chided by someone for seeming oblivious of ‘ the magnitude of the accounting operation ’ I said that it was because of my consciousness of the magnitude of all other operations that I dared to make these demands of Mr Whalley , who perfectly understands in any case . |
| 8 | But , most importantly , its just that I have made more friends there . |
| 9 | Eventually he wrote ‘ I am in such a stew over Primavera that I have made some sketches myself . |
| 10 | ‘ Look not so dismayed , I pray you — or it will be construed that I have made some unwelcome proposal . ’ |
| 11 | There was a terrible urge within her to just run away and hide , curl up into a tiny ball and forget that she had made such a stupid , stupid mistake by allowing herself to fall in love with someone as ruthless and cold as Luke Denner . |
| 12 | The landlord was aware of the fact that she had made that application but , notwithstanding that , on 4 December 1989 he applied for execution . |
| 13 | She told us that she had made several visits to the London Zoo and so was familiar with the appearance of modern apes . |
| 14 | She tore across the dealing room , then up three flights of stairs , screaming that she had closed Sir Willie , and that she had made several thousand pounds in that one day . |
| 15 | She was indicted on Nov. 21 and on Dec. 6 pleaded not guilty in a Baltimore federal court to charges that she had embezzled $5,600,000 in funds from the HUD and that she had made false statements to the government . |
| 16 | Charming she thought , feeling acutely humiliated , especially as it drove home the fact that she 'd made little or no impact upon this man . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm just going to go over the fence and see what Camille 's doing , ’ said Scarlet , loath to say what she really meant — that she wanted to make sure Camille was all right — because that would imply that she might not be . |
| 18 | By using this facility it is possible to create a totally new garment simply by combining pieces from other garments , providing of course that you remember to make any necessary alterations to ensure that the pieces will fit together correctly ! |
| 19 | I note that you 've made some headway towards solving things on the technical front . |
| 20 | This is for you to include other outgoings that you want to make sure you have catered for . |
| 21 | One is that you want to make sure that erm you do everything right . |
| 22 | At the end of a year it 's good to look back and to feel that you have made some progress in your spiritual life . |
| 23 | of course that is a point that we 've made all the way through , it 's not if nobody would bid , it 's if the franchising director was not satisfied with the quality or the long term viability of the bids he 'd received |
| 24 | Now what I would like to say is that we 've made clear that we 're with certain very clear objectives in pushing forward , in saying that certain things had to be achieved and when I read the lilac piece of paper or whatever colour we want to call it . |
| 25 | I will say , however , that I expect all the countries that we assist to make further progress towards democracy and increased accountability : we consider that vital . |
| 26 | An official government report published in July 1991 has concluded that we need to make substantial changes to the typical British diet if we are to reduce some of the major health concerns such as heart disease . |
| 27 | If I may anticipate a point which , I know from experience , the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) may in due course seek to make , those increases mean that , when looked at alongside the extra help that we have made available in the past four years through income-related benefits for the less well-off families with children , which will amount to some £600 million next year , total expenditure on help to families next year will be higher than if we had simply increased child benefit each year since 1987-88 . |
| 28 | ‘ Much remains to be done to grasp the opportunities that will arise , but I believe that we have made real progress in starting to do just that . ’ |
| 29 | I am pleased that we have made good progress in this strategy by gaining a strong portfolio of business in the UK private sector and overseas . |
| 30 | So to say , ‘ Jesus is God ’ , does not imply or claim that we have made direct observation of a hidden ‘ divine nature ’ in him , or explored his relationship with the Father from the inside . |