Example sentences of "i [modal v] make a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only that I feel I may make a new friend and be rewarded with company . |
| 2 | As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ? |
| 3 | And I must make a real effort to find one of these machines that 's working . |
| 4 | And I must make a real effort to find one of these machines that 's working . |
| 5 | but I must make a historical excursion here to establish the background to this absolutely fundamental question . |
| 6 | And now I must make a few preparations . |
| 7 | Well then tomorrow I must make a little list , see cos I want to finish that baby 's jumper |
| 8 | But to answer it , I must make a considerable digression , to say something about how we get such beliefs by observation . |
| 9 | The American authorities told me that I should make a general election law and arrange that the Korean people rule themselves . |
| 10 | ‘ You suggested that I should make a fresh statement . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I might make a little bit more than a social worker and I get to enjoy myself with my clients ’ . |
| 12 | like , I might make a determined effort , but I know what a |
| 13 | Yes , he thought , I 'll make a thorough job of it , never fear . |
| 14 | As a result I work harder , I 'm a better friend , a better father and perhaps one day I 'll make a better husband . |
| 15 | I 'll make a wee cup of tea |
| 16 | I 'll make a good job of it ; enough to put me a county or two away . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ And if you think I 'll make a good wife , I 'll agree to marry you . |
| 18 | I 'll make a proper search , and I 'll listen very hard , so that I can hear if the Robemaker comes back . |
| 19 | I 'll make a further prediction that if ‘ Eric the Enigma ’ is substitute , Ferguson will pray for the chance to bring him on and bask in the reception for a stylist after Old Trafford 's heart . |
| 20 | Christie , who yesterday signed a deal with Puma worth an estimated £500,000 , said : ‘ I 'll make a clean break from athletics in two years time and I wo n't be competing anymore . |
| 21 | Christie , who yesterday signed a deal with Puma worth an estimated £500,000 , said : ‘ I 'll make a clean break from athletics in two years time . |
| 22 | Ten years ago I could make a reasonable job of most Shads ' numbers . |
| 23 | If I could make a suitable deal … |
| 24 | But I think I could make a good country record . |
| 25 | ‘ I have this idea of running a foster home , I think I could make a good job . |
| 26 | I mean if I could make a general point . |
| 27 | When I was asked by John Wakeham to join AEA as a part-time member in 1988 , it was clear that it would to help lead a similar re-orientation and I felt I could make a useful contribution . |
| 28 | I can draw some sides just like I can put I could make a just draw neatly in the teams bi on a big piece of paper that 'll make it look really good , . |
| 29 | ‘ What did you want me to do , Naomi , tell you to look deep into my eyes so I could make a formal introduction ? ’ |
| 30 | When Sam Phillips , founder of Sun Records and ‘ creator ’ of Elvis Presley , said , ‘ If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel , I could make a billion dollars ’ ( quoted in Hopkins 1971 : 66 ) , the twin motivations , artistic and commercial , were not separated or separable . |