Example sentences of "make [noun pl] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether you make notes at a lecture , in the library or from textbooks that you are reading , they must be the finished article in its final shape , except for the colour coding indicating ranges of importance . |
| 2 | Frederick now attempted to have his approved pope , Victor , recognised by Louis VII of France , and both he and Rainald made speeches at the synod at St-Jean-de-Losne declaring that the Emperor had sole authority to decide a papal election . |
| 3 | Once or twice Bully had made bites at the basket . |
| 4 | West Ham 's first-team coach angrily refutes the charge that he made V-signs at the lout during the 5-1 victory . |
| 5 | And such problems can make difficulties at the management level . |
| 6 | ‘ We do n't make jokes at the expense of the unemployed . ’ |
| 7 | He made jibes at the expense of more energetic writers , saying that they were cheap and did not rewrite enough . |
| 8 | So I made enquiries at the hall . |
| 9 | YOUR TASK : often you will have been given an explicit purpose for making notes at the outset . |
| 10 | Bodie was making eyes at the girl , and had been doing so for most of the hearing . |
| 11 | And you 're not I suppose , Léonie shouted : just a holy tart , making eyes at the Bishop to feel important . |
| 12 | I often see people who look about my own age working in shops or making appointments at the optician 's even sitting at desks in estate agency showrooms . |
| 13 | Still , he quite liked making jokes at the expense of other authors . |
| 14 | Non-stop swearing , stripping off on the field , making V-signs at the sponsor 's daughter . |
| 15 | A HUSBAND and wife have been remanded in custody in connection with the discovery of half a ton of fertiliser suitable for making explosives at a house in West Belfast a week ago . |
| 16 | In the first quarter of 1980 the ICI group was making profits at a rate of six hundred million pounds a year and in the third quarter we posted a loss for only the second time in our history . |
| 17 | The verderers also co-operated with the foresters in supervising the exercise of customary rights within the forest , such as taking wood for fuel , fencing and house-repair ; in making arrangements at the swanimote for the agistment of the king 's demesne woods ; and in carrying out various inquiries in the forest into such matters as the rights of the Crown and the perquisites of the Forest officers . |
| 18 | Indian girl making offerings at a Cobra anthill shrine , Southern India . |
| 19 | Though he 's handed down management of the firm to his daughter Margaret , Cyril still spends each morning making sandwiches at the back of the shop … then it 's off to the bakery in nearby Wanborough in the afternoon . |
| 20 | Thus from the start he was temperamentally disposed to look not only at strategies which promised to save money but also at those which offered at least some hope ( if not of winning the Cold War ) of making gains at the expense of the USSR . |
| 21 | I am tempted to accept the Minister 's explanation of his motivation , but those in my constituency , one of the poorest in the country , who made claims at the time of the reforms found it more difficult to obtain any decent benefits from the system . |
| 22 | As Mr Tony Banks MP has said , ‘ Television should broaden peoples knowledge about parliamentary affairs and the performance of the Government and Opposition , and give them a better base on which to make judgements at the time of the election ’ . |
| 23 | It is important to make changes at a pace with which you can easily cope . |
| 24 | Similarly , if every time one of your subordinates makes suggestions at a meeting you purse your lips then this may send a message to the person that you disapprove and they may be discouraged from coming forward with ideas . |
| 25 | One player is chosen to call out , ‘ Horns , horns , bull 's horns , ’ and everyone taps their knees and puts their fingers to their forehead to make horns at the animal 's name . |
| 26 | He said a fly fishing club would be able to make bookings at the country 's best lakes and reservoirs , and be an active forum to increase the skill and knowledge of members . |
| 27 | Would you like me to go with you to make enquiries at the War Office ? ’ |
| 28 | pupils are able and mature enough to make choices at the age of 13/14 ; |