Example sentences of "make the [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been friends while they talked in the spinney , and while they made the dam on the stream and read their paperbacked books after they 'd eaten their sandwiches . |
| 2 | Secondly , it is immaterial whether or not he had obtained possession before he made the contract with the innocent purchaser ; it is sufficient that the possession was obtained before he transferred or delivered the goods or documents of title to the innocent purchaser . |
| 3 | He had a full scrip of the small white flowers when he made the journey for the seventh time , and saw the three riders pace in at the gatehouse , and stood unobserved to watch Tutilo dismount , part amicably from his guards , and come wearily towards the gatehouse door , as if he would himself take the key and deliver himself dutifully back to his captivity . |
| 4 | Katharine and I made the journey to the Catherston Stud , just outside Brockenhurst in Hampshire , together . |
| 5 | Via a US dealer , she made the journey to the RSA in 1990 . |
| 6 | When he moved from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Nottingham he made the journey down the A1 for better fishing and the chance to learn from big name anglers . |
| 7 | The situation temporarily stabilised , but in further unrest in November at least thirty deaths were reported and tens of thousands of refugees were reported to have joined fellow nationals in the other republic ( eventually about 130,000 Azeris left Armenia and 200,000 Armenians made the journey in the reverse direction ) . |
| 8 | These , along with other , related ventures , made the members of the Python team all variously rich — with the sole exception of Chapman . |
| 9 | We thought that that made the members of the band faceless . |
| 10 | The hopes and fears engendered by the extension of the franchise to the male working class made the consideration of the relationship between representative democracy and capitalism a central concern of most varieties of political thought . |
| 11 | It is an insult to all the people who made the submissions for the Secretary of State to suggest that all those professionals are accepting misleading statements and that the quality of their submissions is not as good as those of the handful of people in favour . |
| 12 | It made the achievement of the Left in pushing for reform and establishing responsibility and commitment , particularly in local government , all the more remarkable . |
| 13 | He made the breakfast with the milk |
| 14 | And in one respect it 's not quite erm as straightforward as I 've made it appear , and perhaps after all I 'm not wrong in making the claim I did , because E P Thompson , the historian , erm was the person who really made the discovery in the first place , and it came about because he had been interested in the possible links between the Muddletonians and Blake , and this led him to ask questions which , in a roundabout way , led to the discovery of the archive . |
| 15 | You made the mess in the first place — remember ? ’ |
| 16 | Surreptitiously , her hand hidden within the furry confines of her muff , Anne made the sign of the cross . |
| 17 | Eusebio made the sign of the Hammer across his chest like a peasant warding off the evil eye . |
| 18 | Sam put the Madonna to his lips and made the sign of the Cross with it before putting the chain about his own neck . |
| 19 | " No , Excellency , " she said quietly , and made the sign of the Cross . |
| 20 | Ellwood reached out with two stiffened fingers , the rest of his hand a loose fist , and made the sign of the cross close to Carey 's face . |
| 21 | Ruth made the sign of the cross . |
| 22 | Then slowly Father McGiff raised himself back to a kneeling position and , taking off his spectacles , he made the sign of the cross before closing his eyes in prayer . |
| 23 | Directly he spoke , Gabriel made the sign of the cross , and all the doves were turned into cattle . |
| 24 | " Humph , " muttered Gabriel at this , and he made the sign of the cross . |
| 25 | As she made the sign of the cross he spoke in loud and solemn tones . |
| 26 | Athelstan said his prayers , the Dies Requiem for Springall , Brampton , his own brother and others , made the sign of the cross on himself and thanked God for a wholesome day . |
| 27 | He then made the sign of the cross , said a Requiem for the poor steward 's soul , re-locked the hut , returned the key to the priest and wandered back into Cheapside . |
| 28 | The Franciscan made the sign of the cross in the air . |
| 29 | ‘ Stolypin , who was standing with his back to the stage , turned towards Nicholas , his Imperial master , made the sign of the cross , and fell , mortally wounded ’ as Edward Crankshaw described the scene . |
| 30 | He finished his prayers , made the sign of the cross , and crouched with his back against the chancel screen . |