Example sentences of "to make [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , they were behind schedule and I had to make do with a curry-house scene . |
| 2 | In 1728 , for example , while Alexander Legrand , the collector of Leith , enjoyed a place worth £ 100 per annum , William Gordon , the officer holding the same rank at Aberdeen , was paid £50 , while Hugh Baillie , the collector of Orkney , had to make do with a mere £30 per annum . |
| 3 | Vocal opposition , such as it is , has come from people who are retired from public life , who have been purged or pushed to one side by the Ceausescu leadership , or who have been forced to make do with a moral posture on key issues , registering their dissent , but no more . |
| 4 | Sadie 's Dad had died at Gallipoli , and her mother had to make do with a tiny pension and the income of the shop . |
| 5 | Unfortunately the commercials company had omitted to provide a Director 's Chair , so he had to make do with a low wall . |
| 6 | If I go out in search of a long white zip , I end up having to make do with a short blue one . |
| 7 | Des will be cleared from quarantine on November 6 so until then , he will have to make do with a weekly Saturday visit from Dave and fellow home-based squadron mates Corporals Brian McCourt and Richard Starkey . |
| 8 | And while other babies can splash happily in warm baths , little Heidi has to make do with a quick sponge-down in a grubby public toilet . |
| 9 | You 'll have to make do with a cold shower or a dip in the lake , because I 'm not available , do you understand ? |
| 10 | I 'd get a brand new keyboard and Dad would have to make do with an old car — one that was always going wrong and making him embarrassed in front of his friends . |
| 11 | In other words , if a Portuguese or indeed even a Polish business is the official employer of workers seconded for three months to a worksite in Germany , these workers would have to make do with the minimum wage provided for by Portuguese or Polish legislation . |
| 12 | Having a baby usually means not being able to have a job as well so most young mothers have to make do with the various state benefits they are entitled to . |
| 13 | We 'd have liked to try the LSE with Lowden 's new preamp system complete with volume and treble/bass controls on the upper bout , but none were available at the time and we 've had to make do with the non-controlled version . |