Example sentences of "the [noun] and make a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the middle of the confusion , Raoul F , carrying thousands of gallons of water , chose to enter the chaos and made a tight circle among us to moor against the mole . |
| 2 | Remove all power leads and the case and make a visual check of the inside . |
| 3 | He felt a trickle of blood down his arm from the scratch on his shoulder , and pulled the torn sleeve more tightly round it , hoping Ruth would n't notice the damage and make a fuss . |
| 4 | By contrast , Shaw , communing with the computer and making a new friend , looked like one of those whiz-kids who , from their glass and concrete towers , manipulate the world 's money markets . |
| 5 | They made an order quashing the decision and made a declaration that |
| 6 | After that I went down to the kitchen and made a cheese sandwich for lunch and wished I 'd gone with Tremayne if only for the ride . |
| 7 | As I sit writing , I decide to go into the kitchen and make a cup of coffee . |
| 8 | They had come back as a fleet , their sails bellying out under the south-westerly gale , the men shouting to each other across the water to compare catches , and their womenfolk waiting on the beach to help with the unloading and to make a start on the gutting and salting and packing . |
| 9 | Drape the map over the corner of the chest and make a few tears in it . |
| 10 | I 've already had a word with the vicar and made a provisional booking for Friday afternoon . |
| 11 | It only takes a current of a few nanoamps to develop enough voltage to break down the insulation and make a hole in the silicon . |
| 12 | Be aware of the category you fall into before you go for the interview and make a conscious effort to avoid the pitfalls . |
| 13 | We removed the harness from the horse and made a rough bier for the King 's corpse . |
| 14 | I managed the skirt and made a start on the top , I did not find it easy with holding , four colours to change and the pattern to cope with . |
| 15 | It was invariably embarrassment at what he was about to impart which made Lord Darlington adopt such an approach , and even once the study door was closed behind us , he would often stand by the window and make a show of consulting the encyclopedia throughout our conversation . |
| 16 | and pulled him into the machine and made a right mess of his arm . |
| 17 | He decided to play it like a bunker shot , nothing fancy because we were three in the lead ; he only wanted to put it out on the fairway and make a par 5 . |
| 18 | Early this morning colleagues , you may recall that from the South Western Region came to the rostrum and made a point concerning Black Wednesday . |
| 19 | Reaching an appropriate sociability and the business to be won or lost short space of time and wanted to set the scene and make a right , a right impression at the right . |
| 20 | The manager , warmer than ever now , bustled down the aisle and made a short but moving speech about power-cuts and projectors , then asked us to bear with him . |
| 21 | It was heavier than he expected and he had to remove the milk bottles and some of the tins and make a separate journey with them . |
| 22 | Debts on both the bridge and tunnels at Dartford are expected to be wiped out within 17 years when the structure will be transferred to the government , and the contractors will have recovered the costs and made a profit . |
| 23 | ( He was later picked up by the Italians and made a prisoner . ) |
| 24 | Look at plants from all angles to determine how they can be used — maybe you could remove the petals and make a smaller flower with just a few of them ? |
| 25 | Donaldson had got over being self-conscious about his signing quite early on in his training , but as he squatted down before the cage and made a greeting sign he felt that early embarrassment returning . |
| 26 | ‘ This is n't going to work , ’ he started to say , but Bobo pulled her arm back into the cage and made a vague two-handed gesture . |
| 27 | That is , everyone in an organization should constantly be thinking through what information he or she needs to do the job and to make a contribution . |
| 28 | It is usual to ‘ blind ’ the hardcore with sand , to fill all the holes and make a level base . |
| 29 | But speaking to the boss , answering the phone and making a speech are not emergencies . ’ |
| 30 | It is cheating a bit , I fear , to think of the Basque Coast as Pyrenean , because at this end of the chain , unlike at the other , the mountains fight shy of the water and make a decisive turn to the west some miles inland , to enter Spain ; so you can see the most northerly or westerly Pyrenees easily enough from points along the coast , but you ca n't feel you are among them . |