Example sentences of "the [noun] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The porter made a face . |
| 2 | Instead the market has expanded , giving all operators the opportunity to make a profit . |
| 3 | Wim Wenders , when a 24-year-old film student , thought , ‘ Schlesinger misses the opportunity to make a film about America . |
| 4 | Chatting to him about the service ( on February 16 , two days after the Valentines ' martyrdom ) it was clear he might take the opportunity to make a point or two about the state of modern human relationships as not touched on in your average Valentine 's card . |
| 5 | With the curtailment of the service provided by the Company , at Mitcham , there would be the opportunity to make a number of economies . |
| 6 | At least it would give her the opportunity to make a start on her copious notes . |
| 7 | If listed building consent is given to demolish a building , either wholly or in part , the Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments has to be notified so that it has the opportunity to make a record of it . |
| 8 | Annabelle 's father , George , and her mother , Martha , have done me the honour of offering me the opportunity to make a speech on this wonderful occasion and propose a toast to Annabelle and Steven . |
| 9 | In other words , the Board made a mistake ? " |
| 10 | M. The Board made a list of features which can attract tourists : |
| 11 | For reasons that were probably unconnected with wine-tasting , Dr. Prior 's subsequent entries became very sparse until , some years later , the chairman of the Board made a note of his own saying that he ‘ would be obliged if Dr. Prior would make more frequent entries in the book as to the general condition of the house and its inmates ’ . |
| 12 | Gradually stir in the milk to make a batter . |
| 13 | The computer made a noise that was like crying . |
| 14 | Mr Justice Vinelott affirmed the Special Commissioner 's decision in the High Court ( see ACCOUNTANCY , November 1991 , p 52 ) and the Crown appealed , with the taxpayer making a cross-appeal . |
| 15 | Having made the decision to make a decision the decider has to figure out how to make it . |
| 16 | Davies ' research will analyse that part of the child 's journey through the system which begins when the decision to make a video has been taken . |
| 17 | Before the delivery date , the buyer made a sub-contract to sell similar goods at 65s. per ton . |
| 18 | Mrs. Mott was in the kitchen making a pot of tea for Matthew . |
| 19 | When we had the gales a couple of years ago , I was in the kitchen making a cup of tea and I could hear all this glass smashing , and I went ooh what 's going on , and the wind whistled across the field , it 's all open field |
| 20 | Alan wrapped one of his cot blankets round his shoulders and took him to the kitchen to make a drink . |
| 21 | It was barely eight o'clock when she decided she might as well go to bed , but , when she headed towards the kitchen to make a suppertime hot drink , he followed her . |
| 22 | The teenager , now 17-years-old , confided in a friend but shortly afterwards had to return to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee for another supervisor . |
| 23 | After she arrived home , she went to the bathroom for a quick wash and then she went to the kitchen to make a sandwich for the next morning at the factory . |
| 24 | Suppose the night porter has gone through to the kitchen to make a sandwich . |
| 25 | The impresario made a face . |
| 26 | The brothers converted part of the building to make a chapel , and set up an industry in old railway huts which produced exquisite ecclesiastical embroideries , many of which can still be seen in local churches . |
| 27 | Of course , many software companies make express provision for the user to make a back-up copy . |
| 28 | ‘ The MCC made a profit of £568,000 last year , it had administrative expenses of £2.2 million which included Pounds 47,000 spent on ‘ hospitality ’ — now they begrudge us the paltry sum of Pounds 17,000 for a worthy cause for the good of cricket . |
| 29 | When the Drama sub-committees of the Schools Council English Panel were presented with a proposition from Lynn McGregor , a London teacher with a strong interest in the sociology of education and her own research into Drama teaching on its way ( 1976 ) , to launch a full-scale research project , the climate seemed ripe for the subcommittee to make a recommendation . |
| 30 | The driver made a gesture with his bandaged fingers . |