Example sentences of "the [noun] make [art] [noun sg] " 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 | He took the opportunity to make the occasion a sound platform for what he wanted to say about food , farming and cross-border co-operation . |
| 10 | But George sees the opportunity to make the hotel great when he receives a booking from TV star , Tony Madoc . |
| 11 | Instead of forcing their own decisions on a clearly reluctant public , they offered the public the opportunity to make the choice . |
| 12 | Initially Bob was understudy to club skipper Albert Feebury but , when the captain was hurt just before Christmas 1923 , Bob was ready to grasp the opportunity to make the number six shirt his own . |
| 13 | Until the European Parliament is strengthened , the events about which the Government and the European separatists most like to complain — those brought about by an interfering and inappropriate Brussels — are likely to continue , because the Government missed the opportunity to make the Community more democratic and accountable . |
| 14 | Lothar 's biographer in the Gesta makes the point that following Celestine 's death he did not immediately join the cardinals assembled in the Septizonium , but attended first the exequies , or funeral rites , for the dead pope , which were taking place in the Lateran basilica . |
| 15 | The command you can see starts or switches to Word for Windows ( the USEEXIST makes the button switch to Word if it 's already open , and the IMAX sizes its window to leave the Power Launcher toolbar clear at the top of the screen , and icons clear at the bottom ) . |
| 16 | The prayer made no difference . |
| 17 | The bristling of the fur makes the animal look bigger , a ‘ transformation display ’ that may deter the enemy if the defensive cat is lucky . |
| 18 | David Checketts was his first private secretary , a former squadron leader in the RAF who had been equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh , and was the perfect person to help the Prince make the transition from the armed services into a full-time working member of the ‘ family firm ’ . |
| 19 | The change makes the potato a potential weed . |
| 20 | Talk turns to a familiar theme — the failure of the city to support new ideas , the segregation of black and white music , how difficult it is for dance music to get substantial airplay — most of all the struggle to make the rest of the city sit up and take notice of its thriving techno scene . |
| 21 | The ability to understand the mistake made by another individual and the willingness to make the effort to correct it have been considered too much for non-human animals , because of the implication of intentionality of behaviour , and of a kind of consciousness . |
| 22 | In other words , the Board made a mistake ? " |
| 23 | M. The Board made a list of features which can attract tourists : |
| 24 | 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 ’ . |
| 25 | So the board made the Income Tax ( Building Societies ) Regulations 1986 ( S.I . |
| 26 | In their Lordship 's judgment , the Guinness Articles permitted only the Board and not a committee of the Board to make the award of a fee to Mr Ward . |
| 27 | Now the pre-processing makes the patterns makes the thing linearly soluble . |
| 28 | Gradually stir in the milk to make a batter . |
| 29 | A float could be on the cards by the end of next year , but before then there could be a few punch-ups with Britain 's farmers who provide all the milk to make the cheese . |
| 30 | Students take a broader view and aspire to western brands as ‘ 'part of the future better life ’ but do not have the money to make the transition . |