Example sentences of "for a [noun sg] to make [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he reached the workhouse , he waited for a minute to make sure his face was suitably tearful and frightened . |
| 2 | Not an easy tongue to master at such short notice , but she had always felt it was a basic courtesy for a tourist to make some attempt , however feeble , to communicate in the tongue of the host country . |
| 3 | Again , equally importantly , the provisions , if complied with , are designed to make it very much more difficult for a defendant to make unfounded allegations that he has been ‘ verballed ’ which appear credible . |
| 4 | The producer paused for a moment to make sure he had heard correctly and then burst out laughing , flicking a nervous glance at Terry . |
| 5 | ‘ Is n't it unusual , ’ she asked the Russians , ‘ for a novelist to make open use of real , living people ? ’ |
| 6 | Whilst it may be desirable , for the reasons discussed above , for a business to make detailed provision in its contracts for contingencies which may arise , it will generally be impossible to negotiate separate contracts for each transaction . |
| 7 | Mike came down yesterday morning , mind you he had been on his own quite a lot , a lot of time yesterday for the day Josh , cos I went to Altrincham with me mum at half nine and it , I 'd taken him out for a walk to make sure he 'd had his walk and Mike did n't get up till gone half two and when he come down he 'd cut a report of Lisa 's on the floor |
| 8 | Is it not time for an initiative to make local authorities hand over their property to housing associations , and could regional ombudsman be set up for that purpose ? |