Example sentences of "you can make [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er If you get a small little chickens you can make them do two days |
| 2 | Ah , yes , find that and you can make them tick . |
| 3 | You do n't want to go to the police , because you 're afraid they 'll simply get involved in another siege — if you can make them believe you in time , which seems doubtful . |
| 4 | ‘ If you believe in miracles you can make them happen ! ’ |
| 5 | This is an important area in which you can help him a great deal if you can make him feel that with you open grieving is permissible . |
| 6 | ‘ If you can make me understand that , I stand a better chance of helping to get you the money to find it , ’ Waldegrave said . |
| 7 | yes and if you can make somebody think from your writing well that 's good . |
| 8 | Whichever room you choose , you can make it feel as fresh as a coat of fresh paint — with a coat of paint . |
| 9 | But the converse is that if you can make it work you 'll have bought a fair lease on a prime site that you could never have afforded in the ordinary way . |
| 10 | So again we 're going to come back to several themes in a fairly repetitive way , and we — do n't forgive us for this if you do n't like it , but we 're certainly going to talk about certain things again and again and again , but what it really comes down to , is ‘ Learn what the media 's all about , learn what they want , learn what you can provide , see whether you can match this , in a sense , and see whether you can make it work to your advantage ’ . |
| 11 | Only you can make it happen . |
| 12 | Well , now you can make it come true thanks to The Limit . |
| 13 | Disclosing what 's happening to you can make you feel better and , as described earlier in this chapter , it can also raise your status : ‘ I feel quite tongue-tied in this company ’ or ‘ That comment 's made me go quite red ! ’ |
| 14 | Say yeah you can make you know the big bright lights and things like that . |