Example sentences of "or [adv] make a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | in all honesty ans answer what he said , you more or less made a statement and said yes I am er but I , I know all about the products and I 'll give you best advice . |
| 2 | You may wish to give yourself up , or possibly make a getaway through the window . |
| 3 | There are farmers who with the existing lack of any political support are looking at different avenues to improve their profits or even make a profit . |
| 4 | You could choose a plain dark colour and cover it with a pale piece of lace , or even make a patchwork background on which to place your flowers . |
| 5 | We are some way yet from Autumn but that is no reason not to consider the way we can change colours on the needlebed to use up left over yarn or simply make a splash with colours we 've always wanted to knit together . |
| 6 | Futures and options funds are emerging , offering at last the chance to lose all of your investment or maybe to make a lot . |
| 7 | We had a Debating Society in school which was pretty tough — if you dropped clangers , missed the point or otherwise made a clown of yourself , it was remembered throughout the following week until you had a chance to redeem yourself . |
| 8 | This teleprinter machine was a temperamental beast and had to be carefully watched to make sure it did n't run out of paper , or chew it into shreds or otherwise make a mess of things , and it was one of our duties as Met Assistants to keep it in order . |
| 9 | " supply " is defined in s46 to include : ( a ) selling , hiring out or lending the goods ; ( b ) entering into a hire-purchase agreement to furnish the goods ; ( c ) the performance of any contract for work and materials to furnish the goods ; ( d ) providing the goods in exchange for any consideration ( including trading stamps ) other than money ; ( e ) providing the goods in or in connection with the performance of any statutory function ; or ( f ) giving the goods as a prize or otherwise making a gift of the goods . |