Example sentences of "their [noun] and make a " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the brothers filed through their shackles and made a desperate and final bid for freedom . |
| 2 | The deprivation of this material from them prejudiced their defence and made a fair trial impossible . |
| 3 | ON being mistreated by British Rail most passengers probably prefer to forget the experience , get on with their lives and make a mental note to take night classes in the ridiculously complicated ticket system . |
| 4 | Slip arms through their armpits and make a wrist crossed-over grip in front of their chest . |
| 5 | Stork Embroidery Scissors are unmistakeable in their appearance and make a handsome addition to the sewing box . |
| 6 | For a band now irritated by most dance music — ‘ most of it 's cack , I hate going into bars where they 've got it blaring out from everywhere , you ca n't hear yourself think ’ — and uncomfortable with the accoutrements of clubbing — ‘ I ca n't stand being under strobes no more , do me head in , make me lose my balance ’ — it was inevitable the Mondays would rake up their rock roots , ‘ mature ’ their sound and make a major musical transition . |
| 7 | Merchants folded their stalls and made a run for it , their goods wrapped in voluminous sleeves . |
| 8 | The media , naturally , took these major findings and their interpretation and made a meal of it . |
| 9 | hike a herd of antelope , grazing indifferently while one of their number was being savaged by lions , they would go on , singing and clapping their hands and making a great noise against the darkness . |
| 10 | P.C. Well , Sir , if I have neglected my duty in the past , why have n't my superior officers done their duty and made a defaulter of me . |
| 11 | Obviously I enjoyed having the opportunity to watch any nesting birds so close at hand — I could reach out of my bedroom window , when Mum was n't around , and feel right inside the nest — but many of the neighbours looked on the house martins as pests who infested their property and made a mess . |
| 12 | Turning from ministers to backbenchers , for the younger , more ambitious members the task is to defend their party and to make a reputation for themselves so that they will , in due course , be promoted to a junior office or , on the other side , to a shadow post . |