Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] make a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On most journeys of pleasure I make a point of visiting one .
2 And if by confusion you make a mistake ,
3 At home we make a promise to ourselves .
4 Do this outside in case you make a mess .
5 in case we make a fool of ourselves
6 At night you make a bunker to sleep in
7 For the sauce you make a roux , taking a knob of butter , an equivalent weight of flour and the saffron , and dissolving them in a bain-marie ; then add some of the warm mussel juice slowly , stirring all the time .
8 You 're such a waste of space you make a crab-louse look like Mother Teresa .
9 Against this background I make a note of what is missing .
10 I would much rather say that every time you make a choice you are turning the central part of you , the part of you that chooses , into something a little different from what it was before .
11 If you have paid six full years ' contributions before you cease payments , the Society will make your policy paid-up , leaving the units purchased to remain invested until such time you make a request to encash them .
12 Every time you make a change , it 's instantly applied to a letter ‘ M ’ in one corner of the Window .
13 We have to remember that every time we make a purchase , we are converting our assets , which are very compact , and have the ability to maintain us through the interest they accrue , into bulky or fragile items which require maintenance , space and insurance .
14 In originally filling our tank , and every time we make a water change — which is a vital part of the filtration process — we could add substances that are potentially lethal to our fish .
15 Now on the trial pack we make a bit of money and it would employ somebody you know , somebody who 's been ill .
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