Example sentences of "be [adv] to make [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think the knobbly wheels are just to make it grip the ground better , ’ said Dorcas , his voice sounding a long way off . |
| 2 | ‘ My aspirations were then as they are now to make it my business to make clothes . |
| 3 | Whether or not he felt an ounce of embarrassment ( probably not ) , it had to be enough to make him aware of waiters . |
| 4 | Wanting someone , like he wanted Kelly Connor , was no novelty to Jack — hardly a day passed when it did n't happen to him — but a quick telephone call and a Suzi or a Debra , one of his sexual Samaritans , would be there to make it feel better . |
| 5 | She watched , not pursuing in what event he might not be there to make it himself . |
| 6 | And of course the deterrents that we 've had , over the years , when they they 've been of the emotive and knee jerk sort , and I remember the short sharp shock for instance , under Whitelaw , they did n't work , because they were n't thought out , they were just to make them clap at the Tory party conference . |
| 7 | They 've liaised with other organisations to make sure I 've got somebody coming in , even if it 's only to make me something to eat . |
| 8 | So it 's just to make it much more comfortable to look at . |
| 9 | When I come round the Lord 's table , it 's not to make me a better Christian , it 's not to make me a better person , a more religious person , a more spiritual person it 's a confession of faith , apart from being an act of obedience , it is a confession of faith . |
| 10 | When I come round the Lord 's table , it 's not to make me a better Christian , it 's not to make me a better person , a more religious person , a more spiritual person it 's a confession of faith , apart from being an act of obedience , it is a confession of faith . |
| 11 | It 's not to make us into some spiritual superstars , like some great leader of the past or present . |
| 12 | It 's not to make you the greatest soul winner . |
| 13 | This range varies for different purposes , but the aim is always to make it as wide as possible . |
| 14 | In such a case the only way to make sense of the rule that the buyer must bear the loss is still to make him pay whilst allowing him to take whatever remains of the goods . |
| 15 | SCREAMING LORD SATCH Joe Satriani Guitar teachers of the world , Satch is back to make you sweat , with an album that plunders a musical empire stretching from the Tigris to the Mississippi . |
| 16 | If you ca n't — or do n't want to — breastfeed , why does it seem that the whole world is out to make you feel guilty ? |
| 17 | BRITISH featherweight champion Sean Murphy is out to make it third time lucky when he challenges for the WBO world title next month . |
| 18 | ( 3 ) When looking at clauses which require compliance with time limits ( eg a time limit for notifying a warranty claim after a defect is discovered in goods supplied under the contract ) the question to ask is whether the time limit has been imposed from a genuine need to protect the other party 's position , or whether it is there to make it difficult , or practically impossible , for the other party to exercise its rights under the clause . |
| 19 | He probably knows already that his spelling is weak : what he wants to be told is how to make it better . |
| 20 | It 's how to make it interesting . ’ |
| 21 | Juliet knew his remark was just to make her feel more comfortable . |
| 22 | I do n't know I think it was just to make us look pretty with a white pinny on the top of our clothes . |
| 23 | When after I became a Christian I obeyed and was baptized , it was n't to make me a better person it was n't to make me er , someone who was , er more pious or more religious , or of having greater favour with God , it was done because he had commanded it in his word , and I was identifying myself with him . |
| 24 | When after I became a Christian I obeyed and was baptized , it was n't to make me a better person it was n't to make me er , someone who was , er more pious or more religious , or of having greater favour with God , it was done because he had commanded it in his word , and I was identifying myself with him . |
| 25 | I found it was stale so I replaced it and was about to make him a corned beef sandwich when Dad asked , ‘ Where 's Pete ? ’ |
| 26 | She still could n't quite believe any of this was really happening , but she had the feeling that Julius was about to make her believe it — and in the most delightful way possible . |
| 27 | He took a gulp at the Scotch and gave a wry smile at the injustices of this world which caused him to be smitten with another one of those blinding attacks just when he was about to make it . |