Example sentences of "and [pron] make [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our Psalm today said ‘ God , in your goodness , you have made a home for the poor , ’ but God needs people like you and me to make this home for everyone . |
| 2 | That one God could be Three made no sense to my logical or visual mind , and I made that my main , and most genuine stumbling block . |
| 3 | I did make the point that Mr Maxwell 's company wants co-operation on the eastern edge of the City , vis-á-vis their football stadium , and we ought to have some co-operation on the western edge of the City where all these houses are boarded up and empty , bought at double the market value , and I made that point publicly . |
| 4 | But he 'll go on applying the skills learnt on those days in the Nottingham library to a wider cricketing canvas , and using that cast accumulated knowledge to enlighten others — not least the thousands of schoolchildren who visit Trent Bridge in parties each year : ‘ Last season we had several hundred children through on the day when Derek Randall needed one run to complete his 20,000 for the county — and I made certain they all knew about the landmark . |
| 5 | Mother always got annoyed when that story came up in conversation , and I made sure that it frequently did . |
| 6 | I would have the food in my hand — hence all the effort to make her take food from me at home — and I made sure she could see it , however much I loosened her leash . |
| 7 | And I was to show him what to do and I made sure that all . |
| 8 | And I made sure I blabbed a bit to her , even contradicting in inessential details some of the earlier relations to the Colonel , so that he might think he was getting better quality intelligence this way . |
| 9 | And I made sure it was where it could n't be missed soon as she brought her cup out to the kitchen . |
| 10 | Apart from the accumulation of translated index cards , Edward and I made little progress , but our humour was good . |
| 11 | My son spent a year at Liphook Junior School , during which time my husband and I made frequent visits to discuss our concerns regarding this apparent lack of progress . |
| 12 | I felt she desperately needed my help , and I made frequent visits and tried innumerable remedies I consulted my colleague Siegfried on the problem and he suggested a diet of charcoal biscuits . |
| 13 | E/A kept on steady course at about 220mph until attacked , when he dived down to sea level at about 250–280pmh [ sic ] and I made two attacks one at 16000 when E/A took slight evasive action by executing gentle turns . |
| 14 | KEVIN KEEGAN and I made all the headlines for being sent off and throwing our shirts down last time Leeds and Liverpool met in the Charity Shield . |
| 15 | Depressed people can of course make hasty and unwise decisions , and I made one such decision when , during my second term at Berkeley , I decided to give up my London flat . |
| 16 | Again we had a double bed , and I made one or two tentative sexual advances , to no effect . |
| 17 | The snow improved as the slope steepened and I made good time up the 100 metres to the ridge top and along to the ‘ summit ’ . |
| 18 | Sasbach was no exception and I made good progress with Pascal 's Pensées . |
| 19 | And then I , and I made this bit of a faux pas , I says , oh you must have got a very good rate , cos I knew she 'd been retired years and years , you see . |
| 20 | However the one thing that you must never do is to go between a cow and her calf and I made this mistake one morning and I had to take to my heals and run . |
| 21 | My father and I made merry over the Devil and the folly of believing in him as we supposed many did . |
| 22 | Then dad and I made some cakes and I put notices about the sale through the neighbours ' doors in Swadlincote in Derbyshire , where we live . |
| 23 | There was , of course , a great deal of fun as well , and I made some contribution to the musical life of INSEAD by setting up an 11-piece band which played at the summer ball amongst other events . |
| 24 | ‘ There was a great team spirit right through the party , and I made some very lasting friendships . |
| 25 | I was present at the public meeting at Hutchison Crossway on 26 Nov. and I made some comments , warmly welcoming the proposals and asking about the upgrading of a parallel cycle route . |
| 26 | I thought she meant her sons had died in the war and I made sympathetic noises . |
| 27 | And I make that on Thursdays , nice big lasagna . |
| 28 | The time I have available to practise is my sacred time and I make sure that I accomplish everything I set out to do . |
| 29 | But he added : ‘ First and foremost , I 'm a professional footballer and I make sure everyone knows that . |
| 30 | And the place is used a lot erm like the local Trade 's Council meet here , and I make sure that I open up for them . |