Example sentences of "and make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One may , after all , competently drive a car without understanding much about the principles of the internal combustion engine ; one may use a typewriter or a word-processor without being able to make or mend one ; one may quickly be taught to use a computer , and make simple programs without being a master of , or even a beginner in , computer science . |
| 2 | He would not accept their continual bleatings that they just wanted to ‘ be in a band and make great records . ’ |
| 3 | Here , on an acre formerly abounding in thistles and docks , we have woven our own covert of windbreaks and fuchsia bushes and make great play of raising cabbages where cabbages — or at least , where sweetcorn , courgettes and petits pois — were hardly intended to grow . |
| 4 | Normally her husband would make himself comfortable beside the fire , sometimes holding their child in his arms , and make small talk as she peeled the potatoes and washed the greens , but tonight Carrie knew it would be different . |
| 5 | Thus cis-double bonds ( I ) , o- and m-phenylene groups ( 11 ) , or cis-oriented puckered rings ( III ) , all encourage bending and twisting in the chains and make regular close-packing very difficult . |
| 6 | Ithanguni is important because it has contributed most of the fine ash deposits that blanket the lower slopes of west Mount Kenya and make rich farming and ranching land . |
| 7 | I would certainly advocate the existence of more fora where the three sectors can come together to achieve mutual understanding and where c we can debate this new order , and make joint decisions about its future . |
| 8 | The next morning , so it was reported from the White House lawn , President Bush was ‘ vexed ’ and ‘ frustrated ’ by the verdict , presumably because he would now have to evince symbolic ‘ concern ’ and make well-publicised calls on the attorney general to see if Rodney King 's civil rights had been abused . |
| 9 | Ways of informing them would be to put the price on the pharmacist 's label and make financial need the only basis for exemption from prescription charges : more patients would pay the charges ( which could have an annual ceiling ) but the unit payment could be reduced . |
| 10 | However they will understand the difficulties of using such an unpredictable material as wood , and make due allowance for minor defects . |
| 11 | Knowing how the American had abused and derided her , could she hide her resentment and make polite conversation ? |
| 12 | If you say Deauville now , people will say ‘ where ? ’ and pull their beards and make long faces . |
| 13 | Position the hat on the robot 's head and make decorative markings with the back of a knife . |
| 14 | Due to the technical complexity of some decisions , management jobs are often specialised by function , with managers being trained and developed to acquire the technical skills — in engineering knowledge , accountancy , personnel administration , marketing , and so on to run a functional department and make good management decisions for that department . |
| 15 | Such cats may be at a disadvantage when hunting , because their sense of directional sound will be poor , but in other respects they can lead normal lives and make good mothers . |
| 16 | We 've known each other since childhood , after all , so it would be convenient , and make good sense . |
| 17 | Groups are good fun — and make good sense . |
| 18 | Well I went to work on the Saturday morning at six and we were dredging until half past twelve , then we would , then do repairs till five o'clock at night and then five o'clock at night , when the other crew had gone home , when I start to stay there then from five o'clock Saturday night till Monday morning six o'clock all the time just to keep watch on the dredger , I used to sleep mind you during part of the time and erm used to have a big old tortoise stove down the cabin and make good fire . |
| 19 | After the basic level you will cover more advanced commands which enable you to manipulate information and make good use of storage such as floppy disks . |
| 20 | After the basic level you will cover more advanced commands which enable you to manipulate information and make good use of storage such as floppy disks . |
| 21 | The Artisans volunteered to double their subscription to the Club and senior members were asked for a voluntary 50% increase and also to pay a 1s. 0d. a round or a two-guinea single payment and make other donations ! |
| 22 | Plasticisers are the molecules that give clinginess to clingfilm and make other plastic wrappers soft and flexible . |
| 23 | When I joined the NCT , like most members , I did so because I wanted the best antenatal classes possible and it seemed that I would have the chance to meet new mothers and make new friends after the birth too . |
| 24 | If you own your house or flat you can take down partition walls , improvise new ones , block up old doors and make new openings in more convenient places to improve on the space . |
| 25 | In the later Republic and early Empire Greek artists were brought to Rome to design buildings appropriate for the display of booty , to repair old sculptures and make new ones for these and other structures , and to restore decaying old temples , once venerated for their wooden and terracotta statues , but now seen to be in need of renovation . |
| 26 | For the many foreign visitors who call at the Ponderosa each year it is often their first visit to an Irish pub , for local people it 's a chance to meet old friends , and make new ones . |
| 27 | It was to be a very full weekend of well organised and highly enlightening meetings ; the opportunity to hear some excellent speakers : and the chance to renew old friendships and make new ones . |
| 28 | It was so good to meet old friends and make new ones in such a happy atmosphere that this social event will no doubt be repeated in the future . |
| 29 | It 's lovely there ; find a good vantage point and make rough pencil sketches of the church and trees around and the shapes of tombstones , etc. , or go into the cemetery and draw that curious old tower which commands such an extensive view . |
| 30 | Do you have a strong logo and make consistent use of a particular style of print for the headings for all school correspondence ? |