Example sentences of "i [vb past] make do " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hardly had anything in the cupboard so I had to make do … |
| 2 | Unfortunately , they were behind schedule and I had to make do with a curry-house scene . |
| 3 | But I had not voluntarily given up my ‘ lecturing ’ ; my institute had closed on account of the Cyprus situation , and I had to make do with inadequate ‘ private means ’ , even ‘ touching capital ’ , which would have deeply shocked Ivy . |
| 4 | But it was her last film and after that I had to make do with Jean Simmons in Desirée . |
| 5 | I had to make do with stewing the old tea leaves . |
| 6 | In the rue Victorie , lacking a refriger-ator , I had to make do with the window-sill and milk-and butter-coolers . |
| 7 | I just liked the sound of being a musician but , for a while , I had to make do with being a fireman . |
| 8 | The cops got coffee and cigarettes and sandwiches , but I had to make do with inhaling their used smoke . |