Example sentences of "can make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Although insulation and draught-proofing are the best ways to save money on heating bills , there are many other things you can do which , when combined , can make substantial savings .
2 Regular theatre-goers can make substantial savings by buying a Saver Ticket .
3 The business schools also provide recruits for domestic industry , and in many Third World countries the government gives young graduates from such institutions posts with high degrees of responsibility in national development agencies where they can make substantial contributions to the welfare of their nations .
4 Unless you can make private arrangements , the company will foreclose .
5 I still believe that three-day cricket can make certain players lazy , as opportunities come round thick and fast and failures are overtaken very quickly by the next match .
6 Without detailing these problems and their solutions in a reduction in dependence on car use , one can make certain observations .
7 But even the blind can make certain demands for consistency upon those with sight .
8 Supervision is by a social worker , who can make certain requirements such as that the supervised person resides in a specified place or participates in specified activities .
9 Particularly in countries where the diet is poor it might be of very considerable significance if the mother can make better milk at some times of the day .
10 He is , however , frequently contacted by landowners who want to know how they can make better use of their trees .
11 We will have to be very sure that we know what we 're talking about when we meet them to persuade them that we need their funds more and we can make better use of them and we hope to raise around half of that twenty five million pounds from them .
12 In the following stages , treatment in standing concentrates on restoring his proper balance mechanisms , so that he can make better quality selective movements using his trunk , leg and arm .
13 ‘ On the contrary , mature men can make better husbands than younger ones .
14 Only , I think , in so far as I 've seen so many pictures over the years that I must have picked up some knowledge and a sort of an overview of what there is in English art , so that I can make better comparisons .
15 Just a few jottings on an interesting rail topic can make useful copy .
16 Picture frames can make striking displays on occasional tables , window sills or other low-level areas .
17 What Roddick is at most pains to demonstrate is that honesty and commercialism can make compatible bedfellows .
18 Of course you can make appalling howlers if you set out for some reason to portray life in a social area unknown to you .
19 He has to be able to reduce the tension ( technically tonus ) in his muscles before he can make controlled movements .
20 You can make that description properly attention-grabbing .
21 No one can make that choice for you .
22 With this foundation a student usually has a choice of two , or maybe three , subjects to pursue to degree standard , and can make that choice on the basis of experience .
23 I can make that assumption ?
24 I do not know how we can make that judgment until we have seen the texture of the decision that we are being asked to make .
25 I 'd pack a bag at my place and we can make that motel alibi real . ’
26 What , what we have actually is two proposals on speed cameras , if I can make that point .
27 We can make that recommendation Adrian if that 's what we 're going
28 ‘ Learned helplessness ’ can become a powerful weapon , and the pressure of anxious attachment from a vulnerable and very elderly parent can make all separations , however life-saving for the carer , hard to achieve .
29 Although the router can make all sorts of accurate joints and decorative edge profiles , many users may find they are most often using a straight 6mm cutter to remove the waste from a groove or mortise .
30 I mean , of course they can , they can make all sorts of wild promises and all kinds of crazy policies because they know they 'll never be called upon to carry them out .
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