Example sentences of "make or [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We wo n't actually make or do anything , but it will be really neat lying in the meadows thinking about all the money we are making on off-shore tax haven related business . |
| 2 | When he names the most-important squad of his England career — the one that could make or break him — I do hope he includes the names of Wright and Everton 's Peter Beardsley . |
| 3 | How these banks set about merging will make or break them |
| 4 | For one thing , we have to be smart at spotting new trends in feedstock usage , because this can make or break our profitability . |
| 5 | Accessories can make or break you . |
| 6 | But at this point I ca n't decide if the evening 's cabaret will consist of , ‘ Deep down , I 'm just the same old Lil you knew before , so how about it ? ’ or ‘ I 'm a star now , baby , and I can make or break you , so let's do it my way . ’ |
| 7 | The type of frame that you choose can either make or mar your work . |
| 8 | ( 3 ) Loss of an opportunity to make or enhance one 's reputation . |
| 9 | What the charity groups think of him is hardly going to make or break him in the operatic world . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Training our sales force properly and thoroughly about the market applications is going to make or break our marketing effort . ’ |
| 11 | Nowadays no clergyman is entitled to a living of the sort which used to make or break his marital prospects in Jane Austen novels , but incumbents still enjoy tenure . |
| 12 | GET PUPILS TO MAKE OR INVENT SOMETHING … to measure turn … to measure time … to carry a certain weight . |
| 13 | GET PUPILS TO MAKE OR INVENT SOMETHING to measure turn . |
| 14 | They are the basic implements needed to make or reshape your specialised tools . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Fishermen would repair to the woods to cut hazel and withies to make or mend their pots , then set out in their small boats to their chosen ‘ grounds ’ to drop the pots . |