Example sentences of "make of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , what do you make of the pencil entries at the start of the new year ? ’ |
| 2 | What will the law make of the output of expert systems when it comes to deciding the authorship and ownership of that output ? |
| 3 | What did he make of the threat from Black Africa ? |
| 4 | Given that this is so , what sense can we make of the way in which God , as opposed to John or Jane Smith , is personal ? |
| 5 | Similarly , for all the huge majorities claiming to prefer more government spending , even if this involves paying more taxes , what does one make of the finding that voters , when asked which mattered more to themselves and their families , ‘ more public spending or tax cuts ? ’ , a majority preferred the tax cuts ( Marplan , March 1987 ) . |
| 6 | The powers attaching to a Prime Minister are considerable , but what can we make of the thesis about prime ministerial government ? |
| 7 | What sort of estimate did you make of the time of death ? " |
| 8 | Pigs had piglets , Trent thought and called up , ‘ What do you make of the weather ? ’ |
| 9 | We can not dictate what our children will make of the Community , but we must leave them in a position where they can effectively influence the shape of Europe , and that Europe must be one in which we retain our distinct national identity . |
| 10 | I repeat what I have always said : 175 is the best estimate that the senior chief inspector and I could make of the number required after the transitional period to carry out the duties that I have described . |
| 11 | Amiss wondered what the average reader would make of the club . |
| 12 | Covenants also appear in leases where the person letting the property includes terms in the lease which restrict the person renting the property as to the use he or she can make of the property , e.g. the premises are to be used only for storage , not for retailing goods . |
| 13 | There is also no way of knowing what use the authorities will make of the information if and when the VAN team does give them a warning that another Richter-7 earthquake is due in 7 or 11 hours time . |
| 14 | So what do we make of the anger response ? |
| 15 | What did Kenyon , not a keen follower of the game , make of the decision that music will have to make way for Test Matches on Radio 3 's only waveband ? |
| 16 | Right , David , you said you 'd been approached by another insurance company , er , I could obviously say , I recommended Abbey Life , and I 'm tied to that , but I actually joined because I think they 're a particularly good company , in that what , in the use they make of the money that I 'm paying , actually goes , performs very well . |
| 17 | The myth is the idea that to talk of a mental process of remembering is to explain the use we make of the word remember . |
| 18 | The exchange has roused the analyst to contributions that are firmer and more energy-consuming than those he generally vouchsafes : ‘ it 's not the past but what we make of the past that shapes our future and present . ’ |
| 19 | This environment provokes the type of inquiries we make of the past . |
| 20 | What would British voters make of the STV , and what effect would it have on MPs ? |
| 21 | Let's see what this hundred women make of the question , do men hate women ? |
| 22 | it 's been cleaned with er windowlene , we do n't want you licking that in case there 's any traces on it , apart from the filthy mess you make of the window , right , there 's one coat on , are we at last beginning to get somewhere I ask myself |
| 23 | Later myths make of the Otherworld a place of endless hunting , endless feasting , endless pleasure … a sunny place . |
| 24 | This usually means conspicuous consumption in one or all of its varied forms — the size of the house , the size , age and make of the car , the possession of other consumer durables , the quality of furnishings , and so on . |
| 25 | the use of more sophisticated techniques to assess what listeners make of the speech . |
| 26 | The tenants will normally be answerable to the landlord for the use they make of the property , and certain restrictions are normally agreed upon and are contained in the covenants in the lease . |
| 27 | I am well known here for the checkings I make of the movement of ships . ’ |
| 28 | And out you 'll go , take it from me , especially after the fiasco you made of the press conference and the results of it spread all over the papers this morning ! ’ |
| 29 | We are receiving many worthwhile bids from schools wishing to become technology schools in response to the announcement we made of the availability of capital funds for this purpose . |
| 30 | Drafts that you made of the report and later improved or discarded should also be retained . |