Example sentences of "never make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Be perfect — that is , never make a mistake and always be ‘ good ’ . |
| 2 | Before leaving we were assured that the baggage conveyors , fully automated with multiple bar code scanners never make a mistake . |
| 3 | ‘ And you never make a mistake or change a word . ’ |
| 4 | Never make a hole in the ice by hitting it with a blunt instrument as this will kill or concuss the fish . |
| 5 | Ropes let down into it seem to go down forever , coins dropped never make a sound , etc . |
| 6 | I 'm a business and a factory , the work-force and the boss I 'm the brains and the belly and I never make a loss |
| 7 | I think it was David Bellamy who once said : ‘ Never make a frog do that which you would n't do yourself . ’ |
| 8 | Of course he never made a name for himself , like Gifford Tate , though Tate himself reckoned uncle was the better painter . |
| 9 | You 're the one who never made a mistake ! ’ |
| 10 | ‘ That old woman did the business , word-perfect , she was perfect , the jury took one look at that little old lady and he was off the hook , she never made a slip . |
| 11 | ‘ He used his money to help others — but he never made a song and dance about it . ’ |
| 12 | God never made a woman that one could not have for money . ) |
| 13 | He would never make a mistake about something like that . |
| 14 | They ca n't consider everybody or they could never make a decision . |
| 15 | You 'll never make a poker player , Miss Swift ! ’ |
| 16 | It marks a change of heart for Scorsese , who once swore he would never make a film about the Mafia , and led De Niro to break a few rules of his own : ‘ I was in the middle of filming We 're No Angels when we started to discuss GoodFellas and began working on my role , Jim Conway , together . |
| 17 | Alice , helpfully squatting by him , thought : This one would never make a boss ; he 's an employee ; he ca n't work without somebody holding his hand . |
| 18 | ‘ You 'll never make a writer , ’ he said . |
| 19 | ‘ We 'll never make a policeman out of you , Auguste . ’ |
| 20 | Well we had eight different presentations , er i warmed , I suppose , to two of them erm was a small engineering company in the motor trade which , while it will never make a fortune will probably make a living and the people seem to need help . |
| 21 | The studio 's young head , Irving Thalberg , was rightly worried that Foolish Wives would never make a profit . |
| 22 | Except for Robin , who had a slight talent for painting , they were plodders , who would never make a mark on the world ; and even Robin was too unsteady to forge his own way . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll never make a secretary , Aggie ; I 've got nothing up top . ’ |
| 24 | Nothing but a beast , dumb and rude and mute and savage , she called him under her breath ; a man who could only talk men 's talk , who had none of the graces a nobleman would have , but of course Tommaso Talvi would never make a nobleman . |
| 25 | No no , they will never make a price in Perth now you have terrified them , ’ and Cameron would have to spend a good few shillings to make the drove move on . |
| 26 | But he insists regret should never make a footballer compromise on toughness . |
| 27 | He flexed his hands under the cloth , and shouted irritably at Rosa , ‘ You 'll never make a city woman , thank God , ’ and then , seeing her face fall , wondered at it . |
| 28 | And Mark — he would never make a priest . |
| 29 | " You 'll never make a nun , you baggage . |
| 30 | They said I 'd never make a manager . |