Example sentences of "and make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He would not accept their continual bleatings that they just wanted to ‘ be in a band and make great records . ’ |
| 3 | Here , on an acre formerly abounding in thistles and docks , we have woven our own covert of windbreaks and fuchsia bushes and make great play of raising cabbages where cabbages — or at least , where sweetcorn , courgettes and petits pois — were hardly intended to grow . |
| 4 | Normally her husband would make himself comfortable beside the fire , sometimes holding their child in his arms , and make small talk as she peeled the potatoes and washed the greens , but tonight Carrie knew it would be different . |
| 5 | Thus cis-double bonds ( I ) , o- and m-phenylene groups ( 11 ) , or cis-oriented puckered rings ( III ) , all encourage bending and twisting in the chains and make regular close-packing very difficult . |
| 6 | Ithanguni is important because it has contributed most of the fine ash deposits that blanket the lower slopes of west Mount Kenya and make rich farming and ranching land . |
| 7 | I would certainly advocate the existence of more fora where the three sectors can come together to achieve mutual understanding and where c we can debate this new order , and make joint decisions about its future . |
| 8 | The next morning , so it was reported from the White House lawn , President Bush was ‘ vexed ’ and ‘ frustrated ’ by the verdict , presumably because he would now have to evince symbolic ‘ concern ’ and make well-publicised calls on the attorney general to see if Rodney King 's civil rights had been abused . |
| 9 | Ways of informing them would be to put the price on the pharmacist 's label and make financial need the only basis for exemption from prescription charges : more patients would pay the charges ( which could have an annual ceiling ) but the unit payment could be reduced . |
| 10 | However they will understand the difficulties of using such an unpredictable material as wood , and make due allowance for minor defects . |
| 11 | Knowing how the American had abused and derided her , could she hide her resentment and make polite conversation ? |
| 12 | If you say Deauville now , people will say ‘ where ? ’ and pull their beards and make long faces . |
| 13 | Position the hat on the robot 's head and make decorative markings with the back of a knife . |
| 14 | Head a sheet of paper with the date and time of your meeting and make two columns , one for your essential objectives , the other of additional aims , which are desirable but not actually essential . |
| 15 | But she is confident and daring , friendly and jovial , and tends to assume huge responsibilities and make many decisions — fast . |
| 16 | This means we could take away a lot of your rights and make many decisions about your child without you being involved . |
| 17 | Due to the technical complexity of some decisions , management jobs are often specialised by function , with managers being trained and developed to acquire the technical skills — in engineering knowledge , accountancy , personnel administration , marketing , and so on to run a functional department and make good management decisions for that department . |
| 18 | Such cats may be at a disadvantage when hunting , because their sense of directional sound will be poor , but in other respects they can lead normal lives and make good mothers . |
| 19 | We 've known each other since childhood , after all , so it would be convenient , and make good sense . |
| 20 | Groups are good fun — and make good sense . |
| 21 | Well I went to work on the Saturday morning at six and we were dredging until half past twelve , then we would , then do repairs till five o'clock at night and then five o'clock at night , when the other crew had gone home , when I start to stay there then from five o'clock Saturday night till Monday morning six o'clock all the time just to keep watch on the dredger , I used to sleep mind you during part of the time and erm used to have a big old tortoise stove down the cabin and make good fire . |
| 22 | After the basic level you will cover more advanced commands which enable you to manipulate information and make good use of storage such as floppy disks . |
| 23 | After the basic level you will cover more advanced commands which enable you to manipulate information and make good use of storage such as floppy disks . |
| 24 | The Artisans volunteered to double their subscription to the Club and senior members were asked for a voluntary 50% increase and also to pay a 1s. 0d. a round or a two-guinea single payment and make other donations ! |
| 25 | Plasticisers are the molecules that give clinginess to clingfilm and make other plastic wrappers soft and flexible . |
| 26 | Where the application is made to the district judge he may , if in doubt as to the proper order to be made , refer the application to the judge forthwith or at the next convenient opportunity , and the judge may hear the application and make such order as may be just or may refer it back to the district judge with directions . |
| 27 | ‘ The defendant had been personally negligent in that he had failed to take such steps and make such inquiries as would have revealed to him the defects in his structure and the risks of fire thereby occasioned . ’ |
| 28 | It is equally undeniable that they derive great pleasure from physical confrontations with rival groups of supporters and go to great lengths to evade the authorities and make such confrontations possible . |
| 29 | When I joined the NCT , like most members , I did so because I wanted the best antenatal classes possible and it seemed that I would have the chance to meet new mothers and make new friends after the birth too . |
| 30 | If you own your house or flat you can take down partition walls , improvise new ones , block up old doors and make new openings in more convenient places to improve on the space . |