Example sentences of "to make [pron] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 've got points you 've been unable to answer you 've got to make them part of the report back which wastes yet more valuable practitioner time . ’ |
| 2 | If you have a sweet tooth , it is much better to make them part of a meal . |
| 3 | And of course the deterrents that we 've had , over the years , when they they 've been of the emotive and knee jerk sort , and I remember the short sharp shock for instance , under Whitelaw , they did n't work , because they were n't thought out , they were just to make them clap at the Tory party conference . |
| 4 | Normally , though , sociologists have argued that these three strata have enough in common to make them components of one class , because they are all divided by a considerable gulf from the non-manual middle class , which contains its own strata . |
| 5 | If they come up with a question maybe just find out what 's being it erm not just reaction to a particular behaviour , but asking them how the feeling , you know maybe pointing to the bit in their body that 's actually feeling butterflies or whatever and trying to help them to express the fears and , more importantly , to make them concrete in terms of play , drawing , or acting it out . |
| 6 | In readiness for the event I made all the arrangements I possibly could before the baby was born to make my return to work as smooth as possible , including hiring a nanny , and I thought that this was going to be easy … |
| 7 | Even under these circumstances , however , the marker inks dried almost instantly and I was able to make my sketch in a matter of minutes . |
| 8 | Using painting , using art , to create a modus vivendi , a way of understanding life ; that is , for the time being , of trying to make my life into a work of art itself , instead of spending my life creating works of art in the form of paintings or sculptures . |
| 9 | I 'm keen to make my mark on my own merits , not because I happen to be the chairman 's daughter ! ’ |
| 10 | While he was knocking himself off , I was preparing to make my introductions to the sidewalk . |
| 11 | If he had had any foresight , when the Woolf-Tumim report was published , the right hon. Gentleman would have said to himself , ’ Here is a unique and historic opportunity for me to make my reputation as one of the great Home Secretaries of the 20th century . ’ |
| 12 | I washed my hands and tried to make my peace with her , but when I went to stroke her she hissed at me . |
| 13 | But perhaps I desire to make my peace with the man who did . ’ |
| 14 | I began to make my way towards the doors , but before I could reach them , M. Dupont touched my arm . |
| 15 | I have heard there 's good sport to be had in Buttermere and Grasmere and I intend to make my way to one or the other for a few days . |
| 16 | It was irrelevant to them , and I had to make my way with them from point one . |
| 17 | My problem was to make my way from the entrance to a vacant table . |
| 18 | Whatever roots I may once have had were cut off years ago when as a young man or old boy I left my father 's house to make my way in horrible competitive London . |
| 19 | It will probably be understood that I wish to make my remarks in the context of the Scottish agricultural scene . |
| 20 | I would make myself some tea , I decided as I packed away my papers , then walk over to the post office to make my call to Crispin . |
| 21 | I wondered if he would see at once that something had happened to make my need of him as great as his had been of me when he last saw me . |
| 22 | ‘ I shall have to make my encounter with the captain look like an accident . |
| 23 | As I 've said before , falconry has always fascinated me , and I hope I 'm going to be able to make my living at it one day . |
| 24 | And almost I am tempted to make my advice about writing it just one word — Do n't . |
| 25 | Well I think that it must be recognised that the current state of demand and supply is going to make it very difficult for most applicants , and we would be concerned to advise them not to panic unduly as a result of that , and to make their choices on the sort of rational criteria that would apply in any year . |
| 26 | William Berkeley , William Ovedale and Roger Kelsale were made responsible for victualling the ships , and were also authorized to receive all those prepared to make their peace with the new regime except Woodville himself , Dorset ( the only indication that he might have joined his uncle ) and Robert Ratcliffe , a former associate of Rivers at Calais . |
| 27 | With the failure of peace moves Evelyn 's allegiance to Parliament faltered in August 1643 : he retired to Godstone but came under suspicion following the interception of a letter which seemed to suggest that he and his nephew were preparing to make their peace with the king . |
| 28 | William Berkeley , William Ovedale and Roger Kelsale were made responsible for victualling the ships , and were also authorized to receive all those prepared to make their peace with the new regime except Woodville himself , Dorset ( the only indication that he might have joined his uncle ) and Robert Ratcliffe , a former associate of Rivers at Calais . |
| 29 | The Act was based upon the notion of freedom of contract , i.e. that the parties were free to make their contract upon whatever terms they pleased . |
| 30 | They expected to make their profit by pushing the price of the shares up , so that they could buy the government bonds for a relatively small number of shares . |