Example sentences of "make a special [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Mr Major has made a special effort to patch up relations with Germany .
2 In the poor north-eastern part of Brazil infant mortality went up by 20 per cent between 1982 and 1984 , even though the Brazilian government had made a special effort to establish more health-care facilities during the same period .
3 Did he imagine she 'd made a special attempt to impress him ?
4 Working with Antonio Bonicco , the designer of Transfer 's show ‘ The Time of Her Life ’ , you will make a special installation to develop the basic set in order that the play has a spectacular opening .
5 Clavers decided that he would make a special effort to apprehend both .
6 As we listen to these phrases that rolled so easily off the tongue , and which have also rolled on down through history to our own time , we must make a special effort to remember very carefully just who the men were who engineered the Garotter 's Act — what kind of men they were ; what kind of times they lived in ; and what forces helped to shape their upright moral certitude .
7 They are match-winners and we made a special effort to involve them .
8 Alfred Wallace made a special expedition to study the mallee fowl 's distant relation on Sulawesi , building a hut for his stay on a beach of coarse volcanic sand in the north of the island .
9 PRINCE Charles made a special flight to break the news of the separation to his two sons yesterday .
10 And unless you make a special effort to do something active on a weekend , then you can add another 16 hours or so to the total , making a grand total of more than 70 hours each week .
11 To better understand and service your needs , we make a special effort to answer all of our customers ' questions and to help them with any technical problems that may be related to MiLAN products .
12 Make a special effort to improve them .
13 In view of the disadvantage which being in care all too often represents , that may sometimes mean making a special effort to ensure the quality of education given to children in care .
14 ‘ Enjoying banter with the regulars and making a special effort to make newcomers feel welcome is a tough job when the hours may be 11am to 11pm .
15 Yanto realised he might well have to make a special journey to pick up the old man if Julie happened to be out .
16 okay you find it hard you find it hard to do to make a special effort what is it you have to make a special effort to do ?
17 LENTON and Wortley Hall Association is following the lead of Convocation and asking the Hall 's alumni from these years to make a special effort to attend the 1992 reunion which is to be held in the Hall from 2nd-4th October .
18 We need to make a special effort to fundraise this year — so — Please publicise this with your class members and also request contributions for the stalls and contact holders as follows : —
19 The Funny Farm makes a special effort to help up and coming bands .
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