Example sentences of "could make [pron] [noun] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned back to the frying-pan , and she wondered how anyone could make her hackles rise with so few words . |
| 2 | She had dark curly hair with no sign of grey , and a certain shyness that could make her manner seem brusque . |
| 3 | Many witnesses told lies against Jesus against Jesus not even they however could make their stories agree . |
| 4 | Hearn said : ‘ The handlers of Toney and Nunn , Bob Arum and Don King , do n't want to know Chris because he is very awkward and could make their men look bad . |
| 5 | The reformers argued that since departments built up their philosophies over a period of time and since new measures took a considerable period to negotiate , these processes should be opened up so that the informed public could make its reactions clear while principles were still being settled . |
| 6 | Soldiers and diplomats who knew Yugoslavia well could make its complexities sound like an excuse for doing nothing at all . |
| 7 | He could make his friend laugh convulsively enough to fall off schoolroom chairs , and once even out of a hammock . |
| 8 | Soon Pavlov could make his dog salivate just by sounding the bell , even without bringing its food ( Figure 3.8 ) . |
| 9 | He clipped the lead on to the dog with cold hands which would hardly function , and let her pull him up the slope as fast as he could make his legs move . |
| 10 | ‘ It is the one thing that could make my plans go wrong . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ What would you say if I told you I could make your contract disappear ? ’ |