Example sentences of "can make [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | If Mr Yeltsin tries to play by the rules as he moves towards a new constitutional order , he will fail , because parliament can make up the rules as it goes along . |
2 | " If at the end of seven years , he can make up the fraction of a quarto forme and impose it , or is able to lay down a sheet of 16 's correctly , the apprentice so qualified may considered himself well advanced . " |
3 | Obviously we believe we can make up the time on roads we have been over quite a few times . ’ |
4 | Near as we can make out the SunSoft deal with Motorola Inc for the PowerPC ( see front page ) is very fresh . |
5 | If you can make out the lyrics — and it 's difficult enough to find a song in this aural tirade — you 'll be subconsciously ordered to slaughter small children on the bus home . |
6 | In so far as I can make out the policy of the Labour party , it is to give the business rate back to local authorities . |
7 | But even in the gloom you can make out the apostles ' faces . |