Example sentences of "we [modal v] make they [vb infin] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We 'll make them spin three pounds instead of two |
| 2 | Then next for the Spinner we shall ensue , We 'll make them spin three pound instead of two ; When they bring home their work unto us , they complain , And say that their wages will not them maintain ; But if that an ounce of weight they do lack , Then for to bate threepence we will not be slack . |
| 3 | And first for the Combers , we will bring them down From eight groats a score unto half a crown , If at all they murmur , and say t is too small , We bid them choose whether they will work at all ; We 'll make them believe that trading is bad ; We care not a pin , though they are ne'er so sad . |
| 4 | No , if they 're not working , we 'll make them work . ’ |
| 5 | We have locked them away , in the vain hope that by doing so we could make them disappear . |
| 6 | In former ages we us 'd to give , So that our work-folk like farmers did live ; But the times are altered , we will make them know All we can for to bring them under our bow ; We will make them work hard for sixpence a day , Though a shilling they deserve if they had their just pay . |
| 7 | In former ages we us 'd to give , So that our work-folk like farmers did live ; But the times are altered , we will make them know All we can for to bring them under our bow ; We will make them work hard for sixpence a day , Though a shilling they deserve if they had their just pay . |
| 8 | Radio waves are useful as we can make them carry information by modulating them — for example , changing the amplitude of the fluctuations so that the change represents information . |