Example sentences of "[modal v] make the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was : ‘ Oh , let's make the Americans look good . ’ |
| 2 | Well , it 's too late now , so let's make the best of it . |
| 3 | Let's make the best of it we can . |
| 4 | ‘ Come on then , ’ he said , ‘ let's make the elements dance . ’ |
| 5 | Letters and words are peculiarly human manifestations , so let's make the computer draw pictures instead . |
| 6 | To quote Laura Mitchel — ‘ We spend our lives wanting to be mature , well , now we are so let's make the most of it . |
| 7 | so let's get rid of some of it and let's make the angle theta . |
| 8 | When you start there is a sense in which everything you do is right , there is no clear sense of wrong , though of course it is here that you may make the inevitable false move , take the inevitable wrong turning . |
| 9 | Regulatory threat , which may make the domestic market less attractive . |
| 10 | What I hope — very much hope — is that you , after consideration , may make the same choice . |
| 11 | In some cases this may make the prospect of an award less attractive . |
| 12 | In some cases this may make the prospect of an award less attractive . |
| 13 | In some cases this may make the prospect of an award less attractive . |
| 14 | Christmas time , when party-giving is on the whole overdone , may make the social aridity of the rest of the year seem almost attractive , but this exhausting seasonal overswill also points up the ordinary isolation that obtains for most of us nowadays . |
| 15 | The coming general election is likely to be a close one — and Punjab and Assam may make the difference between a Congress victory and defeat . |
| 16 | Several plants grouped together will create their own humid micro-climate , though overcrowding may make the combined effect too much . |
| 17 | One of the problems with habits is that they become so ingrained , so much part of the horse , that to try and stop the habit may make the horse extremely anxious and resistant . |
| 18 | This alteration may be either excitatory or inhibitory : that is , it may make the receiving cell more or less likely to emit impulses itself . |
| 19 | They may make the vital difference . |
| 20 | Only 17 people live on Lundy Island , but there is no shortage of winged residents , so keen ornithologists may make the boat trip from Bideford more than once . |
| 21 | Indeed , the desire to succeed in the adopted sex role may make the transsexual a model parent . |
| 22 | Further impending changes in government legislation may make the pressure experienced during the social security changes seem almost normal . |
| 23 | The chief executive or clerk of the authority will for the purpose of avoiding disqualification under this provision usually prepare the form in readiness so that as soon as the councillor is elected he may make the declaration as required . |
| 24 | This political dimension may make the massive civil engineering work even more hazardous . |
| 25 | Female science students may make the girls think again about their decision not to continue with science . |
| 26 | Conversely , items used around the home , such as perfumes , aerosols and air-fresheners , may make the child more unmanageable than at school . |
| 27 | This may in turn induce protest from subjects whose activation of any right or freedom to protest may make the task of governing more difficult . |
| 28 | It may make the less good auditor concentrate his mind because he will feel that if he 's got a duty , he will have to do it , in which case it will be of benefit to the body politic . ’ |
| 29 | As with so much work with old people , it is attention to detail which counts : it may make the difference between safety and danger , just as it will between comfort and discomfort . |
| 30 | It may make the statement : ‘ I have survived despite having such a cumbersome tail so mate with me and your offspring will be as successful as me . ’ |