Example sentences of "make some " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Well , madam , I must make some congratulations to you .
2 The Council of the Galaxy must make some concession .
3 We can , however , make some attempt at understanding the cognisant act on the model of a physical act .
4 The collective behaviour of all the inhabitants as well as certain idiosyncrasies and possibly even eccentricities can make some contribution to the overall design .
5 It would make some sense for friends of the Ford camp to push the Jaguar shares upwards simply to make a link with GM more difficult .
6 ‘ Ah , these girls will make some man happy , ’ McQuaid said .
7 ‘ If you grew something like carrots it 'd make some sense .
8 Why do n't you ask Mrs Ellworthy to let you make some of that nice porridge of yours .
9 Let's make some quick points that need to be made .
10 He said that he did it because everybody wanted him to do it , and he even agreed with me that bits were like Simon and Garfunkel and it sounded like a hundred songs written before , and admitted that he was cashing in on the moon landing but thought he could make some money doing it .
11 ‘ Sit down here , Jamie , and I 'll make some tea .
12 ‘ Sergeant Jennings here will make some tea , then she 'll stay with you while Mr Morgan and I go over to the stables .
13 Faced with public anger about the Gulf war , the royal autocrat did make some concessions .
14 The court decided that victims of art thefts should be protected against the usual requirement in civil cases that the owner must make some effort to recover stolen goods within three years ; it ruled that the clock does not start ticking for the statute of limitations until the victim locates the stolen artworks and asks for their return .
15 He does n't move , then suddenly his head gives a small jerk forward and his eyes buck wide open , the way they always used to when he 'd make some incoherent claim to lineage to the gods .
16 ‘ I wish , ’ Mrs Marx had said , ‘ that Karl could make some capital , not just write about it . ’ )
17 ‘ We can make some reasonable seats with dead twigs to keep our bottoms off the damp ground , if you like .
18 At this time , Miller told Blair that he had been working with Nathanael St André , ‘ the famous anatomist ’ , examining structures of plants and he believed that together they would make some curious discoveries .
19 Ulcers tend to run in families , and genetic factors may make some people more susceptible to aggressive factors than others .
20 So if you 're a third man , or a third woman for that matter , look out for the specially selected hotels at which you can make some fantastic savings when a third person shares a room .
21 How can we make some sense of it ?
22 Trent held him under the cold water , hoping he would make some effort to support himself .
23 It does seem fair to contact the child 's existing school before any decision is made so that the school can make some attempt to reconcile differences with the parent and also to avoid the accusation of pupil poaching .
24 I shall have much that is new to tell the Archbishop at my first audience and I shall make some suggestions as well .
25 At most we can make some sense of small parts of the pattern .
26 And when the muttered reply , ‘ He 's … he 's gone on a trip to try and make some money so we could … could get married , ’ came from her shoulder , she pushed Jessie upwards , saying , ‘ Oh my God ! ’
27 If you feel , for example , that your appearance lets you down , perhaps you could spend a little time studying magazine features to see where you could make some changes .
28 The reader will appreciate that any book dealing with international banking and finance must make some comment on the economic conditions and prospects of these two regional NICs groups .
29 Different circumstances and the type of situation will make some of these aspects more or less important .
30 ‘ Glandular changes can make some people gain weight at the menopause but the commonest cause is eating and drinking more than you need . ’
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