Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [adv] [verb] make [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have kept my opinions to a minimum but I could not resist making observations . |
| 2 | I am lucky that my other hobby of dressmaking is also my job of work , but even if it was n't I would still enjoy making things . |
| 3 | My previous car was a direct competitor to the Clio , namely the new Rover Metro in 1.4-litre guise , and I ca n't help making comparisons . |
| 4 | Miss Macdonald , I thought , would probably know about Andrew Stavanger 's dentist — she might well have made appointments for him in the past . |
| 5 | She would n't even rent a place , she 'd just start making babies . |
| 6 | You ca n't start making approaches to landowners and other people who live round about until the decision has been made by the working party whether to go out for consultation or not . |
| 7 | ‘ Not having any money is a very good formula for decorating , ’ Tim says , ‘ because you ca n't afford to make mistakes . ’ |
| 8 | But you ca n't afford to make mistakes like that . |
| 9 | And of course if you are nursing you ca n't afford to make mistakes , it may cost somebody 's life if you do . |
| 10 | It would be less passive , but still a form of projection , if in the above illustration I were to add , ‘ And doctors … if you would n't mind making notes … to help our discussion later ’ . |
| 11 | While travelling , you will also need to make arrangements as to where your dog will sleep . |
| 12 | You will certainly need to make arrangements for the siting of the outside broadcast van and the laying of cables . |
| 13 | When you reach normal retirement age , you will usually stop making contributions into your company pension scheme , even if you decide to carry on working . |
| 14 | Then go through the sleeving procedure and , according to type of handle , apply knots to secure , but no ‘ Granny ’ knots please as you will possibly have to make adjustments later . |
| 15 | And you wo n't have to make excuses . |
| 16 | You can not afford to make mistakes like that on aircraft ! |
| 17 | I think we shall definitely have to make biscuits this afternoon . |
| 18 | We certainly , if you look at the breakdown of our sales er , we only sell about a hundred and fifty er , million pounds worth er , of goods and services in Asia , Pacific erm , we would certainly like to make acquisitions in that area just as we did in North America er , in the seventies and eighties and we have now small Pearson er , office , for instance in Tokyo , it 's quite slow , erm , er , in that area but certainly we 're on the lookout for acquisitions in , in Asia , Pacific . |
| 19 | ‘ We ca n't afford to make mistakes like that . |
| 20 | We ca n't afford to make mistakes down here . |
| 21 | Through all the drudgery ( as it may seem ) , cricketers should enjoy the fruits of what they do and achieve , but they should also remember to make friends and speak fondly of the game , and they will then want for nothing once their playing days are over . |
| 22 | er my Lord he 'll obviously have to make enquiries as to whether he can ask his next case to , to start |
| 23 | He could not afford to make mistakes ; all his life he had been at pains to learn and understand how ordinary people live and had delved into the seamier side of human nature , but he was still very unworldly . |
| 24 | He could not afford to make mistakes . |
| 25 | Although he would not care to make predictions , ‘ it is not unlikely that the other side of the election , particularly in the case of Labour , we will have to take some very , very tough action indeed — not the least of which will include raising interest rates ’ . |
| 26 | He would also look to make things work his way . |
| 27 | He would have liked to have gone to his brother 's funeral but he thought it would only have made matters worse . |
| 28 | All being well , it will slowly qualify to make decisions upon progressively more major matters . |