Example sentences of "[conj] make [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After that , the dust will begin to settle and you must settle your differences , too , since you will need all the support you can muster to make your mark at work or make life more financially secure . |
| 2 | Where possible , cover the main floor area in one sheet , or make joins well away from main traffic areas . |
| 3 | It is not about how to achieve better discipline , or make maths more interesting , or organize the filing cabinet in which you try to keep track of the GCSE coursework . |
| 4 | He does n't take it personally or make excuses when he gets his priorities wrong and other people point it out . |
| 5 | The church could perhaps think how it might reach out to such people , and offer facilities and friendships that make life easier for people to face while they search for meaning in their lives . |
| 6 | Naturally , it is unfair that developing countries should have to forgo the luxuries that make life more comfortable such as fridges and air conditioning , but it is essential that the West makes available the best technology so that they can produce ozone friendly equipment . |
| 7 | He also aired his anxieties — particularly about the distinction between pharmaceutical developments that make treatment easier and cheaper , and technology that mobilises more resources for fewer people . |
| 8 | In the first instance certain basic guidelines that make communication easier for the hard of hearing were suggested . |
| 9 | Following the trend of many new industries , firms that make computers often spring up near each other . |
| 10 | However , they are often further from centres of population and a net result is cost rises that make incineration increasingly more attractive where there is competition between the two methods . |
| 11 | ‘ There are a lot of things that make Milton so good , but the most important is that he wants to do it , ’ says John . |
| 12 | There are now computer software tools which can help draw up these diagrams and make alterations easily . |
| 13 | Changes in content and style — ‘ news ’ was now moved to the front pages , there were briefer stories , news stories grew in importance as ‘ opinion and commentary ’ lost favour , different typographical styles were used to attract readers and make newspapers less severe — reflected much more than a mere process of ‘ modernization ’ . |
| 14 | What is more , the failure will confirm the doubt in the individual and make things even more difficult next time . |
| 15 | and make things out of wood , and , and try and exist more or less independent of twentieth century society . |
| 16 | He could mend any broken toy , and make things too — I remember he made a great big rocking-horse for Hilary , and painted it in all sorts of marvellous colours . |
| 17 | Some even went so far as to stipulate the use of linen in their will : Hannah Deane of High Ongar , Essex , took account of the £5 fine when drawing up her instructions in 1784 : ‘ And I do hereby Order and direct that sum of Ten pound shall be paid to the person who shall … see me Inclosed and laid in my Coffin in Linen and shall give Information and make Oath thereof wheereby the Poor of the parish Will be intitled to the sum of fifty shilling … . ’ |
| 18 | The adverts are designed to shock abusers and make parents more aware of the dangers . |
| 19 | Cradled within his arms , Laura drifted into a deep sleep , but , even as she dreamed , their bodies seemed to stir against one another , as if they could n't help but touch and make love again ; as if nothing could satisfy the desire that each had awakened in the other 's flesh . |
| 20 | I mean , what I want is that she shouts and I shout and she shouts back , then I say I 'm sorry and put my arms round her , then we kiss and make love maybe , and in the end we 're both real people again . |
| 21 | Quintus stresses that he must ask those he has already helped as a lawyer to repay their obligation to him now , assure the powerful that they will not regret supporting him , and make friends where he normally would not . |
| 22 | I just have a lot of respect for someone who can pick up a piece of wood or metal and make music out of it . ’ |
| 23 | The two front seat backs tilt forward and make life easier for people climbing into the rear . |
| 24 | Radio achieved its greatest impact when it related most clearly to the experiences of listeners , who expected it to reflect and comment on life as it was , give advice on difficult contemporary and age-old problems and make life more enjoyable by providing entertainment . |
| 25 | John , John Venables , who is the science correspondents for Radio Cambridge , and as I say who also runs his own media training sessions ; Julian Dunn , who is Senior News Reporter for Radio Cambridge , so I hope he 's going to kneecap a few of you and make life fairly uncomfortable when he 's doing some trial interviews , and Lloyd Addison , who 's a freelance from Radio Norfolk . |
| 26 | It encourages the purchase of strong and well known products and brands , and emphasises those products and services which confer status and make life as secure and predictable as possible . |
| 27 | The infant may gain weight and make progress developmentally while in hospital but the changes in personality and behaviour may be slower . |
| 28 | This would produce safer food with greater reliability , increase consumer choice and make agriculture more environmentally friendly . |
| 29 | In line with the 1992 Further and Higher Education Act , colleges will now be responsible for managing their own budgets and the Government will hold the purse strings , funding them directly through a national FE Funding Council.Once considered the Cinderella of education , further education is now being promoted as the fairy godmother with the ability to improve post-16 education and training , stem the drop-out and failure rates and make Britain economically competitive once more . |
| 30 | There were a number of areas where greater willingness was apparent to include children with special needs and make services more locally responsive . |