Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [not/n't] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parents of allergic children have to walk a tightrope — on the one hand they need to warn their child about things to avoid , but on the other hand they must not make the child over-anxious . |
| 2 | The problem was , Cora-Beth could see no reason now that they were engaged why they should not make love . |
| 3 | THEY SHOULD N'T make 'em like this anymore . |
| 4 | He ran his hand the length of her spine , making her aware that he wanted her as badly as she wanted him , and for a wild moment she could see no reason why they should n't make love . |
| 5 | However , ’ he added with a reassuring smile , ‘ there 's no reason why , with a bit of luck , they should n't make a full recovery . |
| 6 | I 'm not saying that they should n't make a mess or like that |
| 7 | But in a way then , they should n't , they should n't make such a big thing about all these skinny models , then , because , like , if you look at all these magazines and stuff , all these basically beautiful women are all like , you know , very , very thin , very very tall . |
| 8 | threatened and awed the jurors to give a verdict for the King , and by unlawful means did surprize the county , that they might not make defence , and did use several menacing wicked speeches and actions to the jury and others , for obtaining his unjust purpose aforesaid . |
| 9 | I 'm a car owner who 's actually thinking of selling my car because I do n't use it much in Glasgow I do n't need to , I can actually walk to work and to come to somewhere like Edinburgh tonight I would much prefer to use the train , but I think we could have much more adequal plans to do with pedestrianizing city centres so that cars were banned from them altogether , they could bring back trams which are much less in terms of pollution , they might not make us big profits for the company 's but they are a very good way , we , a lot of European cities still use trams . |
| 10 | They might not make 'em on a Sunday |
| 11 | They could n't make emergency payments themselves , but if I went down to the social security office … |
| 12 | They could n't make him . |
| 13 | But they could n't make out any of the words . |
| 14 | They could n't make judgements or try to inflict order on their world , but simply flowed with it . |
| 15 | The people who backed Docklands Express and Brown Windsor in last Saturday 's Grand National can attest to that : they backed their opinion with real cash — but for all their money , they could n't make either horse win . |
| 16 | But they obviously felt they could n't make too much of an example of him because a lot of people , mainly on Sky TV , had already judged the issue . |
| 17 | Early in August , after sending the department a recorded delivery letter every month from January , I was finally informed that my husband would be granted his claim — but they could n't make the payment yet because they had lost his file . |
| 18 | They could n't make head or tail of me , could n't think what was wrong with me . |
| 19 | Thank goodness , they could n't make it . |
| 20 | But he was that stiff-necked the old Baron , and Mr Louis , the present Baron , he 's the same , they could n't make it pay even when times got better . |
| 21 | On Christmas Eve , listening to herself making yet more excuses on the telephone , explaining why they could n't make it to a family party , hearing her sister 's disappointment . |
| 22 | Started to make some biscuits and then read the recipe afterwards and she had to put it in the fridge for twenty four hours in the , the pastry in the fridge so they could n't make the biscuits , there I 'm sitting here expecting erm , a biscuit and nothing came , dear , it was n't one of those recipes that you could make it straight away was it ? |
| 23 | and then that was it and then a bit later on , that was all they said about me haircut and then during the break somebody else said , there 's something else gone as well and they could n't make out what it what done mine in , my musical director he come , he says you know what will look nice now with that haircut do n't you ? |
| 24 | She continued to attend the unit as an out-patient for more than six months , when the therapists felt they could not make any further progress . |
| 25 | I knew that in 1945 they could not make do on their rations . |
| 26 | They were now nearer to 550 miles from Malta than the 450 intended , and the Fulmar crew announced over the radio that they could not make it , breaking away to land on the carrier again . |
| 27 | Does Article 37 mean that they could not make a claim to terminate the right on this ground ? |
| 28 | Many less desperate alcoholics tried AA , but did not succeed because they could not make the admission of hopelessness . |
| 29 | But they could not make love . |
| 30 | And he was right , for unless they could lure the English across into the open they could not make use of their greater numbers or the advantage of the ground . |