Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [modal v] [adv] make [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But do n't go around being cross or you 'll only make enemies for yourself . |
| 2 | ‘ Look , ’ the superintendent said , ‘ I only just came on and I ca n't make head nor tail of this . |
| 3 | He said something and I could n't make sense of it |
| 4 | I 've done various things on my computer today and I can successfully make ASCII files . |
| 5 | The sudsy water continues working while it is slippery and you can still make bubbles by agitating it , no matter how grotty it looks . |
| 6 | And you must also make provision for things going wrong : |
| 7 | JACKEY : Why , aunt , if they are actually married there 's no help for't and we must not make mischief between man and wife . |
| 8 | As Bateson ( 1973 ) argues , the psychological frame appropriate in discussing play or games is more akin to a picture frame than to the logical frame of a mathematical set : what is outside the picture frame is irrelevant and one can only make judgements of comparison and contrast on matters within the frame . |
| 9 | But because it 's got to be right across the board , and they wo n't make exception , of people like myself and others who are living in the community that need home help . |
| 10 | It would partly alter the definition of rape or serious sexual assault ; it would introduce an element of negligence liability ; and it would also make D liable for an omission . |
| 11 | On other occasions , work is very ‘ peaky ’ and it would not make sense to employ our own staff because they would n't be occupied full-time . |
| 12 | A business can not plan without making forecasts , and it can not make forecasts without having some kind of plan to act as a framework for forecasters to use . |
| 13 | But I ca n't make sense of it . ’ |
| 14 | But I wo n't make love to you while your mind 's still closed to me , Shannon Lea . ’ |
| 15 | I shall not necessarily take the hon. Gentleman 's figures on the disabled as being correct , but I shall certainly make inquiries of British Coal to find out what the position is , and I shall write to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 16 | But I could not make Adèle concentrate on her lessons because she was constantly talking about the presents Mr Rochester had promised to bring her . |
| 17 | Rosie said something about keys but I could n't make head or tail of it . ’ |
| 18 | His lips moved , and some noises came out but I could n't make sense of them . |
| 19 | Tell him that I am very sorry but I can not make exceptions . |
| 20 | There 's not the same pressure on the dealing floor as at DPR , but you 'll still make loads of money . |
| 21 | ‘ But you ca n't make war without the Kha-Khan 's permission . ’ |
| 22 | Nenna was ashamed , but she could n't make amends , not now . |
| 23 | One chieftain , Wittikind , fled north to take refuge with the Danes , a race hardly known to the Franks at that time , but who would later make inroads into the empire . |
| 24 | We could sell his story but we could never make money from other people 's suffering … ’ |
| 25 | They will grumble but they wo n't make war ; tell Bismarck not to be in any way bothered about this . |
| 26 | But they could not make love . |
| 27 | Doubtless this means the end of straight arithmetical calculation , but it may still make sense to speak of informed judgements as to which patterns of pleasurable experience form more pleasurable lives . |
| 28 | ’ But it ca n't make life any easier for you at the moment . ’ |
| 29 | But it should n't make people scared of touching each other . |
| 30 | It can ask things of politicians but it can not make demands of them . |