Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [modal v] [adv] make [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Look , ’ the superintendent said , ‘ I only just came on and I ca n't make head nor tail of this . |
| 2 | He said something and I could n't make sense of it |
| 3 | I 've done various things on my computer today and I can successfully make ASCII files . |
| 4 | And you must also make provision for things going wrong : |
| 5 | JACKEY : Why , aunt , if they are actually married there 's no help for't and we must not make mischief between man and wife . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But I ca n't make sense of it . ’ |
| 9 | But I wo n't make love to you while your mind 's still closed to me , Shannon Lea . ’ |
| 10 | Rosie said something about keys but I could n't make head or tail of it . ’ |
| 11 | His lips moved , and some noises came out but I could n't make sense of them . |
| 12 | ‘ But you ca n't make war without the Kha-Khan 's permission . ’ |
| 13 | We could sell his story but we could never make money from other people 's suffering … ’ |
| 14 | They will grumble but they wo n't make war ; tell Bismarck not to be in any way bothered about this . |
| 15 | But they could not make love . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ’ But it ca n't make life any easier for you at the moment . ’ |
| 18 | This will exclude the counter-examples , but it will also make knowledge a rare phenomenon at best . |