Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] are make a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will need to use your knowledge of the product if you are to make a sale . |
| 2 | If you are making a jacket , hand sewing will serve just as well since you would not hesitate to hand sew a knitted jacket . |
| 3 | If you are making a passage , laid-back local advice is to move off at dawn and motor in the calm for as long as you can . |
| 4 | Farmers , generally speaking , like to grow crops and look after livestock rather than sell — and they prefer privacy ; but if they are to make a success of opening their farm to the public they need to be professional about it . |
| 5 | One of the biggest problems in working with these young people is overcoming their anti-school attitudes and convincing the former that they do have the ability and the latter that education is essential if they are to make a success of life . |
| 6 | " Well , " he said , " we think we lose a lot of aircraft , because we have been monitoring quite a — few they just disappear from the radar screen 50 miles off the coast , sometimes more , sometimes halfway across the sea if they are making a dash far Flamborough Head . |
| 7 | The Government would serve us better by keeping the mines open , even if they are making a loss . |
| 8 | Despite all the fine statements that young people are the future of the country , they are still a disadvantaged group and will remain so until they are made a priority policy target . |
| 9 | When you do cook , only do so until they are tender-crisp — never until soft ( unless you are making a purée ! ) . |
| 10 | In other words you can stop and start while you are making a recording so that you make your selection on the spot . |
| 11 | Erm , for them , because it means that the county council , when they are making a profit , D S O makes a profit has more money to spend on education , which will improve the standard of our schools in this county . |