Example sentences of "they [adv] make a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There have been a number of occasions in the past when stories have appeared in the press saying what the figures are going to be in one or two days ’ time … but when someone quotes exactly the figure which is going to come out the next day it is hard to believe they just made an inspired guess . |
| 2 | If they just make a straight currency exchange , they will still be liable for the yen interest payments . |
| 3 | I think they always made a special effort at Christmas . |
| 4 | They also made a good point , that all timber-frame houses should be formally recorded as such either by the NHBC or on the title deeds , ‘ so that people realise they are living in a timber-frame house and can take professional advice when making alterations ’ . |
| 5 | They also made a wooden container , about a hundred metres long , seventeen metres wide and three metres deep . |
| 6 | They also make a specific suggestion that causally connected episodes will be better recalled than temporally connected episodes . |
| 7 | They also make a national insurance contribution on behalf of their employees . |
| 8 | They often made a round trip of twelve miles every night ; even though , bent under their loads , at times they could barely crawl , let alone walk , in the the glutinous mud . |
| 9 | In doing so , they unwittingly made a popular decision , for in later years the local men were able to feel easier in their minds about telling their womenfolk that they were " going down to the Russell " . |
| 10 | But I mean er you can get cassette based ones which are quite cheap and cheap to run cos you just use , you know , good quality metal tapes and you get four tracks I think they even make a six track one now , or an eight track . |