Example sentences of "[adj] for [pers pn] to make " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so , ’ said Zeinab , ‘ since you do not love me , properly , not truly , not the way I love you , it would not be right for us to make love . ’ |
| 2 | They succeeded , thus making it possible for me to make predictions which could afterwards be verified . |
| 3 | Perhaps it was this , the fact that she now had someone else to love her , that made it possible for me to make a proper apology , to stutter out confusedly , red-faced , that I was sorry about what had happened . |
| 4 | From these women 's descriptions of their days , it is clear that rarely , if ever , is it possible for them to make this distinction either . |
| 5 | Perhaps the brothers had waited in vain for me to make some retraction . |
| 6 | There is no need to say more here about Anselm 's primatial activity : he certainly thought that the evidence was sufficiently strong for him to make a most uncompromising claim to primatial authority over the whole of the British Isles , and it is quite clear that he did not think that the Canterbury claim to this position rested on a series of specific grants by popes after Gregory the Great . |
| 7 | ‘ It was quite usual for me to take on this sort of job but it was n't usual for him to make an appointment for me and only tell me at the last minute , especially when it meant working after hours . |
| 8 | Owning an animal also makes it easier for her to make new friends and contacts , particularly children . |
| 9 | When you asked me to undertake a review of the management of the Prison Service , I told you that I thought my recommendations would be easier for me to make than for you to implement , but you assured me you believed the climate was ready for some radical change . |
| 10 | I do n't remember his words now and it would be ethically wrong for me to make them up , but he began to tell me that there was something in my lung . |
| 11 | According to his account to the House of Commons , Baldwin replied : ‘ Sir , that is most grievous news , and it is impossible for me to make any comment on it today . ’ |
| 12 | But Britain 's Vice-Consul Harold Jenkins told me : ‘ Sadly it may be quite impossible for them to make positive identifications . ’ |
| 13 | Why was it so impossible for him to make their relationship more secure ? |
| 14 | AR : After Inday and I were forced from our land by the Del Monte Corporation , it became impossible for us to make ends meet . |
| 15 | Nevertheless he faces a very stern examination today when he will be pitted head-to-head against the formidable defending champion Eamonn Darcy , who still stroke deficit is not too much for him to make up . |
| 16 | As France made her preparations for war , it was relatively simple for her to make an alliance with Austria against Prussia and it also turned out to be surprisingly easy to draw Russia into this alliance . |
| 17 | It was n't easy for him to make new friends , particularly outside of whatever cast list he was currently a part , but occasionally it happened — as during the run of One Over The Eight . |
| 18 | ‘ Without intimate knowledge of the business , it would have been easy for you to make an unintentional slip . |
| 19 | What made it so easy for you to make your mind up ? ’ |
| 20 | London Underground correctly realised that it would be better for it to make its proposals as a separate Bill , which it has done , and the Bill has now passed through the House . |
| 21 | Leeds eventually managed to score in the 85th minute , when Cantona pounced on a Lee Chapman nod-down , but by then it was far too late for them to make a miraculous recovery . |
| 22 | With the development of the internal market , it becomes increasingly important for us to make contact with credit professionals in other European countries and , where possible , to join forces with them . |
| 23 | However , against the demagoguery of the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness , it is important for us to make it clear that we do not intend creating unemployment through a change of policy , which means a more peaceful role for our Government . |
| 24 | Well , now you 're putting in my words grand judgements which I 'm not equipped to make and it would be impudent for me to make . |
| 25 | If you would like to know more about O.C.D.P. they have a development co-ordinator who would be pleased for you to make contact . |
| 26 | The choice is essentially one for you to make yourself . |
| 27 | It would be invidious for me to make the choice . |
| 28 | To make things still worse , he added that it would in any case be quite useless for them to make plans without the king 's approval , for nothing could be achieved without his collaboration . |
| 29 | This would make it harder for me to make changes ; and it would have implications for the responsibilities of Departmental Ministers since Select Committees would try to summon the Chairman of Cabinet Committees to give evidence in addition to the responsible Minister . |
| 30 | As a result it is difficult for them to make business contacts . |