Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [vb mod] make " in BNC.

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1 One might attempt to reject that entire discussion on the grounds that whether we have free will or not can make no difference to the way we live our lives .
2 This is an excellent example of the way in which social definitions can subtly mould and transform the personal meaning given to sexual activity ; or indeed can make ‘ sexual ’ what had hitherto seemed acceptable .
3 It is an offer that no other coal supplier at home or abroad can make .
4 Properly installed — and full instructions accompany the Sleep-safe Smoke Alarm — a smoke detector will warn you of smouldering in the earliest stages of a fire and give you the vital few minutes that really could make the difference between death and survival .
5 If there is one factor that really will make a difference to your life , it will be applying inhibition before carrying out any actions .
6 Well , life is not like that and you have got to individually contact every single one of the countries and do everything you fairly and properly can to make sure that they are on your side , and this is what I did . ’
7 Smaller mammals , such as cats , rabbits and ferrets , have only a short gestation and so can made in the lengthening days that signal the end of winter .
8 A brief ‘ reading ’ of four diverse but typical recordings will reveal examples of these characteristics — eclecticism , ‘ art ’ influences , technical exploration — together , also , with clear counter cultural references , and thus will make the inner contradiction more concrete .
9 There remains a complaint which Nozick could and probably would make .
10 Mud is today rejected because of the inegalitarian social plan of most developing nations and because it does not allow housing professionals any control over the housing process , and indeed would make them largely irrelevant .
11 ‘ BAII has no knowledge of the circumstances leading to his arrest , and accordingly can make no comments , other than to state that nothing in the course of his employment has given rise to any question . ’
12 Of course , some of the LSE II 's bass response must be down to the rosewood back and sides ; the chances are the mahogany version would be toppier-sounding , but both would make equally top-notch recording guitars .
13 Chamberlain provided the way out by suggesting to Balcarres that both he and Long should withdraw and so allow Law to be elected unanimously ; he also turned down Balcarres 's remarkable advice that he should allow Long to be elected since Long would make such a mess of things that Chamberlain would be bound to succeed within the year .
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