Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [prep] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is what I mean by making fear your friend . |
| 2 | How then , with the distance between us in the world 's judgement , can I think of making you my wife ? |
| 3 | While you 're in the bathroom I insist on making that drink . |
| 4 | Can I begin by making er er couple of apologies . |
| 5 | What I like about Making Out and South of the Border is how they celebrate aspects of femininity — a celebration of excess . |
| 6 | I believe in fairies , they flutter like canaries I believe in make believe and I believe in what do you believe ? |
| 7 | I started by making a list of what I liked and then considering the pros and cons . |
| 8 | I started by making a plywood template of the arch , the top of the pillars being the baseline of the template , the radius to be fitted and assembled in the arch . |
| 9 | The police were a minute or two behind but , before the inevitable string of questions began , I insisted on making and drinking a huge mug of tea . |
| 10 | ‘ I fantasise about making love with my stepfather ’ |
| 11 | I thought of making soup with these , but we 'd lose the delicacy of the flavour . ’ |
| 12 | I thought of making some smart remark to Jamie about stunting his growth , but all lines to and from my brain seemed to be jammed with urgent messages coming from my guts . |
| 13 | I dreamt of making an Olympic team when I was in high school , a rather far-fetched dream for a 4:36 miler , but that dream was part of what got me through all those hard times during the years that I was losing race after race in college . |
| 14 | I refrained from making any statement until I had the erm minutes which I received the er , agenda which I received the next day which contradict the abandonment , but if the idea was to sort of give this troublesome member from Bungay a heart attack , er it failed , cos I 'm still here and ticking , now I would like to go through once again the , the point regarding Bungay and I hope the committee will take it on board with . |
| 15 | Earlier in the book I spoke about making sure you have adequate escape routes in the event of fire , now we will talk about fire prevention . |
| 16 | I think about making some coffee , but I do n't bother in the end — it ai n't worth it just for me . |
| 17 | Any gene I had for making a sacrifice , on behalf of a a sibling , are one hundred percent in my own body . |
| 18 | Jamie and the girl were inches away from me , holding me by an arm each , being bumped into frequently , but my drunkenness had now got to such a state — as the last two quickly consumed pints and an accompanying whisky caught up with my racing bloodstream — that I might as well have been on another planet for all the hope I had of making them understand what I wanted . |
| 19 | So let me begin by making some impressionistic guesses about the views women do in fact currently hold on morality . |
| 20 | ‘ It all depends what you mean by making contact . |
| 21 | And you involve by making sure you draw the required visible response from the audience . |
| 22 | ‘ I never wanted to approach rock'n'roll from a man 's point of view , ’ she say in Making Tracks : The Rise Of Blondie . |
| 23 | There was a fireplace too with a large fur rug in front of it , and she fantasised about making love there in the blaze of the log fire with the snow beating like feathers against the windows . |
| 24 | Show the child you mean what you say by making use of businesslike but courteous commands and instructions . |
| 25 | If you die without making a will ( sometimes called ‘ dying intestate ’ ) , strict rules govern who will inherit your property , including money and personal possessions : |
| 26 | The aria ‘ He was despised ’ can be quite a drag in the wrong hands , but she succeeds in making it one of the highpoints of the Oratorio , even though she appears to be under attack from a boa constrictor half way through . |
| 27 | Against the odds , she succeeds in making an intimate personal statement out of tunes that are almost public property . |
| 28 | Against the odds , she succeeds in making an intimate personal statement out of tunes that are almost public property . |
| 29 | So you think you know about making beer — but do you know what the little bits of jargon mean ? |
| 30 | In suggesting the rule is an inalienable part of the language , Dale Spender ironically assists those she criticises in making their sexism look natural , when she ought to be exposing it as a cultural construct . |