Example sentences of "[coord] [vb mod] make it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've argued that for twenty years , now suddenly overnight it 's become unfashionable and let's make it clear why it 's become unfashionable . |
| 2 | Now we all know because we 're print buyers to a larger or greater degree but they 're clients they over-estimate they add about twenty five per cent more on than they need and you have to send them back to sharpen their pencils several times before you 've seen the estimate , they of course know that all print buyers are idiots who keep forgetting all the important things and do n't give them half the information they need like the weight of paper or the fact that there 's to be a pocket at the back so , I think if we got the man I think if we maybe started off with H M S O the print buyer which is more akin to what we are and say well you know these are the problems I 've got I 'm sitting with a six million pound budget buying for the whole of the government of Scotland and I have problems and these are the problems that I have , then we get to the wee man from who says now wait a minute boys I get the rubbish that you send out , that was the message and let's make it funny but slightly aggressive let's highlight the real problems because that 's what it 's about , we 're not here for a nice night we 're here to learn |
| 3 | It is an aspect of privacy we should take more seriously ; it may seem a frail distinction to draw when armed police can batter down your front door on suspicion that a wanted person may be inside , but at least it gives the possibility of some redress , and may make it more difficult to achieve the total surveillance of society . |
| 4 | A few glasses of wine also seem to justify a splurge on the main dishes , and may make it harder to say no when the orders for dessert come round . |
| 5 | Understanding general differences between spelling and speaking may help you to improve your own spelling , and may make it more interesting to focus on spelling as an issue in your writing . |
| 6 | You know if you 're out on strike you 're out on strike and must make it hundred percent , that 's how it is . |
| 7 | It would help to reduce the caseload and so permit the conditions of the Patient 's Charter to be met and would make it possible for consultants to be more involved in the routine care of patients , both emergency and elective , and so diminish the responsibilities of junior doctors for service commitment . |
| 8 | The cables from the all-purpose I/O and drive controller card stretch across two slots and would make it awkward to fit any tall cards in either of them . |
| 9 | Neither names are registered as a trade mark ; in fact the names would be refused registration because they are too descriptive of computer retailing generally and would make it difficult for other traders to describe their business activities . |
| 10 | Remember , do n't try to fly too close to the ground : 5 to 10 feet is quite all right and will make it much easier to smooth out any pitching which occurs before you have had time to get used to the light controls . |
| 11 | This will help the seedlings to get a better hold , and will make it evenly firm — this in turn results in even germination , without gaps . |
| 12 | The Department pledges its support to staff who work within the spirit of the Guidelines set out in this document , and will make it clear that as a Department we are not prepared to accept threats of intimidation and violence from that small number of clients who use such methods to manipulate their social environment or evade responsibility for their behaviour . |
| 13 | it , it , it takes away all the rights from British workers , because the other eleven will have it and we wo n't and will make it a sweatshop economy . |
| 14 | And you would n't get this concentration on one , this one kind of character defect , which er , admittedly , is a , is a problem with the book and , and can make it look as if it is a kind of character assassination . |
| 15 | This is now established and we 're pleased with its success ; but let's make it even better . |
| 16 | The Housing Act 1974 adds to the above criteria of ‘ unfitness ’ a list of certain ‘ standard amenities ’ , the absence of which does not render a dwelling unfit but may make it eligible for improvement grants . |
| 17 | Surely those politicians , members of royalty , athletes or anyone who wishes to make a clarifying statement should have sufficient intelligence to appreciate that the media-kings of speculation can not only guess what the content of the future announcement will be , but can make it so much more interesting by speculating on the response , plus the reaction to the response by the person who probably intended to say the opposite to what the ‘ experts ’ had been speculating would be said for the past 48 hours . |