Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun prp] [vb mod] make " in BNC.

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1 It seems reasonable to assume , for instance , that he was — at least in part — influenced by the calculations of his own defence establishment from 1943 ( calculations which could not easily be challenged until the United States acquired nuclear weapons ) to the effect that the defeat of Germany must make the USSR the dominant military power in Europe .
2 Juliet knew that in the future any mention of Cheltenham would make her see Nigel and that girl with the yellow hair .
3 Dawes of Nelson can make the long trip from Surrey worthwhile by plundering the Finishing Post Sprint Handicap at Hamilton .
4 The chairman and Mrs. V. Hawkins will make the necessary contacts .
5 The chairman and Mrs. V. Hawkins will make the necessary contacts .
6 Sun 's purchase of Praxsys will make it possible for the software to come to market .
7 The ridge and valley nature of the landform to the west of Harrogate would make all routes difficult to integrate visually .
8 It was a very old tradition in the Isle of Lewis that every summer a party of stalwarts from Ness should make an expedition to Sula Sgeir .
9 Putting Fairclough on Shearer would make a lot of sense and run to form …
10 Government officials say that state of emergency declared by Mrs Aquino on Wednesday should make it easier for the government to control prices and improve transport and other services .
11 Government officials say that state of emergency declared by Mrs Aquino on Wednesday should make it easier for the government to control prices and improve transport and other services .
12 Instead , an effective campaigner like Reagan could make a direct , popular appeal , and actually outpoll the President in these contests . ’
13 THE failure of Eldorado should make the government rethink the TV licensing system .
14 We hope this picture of Brian will make up for your disappointment .
15 The relationship between the council tax and people 's ability to pay it was always shaky , and the imposition of a national band on London will make it even weaker .
16 The self-styled Scottish convention was self-appointed and is unrepresentative , and the introduction of tax-raising powers for Scotland would make it the highest-taxed part of the United Kingdom and would destroy and inward investment that has done so much for its standard of life .
17 An enjoyable social life at the beginning of June may make you think twice about getting married now , Aquarius !
18 One wonders what viewers of BBC2 will make of Pobol y Cwm when it is shown with sub-titles on that channel from January .
19 A court in Aix should make a first ruling this month whether Vasarely or Debbasch is legally in control of the Vasarely Foundation .
20 Maybe the arrival of 19-year old loan signing Ian McConnell from Dundee will make a difference .
21 The government has a list of long-promised infrastructure projects that could make up for the fall in private investment , though a bitter dispute in progress between the government and foreign banks that have lent 20 billion baht ( $187m ) for an elevated motorway in Bangkok may make finance for future projects harder to come by .
22 Design faults at the Susquehanna nuclear power station in Pennsylvania would make it impossible for operators to control a nuclear accident , according to engineers who worked on the plant 's construction .
23 The subject is a complex one — as the account of media policies in Tanzania will make clear — but in much of Africa independent journalism soon died .
24 The image was well established ; and it is hardly surprising that when , in 1521 , the canny and obsessively fair-minded scholar John Major produced his book entitled A History of Greater Britain , in which he argued that better relations with England would make good sense , for political and economic reasons , the plea fell on ears deafened by the awareness that a little nation had fought off a monster by courage and tenacity .
25 The first very fascinating discovery a visitor to Alvingham will make is that this small village has two churches in one churchyard .
26 Extension of electrification to Blackpool would make it economic for BR to restore the London — Blackpool Intercity link , withdrawn in 1992 because of the cost of changing traction at Preston .
27 As the Scottish islands await progress on the matter , can the Leader of the House tell us whether the Secretary of State for Scotland will make a statement early next week on ESAs for Scotland ?
28 The question is whether the Treaty of Maastricht would make such a transfer of allegiance imperative .
29 But the dismal performance in Boston will make many fans think our top players are overvalued and overpaid .
30 The curia was worried by talk of modernization — especially perhaps by the thought that 2,500 bishops in Rome might make them change their procedures in unwelcome ways .
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