Example sentences of "[verb] he [modal v] make a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the recession deepened [ see below ] , the Hawke government began 1991 some 18 percentage points behind the opposition in opinion polls , raising questions concerning Hawke 's future as leader , particularly as Keating had let it be known at a National Press Club dinner in December that he believed he would make a better Prime Minister than Hawke . |
| 2 | The landlord had obviously decided he could make a lot of money out of this rehearsal room lark . |
| 3 | Sooty was famous for his jokes and it was said he could make a cat laugh just by looking at it . |
| 4 | Back on topic — I do believe he would make a good manager . |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell has promised he 'll make a statement tomorrow about his future with the Oxfordshire-based Williams team . |
| 6 | He then decided he could make a better biplane than many that he daily worked upon and with his four brothers ( Tom , Mark , Bob and Ed ) , they built the first ‘ Gee Bee ’ . |
| 7 | By touring the country in a tepee and demonstrating traditional Indian skills , Jeff Starr hopes he can make a living and raise money for charities . |
| 8 | He said show me how to carve , actually I bet he 'd make a good chef |
| 9 | I did it myself a while ago but the silicone has gone rather mouldy and I thought he would make a better job ! |
| 10 | Thought he 'd make a killing , you see ; a lot of money to be made from property development . ’ |
| 11 | And here were people who wanted him not just for the name on the letter-head , but because they thought he could make a positive contribution . |
| 12 | He realised he could make a lot of money and a name for himself if he were to act swiftly and produce his maps before Green had time to complete his own . |
| 13 | He has found several different types of Anomalocaris ; from studying the whole lot , he thinks he can make a case for saying that it belongs with the arthropods , not out on its own . |
| 14 | Peggy van Praagh told me that , even so early , de Valois had said to her ‘ I think he 'll make a choreographer ’ , but she was already trying out several other aspirants , so could not give him immediate chances . |
| 15 | I think he would make a good King . |
| 16 | I think he would make a most splendid King , but I mean , that 's not what we 're here , really discussing . |
| 17 | A trawler-owning ancestor of mine bought the island , apparently convinced he could make a go of farming in a place surround by his beloved sea . ’ |
| 18 | And do you imagine he could make a living from our little community alone ? |