Example sentences of "[conj] could make a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She was tall , slender , thirty-plus ; she had long hands , red hair , and the kind of class that could make a shopgirl weep with envy .
2 The authoress describes her as having ‘ a mouth that could make a man think of doing some very strange things ’ .
3 That man possessed an absolutely deadly charm — a charm that could make a prisoner of the most stalwart heart .
4 pictured at his retirement dinner with his farewell gift from the Company — a banjo barometer ( there 's no doubt that could make a joke about this one ! ) .
5 Many packaging materials contain highly flammable substances that could make a fire suddenly flare up .
6 Bjornbye was immediately drafted into the party and could make a surprise appearance in the starting line-up at left back .
7 So I asked if could make a tour earlier , at 10am that day , to which the answer was yes .
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