Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] make [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a right decision and a wrong decision , but it was for the king to make it , and if the wrong one were made Anselm would leave the kingdom . |
| 2 | Some will say that is fortunate , as the weather forecast for the weekend made it seem likely that it could have been the first ‘ one-day ’ final to span three days . |
| 3 | He thought it a mistake for the Prince to make his first visit in the shadow of such a legendary figure . |
| 4 | THE most interesting race on the Wolverhampton programme today is the Hyacinth Handicap , in which recent acquisition One For The Pot makes his debut for the Mick Naughton stable . |
| 5 | I think there 's sufficient weighting on the course in art for the child to make it work … if you kill the word ‘ exam ’ and just call it a ‘ set piece ’ , and say ‘ This is the final piece of work I 'd like you to do ’ , and see if there 's a climax of five terms ' work , as opposed to some sort of insurmountable hurdle that only 20 per cent of the pupils can get over … ‘ if you do n't make a particularly good job of it , it only carries 40 per cent of the marks and you 've got 60 per cent for the coursework ‘ . |
| 6 | The examples that Shklovsky 's enthusiasm for the idea makes him choose in the early essays are extremely heterogeneous , and this heterogeneity makes him come close to spoiling the unique value of his case . |
| 7 | Scientific , technical and clerical workers have signed a petition calling for the university to make it impossible for ‘ nuclear weapons-motivated research ’ involving SLAC to be carried out . |
| 8 | Swan Hunter 's experience of shipbuilding for the navy makes it well placed to win a contract . |
| 9 | This more distant fire let up long enough , however , for the column to make its way beside the buildings on the east side of the basin . |
| 10 | His liking for the man made him uncomfortably aware of the similarity in their jobs . |
| 11 | Utility player Neil Cox , defender Ugo Ehiogu , goalkeeper Mark Bosnich and the German duo of Mattias Breitkreutz and Stephan Benlich are all itching for the chance to make their mark . |
| 12 | And yet he is prepared to risk all this for the chance to make his city a better place . |
| 13 | It was with her confidence bolstered by the outcome of this meeting that Mrs Thatcher left for the Commons to make her statement on the Paris summit meeting . |
| 14 | Instead you manipulate the plots of the others to your own ends , playing one off against the others , letting them waste their energies in fruitless rivalries while you look on from a safe distance , waiting patiently for the moment to make your move , the day when I drop dead and you can come home and claim your own . |
| 15 | And the teachers who selected her for the post make it very clear that it was Emily 's ability not her sex that made her first choice . |
| 16 | A prototype Il-103 is under construction at Ilyushin 's Moscow factory and is expected to fly in mid-1993 , in time for the aircraft to make its debut at the Business & Light Aviation Exhibition at North Weald next September . |
| 17 | The investigation team considered that this fault reoccurred and that this may have account for the aircraft making its first approach toward the built-up area of Basle to the east of the airport . |
| 18 | It was easy then , as the horseman saw , for the stoat to make its kill . |
| 19 | It is the freedom for the student to make his or her mistakes . |
| 20 | They are all great prospects , not just for Lancashire but for England , and I do not see the point in getting depressed when there is such a wealth of promise for the future making its presence felt in the club . ’ |
| 21 | And we have more plans for the future to make it the ultimate private leisure club . |
| 22 | In seminars held there last Thursday and Friday two groups of scientists announced what may turn out to be the first evidence of CERN 's greatest discovery yet , a particle known simply by the letter W. If proven the discovery will vindicate all those who pushed for the means to make it possible . |
| 23 | If , however , the coursework is such that it would be helpful for the marker to make his comments as annotations on the student 's work , then the annotated work should be returned electronically to the student . |
| 24 | Another chance for the trainees to make their own use of the structures covered in this unit . |
| 25 | Using a recognition test to measure memory for the stimuli makes it possible to assess any general biases in responding separately from subjects ’ actual ability to correctly recognize individual stimuli . |
| 26 | Andy Roxburgh , the Scotland coach , said their consistency during the campaign made their return to the side essential after both missed last month 's defeat by Yugoslavia because of injury . |
| 27 | It 's a good idea to clear leaves and sticks from your path during the day to make your passage to and from the sett less obtrusive . |
| 28 | These attractive little bagrid are active during the day making them a useful addition to the mature , well-established and maintained planted community tank . |
| 29 | It is prone to shrinking and should be pre-shrunk during the manufacture to make it a good buy . |
| 30 | Supply problems during the war made it seem madness to postpone further the steps necessary to improve communications and construct strategic railways . |