Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [modal v] make [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had dark curly hair with no sign of grey , and a certain shyness that could make her manner seem brusque . |
| 2 | FORMER Middlesbrough defender Owen McGee has joined Fourth Division Scarborough on trial and could make his debut against Halifax Town on Saturday . |
| 3 | What else is going on in this person 's life at the moment that might make your intervention ‘ the last straw ’ ; for example , family illness , death , anniversaries of death , separation or divorce , loss of job , being accused of abuse of some sort ? |
| 4 | The senator had beaten down my last defences , and now offered me a compromise that might make my surrender to his wishes more acceptable . |
| 5 | I may look like a demure little wife who sits at home minding the house , but darling , I could tell you one or two things that would make your ears stand up on end . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Do I look like the kind of person that would make his home on a ball of rock like this ? ’ |
| 7 | She knew her own areas of brilliance , she was a political philosopher and would make her mark in that subject if given time . |
| 8 | ‘ Tales as would make your hair stand on end ! ’ |
| 9 | Mel Brooks ' glorious bad-taste comedy starring Zero Mostel as a crooked Broadway producer who co-opts a timid accountant ( Gene Wilder ) to help mount a mega flop that will make their fortune . |
| 10 | LWT , whose market share is under attack , may find it hard to maintain the 40 per cent return on capital that would make its share incentive scheme worthwhile to the managers . |
| 11 | The correct equipment is particularly important for cake making and decorating and can make your work much easier . |
| 12 | ‘ We know the operation is the only thing that will make her quality of life better . |
| 13 | ‘ It is the one thing that could make my plans go wrong . ’ |
| 14 | I have given up all idea now of going to Kings and shall make my way across the Island as quickly as I can making a call or two on the way . |
| 15 | Man is master of his own destiny and must make his god accordingly , i.e. the Created God of this book . |
| 16 | He said : ‘ We shall certainly study the trust proposals with care and will make our views strongly felt . |
| 17 | She had described the dress to them , haltingly , trying to make her account amusing , searching desperately for a tone that would make its existence plain and casual and innocent to them , but she had not quite attained it ; " My cousin Mavis , " she had said , laughing . |
| 18 | ‘ Just the sort of trinket that would make his type feel superior . ’ |
| 19 | I shall then use a little bit of language that 'll make their hair curl up and dye . |
| 20 | The majority of their team has played the neighbouring Gorleston course on a number of occasions and should make their local knowledge count . |