Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] could make [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The device looks simple , but it took a long time to find companies that could make it , ’ he says . |
| 2 | She had dark curly hair with no sign of grey , and a certain shyness that could make her manner seem brusque . |
| 3 | Because I retained a few French words and phrases and could make myself understood in his language he had assumed a much wider knowledge than I possessed . |
| 4 | In the second half when we went at them we forced plenty of corners but could make nothing of them . |
| 5 | FORMER Middlesbrough defender Owen McGee has joined Fourth Division Scarborough on trial and could make his debut against Halifax Town on Saturday . |
| 6 | A sadness that could make her give up acting for good . |
| 7 | Also , too many slow payers and bad debts will shrink capital and profits to levels that could make it hard to stay open for more business . |
| 8 | That kind of damp , chill August day only Blighty can produce , a large , scrubby field , a bill that could make you weep it was so poor . |
| 9 | ‘ It is the one thing that could make my plans go wrong . ’ |
| 10 | So , sometimes we have to do things with horses that could make them anxious , and we have to work at keeping their anxiety level down . |
| 11 | And in their spirit lay the dormant power that could make them proud , free men again ! |