Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [vb mod] make [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was afraid it would make him turn his face to the wall . |
| 2 | I 'm convinced you 'll make her an excellent mother . ’ |
| 3 | If we 're clever we can make it politically concrete . |
| 4 | The less official he could make it the better . |
| 5 | More Melina Mercouri , hi , knees , glad you could make it , check food , what the hell that 's never a problem . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm so glad you could make it tonight , Stefan . |
| 7 | We 're so glad you could make it . |
| 8 | ‘ Glad you could make it , ’ he said . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm glad he could make it . ’ |
| 10 | I 'm absolutely sure you could make it if you put your best foot forward next year . |
| 11 | Erm , I 'm sure she 'll make he reckons about half an hour erm , to make sure that |
| 12 | She was Labour , she said , but was n't sure she could make it to the polls . |
| 13 | Leonora watched him go with mixed feelings , not really sure she could make it to the bathroom alone , despite her fine words . |
| 14 | ‘ There 's one hell of a lot of work to be done , but I 'm sure we 'll make it if we give those niggers a kick up the backside . ’ |
| 15 | Tell him to come back and — I am sure we can make it all right . |
| 16 | I asked the University if I could be last to get my degree , I was so sure he 'd make it back in time . |
| 17 | ‘ I asked the University if I could be last to get my degree , I was so sure he 'd make it back in time . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm so happy you could make it , my favourite jockey . ’ |
| 19 | We 'd have other ones as well but just to show this particular example just to keep it small I 'll make it small . |
| 20 | ‘ You 'd be surprised how snug I can make it in here . ’ |
| 21 | If there are no gudgeon pins available he 'll make them ; likewise pistons , push-rods or you name it . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm hopeful I 'll make it and it is 70-30 in my favour — that 's if the boss wants to take the risk on me . ’ |
| 23 | ( Practise that defensive movement with a friend and you will be amazed at how fast you can turn to protect yourself , and how difficult you can make it for him or her to hit you . ) |
| 24 | Since sexism is unjust you should make it a point to put women in positions where they have a chance to overcome their historic powerlessness . |
| 25 | ‘ 'I ca n't believe how thin they can make me ’ ? ’ replied Joy . |
| 26 | Joy attended him and , with a look of disgust , he ordered a small bowl of soup with a ‘ I ca n't believe how thin they can make me ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ Would ma'am like some ‘ I ca n't believe how thin they can make me ’ ? questioned Hal . |
| 28 | Also the stronger the solution of minerals and salts in your bathwater , the more moisture your skin loses , however delightful it might make you feel to bathe in bubbles . |
| 29 | Natalie Merchant 's voice — so emotive it could make you like a song about King Of The Gits Jack Kerouac and feel sorry for the little bunny rabbits that we cruelly kill for a laugh — rose through songs which flew and were simultaneously ecstatic and melancholy . |
| 30 | If they said I was mad it used to make me feel good . |