Example sentences of "[that] i [modal v] make a " in BNC.

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1 My brother said that I would make a good banker .
2 If we 're given an assignment , whatever it is , perform it well , do n't think that I would make a better magazine servant than that brother over there and I do n't like it on the accounts , why do they always use me as a hall servant ?
3 I 've promised him that I will make a new life for myself and not think of the past .
4 I am hoping this will improve my grasp of the key issues so that I can make a more direct contribution on this front in future .
5 Nenna thought : I 'm pleased for him to see that I can make a proper job of something .
6 You 're so plausible that I could make a case for you .
7 I had an idea that I should make a show of dignity and tried to do this by looking straight ahead , as if the crowds moving up and down the platform were beneath my notice .
8 I paid every attention to her during a long sickness and , a short time before her death , she requested that I should make a mummy of her body , and keep her beside me — I have kept my word . ’
9 I feel that I should make a more concerted effort to leave my profession and find a new and more satisfying career .
10 The American authorities told me that I should make a general election law and arrange that the Korean people rule themselves .
11 ‘ You suggested that I should make a fresh statement . ’
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