Example sentences of "he could make " in BNC.
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| 1 | If meeting him could make you reach for something a lot stronger than H 2 O , you will be relieved to hear that he 's anchored to the ground . |
| 2 | It might not matter in the end — Forester fully expected to be traced and caught-but every difficulty and delay that he could strew behind him could make a final difference of hours or even minutes that might determine the distinction between success or failure . |
| 3 | All the pictures he showed me looked the same messy blur but he insisted he could make out the individual features of each person . |
| 4 | Looking more like a bewildered Old English sheepdog than a thwarted child-molester , he throws himself around the place , lying on his back and waggling his feet in the air , as if by an excess of physical effort he could make up for the thinness of the script . |
| 5 | He found that he could make a speech — that is , he could think on his feet , and not be at a loss for words . |
| 6 | It was work towards which all Ramsey 's training and expectations led as the right contribution which he could make to the life of his Church and to that of Christendom . |
| 7 | The landlord had obviously decided he could make a lot of money out of this rehearsal room lark . |
| 8 | He half hoped she would give him one of them by mistake so that he could make a scene , but she did n't . |
| 9 | Gradually , almost imperceptibly , the light strengthened and soon he could make out the shape of boats , the mexeflote causeway and the patchwork of woods and fields on the island . |
| 10 | The most useful contribution he could make was to turn up on the right day in the right uniform , cut ribbons , and make cosy speeches . |
| 11 | And here were people who wanted him not just for the name on the letter-head , but because they thought he could make a positive contribution . |
| 12 | With quality technicians creamed off from other studios , he could make cheap films so that they looked good and brought in a respectable profit . |
| 13 | When he was a child and his mother was ill , he thought he could make her better by writing a play . |
| 14 | When his mother took him to school on the first day , he decided from then onwards he could make his own way to school and did n't hesitate in telling his mother just that . |
| 15 | He said that he did it because everybody wanted him to do it , and he even agreed with me that bits were like Simon and Garfunkel and it sounded like a hundred songs written before , and admitted that he was cashing in on the moon landing but thought he could make some money doing it . |
| 16 | He clipped the lead on to the dog with cold hands which would hardly function , and let her pull him up the slope as fast as he could make his legs move . |
| 17 | He rang Davidson to confirm that he could make the eight a. m. appointment . |
| 18 | By pointing out a flower or describing a rarity he could make a walk supremely interesting and was indeed a charming companion on any expedition in the fields . |
| 19 | ‘ He told me that all his life he was such a shit , and he finally realized he could make someone as happy as he made me , ’ recalls Joey . |
| 20 | There was one way , however , only one way he could make sure no life was lost apart from his own . |
| 21 | Yet he was endlessly intrigued with himself , and he decided early on that the only way he could make his mark was to be Decidedly Different . |
| 22 | By now his eyes were used to the darkness but he could make out very little . |
| 23 | Or rather , he could make them , but just did n't feel like abiding by them a few hours later . |
| 24 | Turning the big key in the back door and easing up the latch , Mungo began to feel free , as though now he could make his own rules and ignore the restrictions imposed by daylight . |
| 25 | Or he could make a determined effort to solve the mystery , whatever the risk . |
| 26 | Without doing anything at all he could make things happen for which he must be punished with slaps , missed meals or verbal assaults that left him trembling and incoherent . |
| 27 | It was just dawn in Shepherd 's Bush , and he could make out without the flame of a candle the narrow , tightly packed words crabbing across the paper . |
| 28 | Straining to listen , the boy thought he could make out the soft fall of footsteps on the snuffled ground between the trees . |
| 29 | But he could make out her form stretching up to the light . |
| 30 | He could make Miller wake up now . |