Example sentences of "make it a " in BNC.

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1 Rita can go on for her , and Jack 's understudy can take over as the maid , Rita 's part — we 'll make it a footman .
2 I bought a new Wilson FM with a sliding table for tenoning , a reversing switch , roll-on and roll-off tables , all the whistles and bells that would make it a really useful machine .
3 Personally , I reject the Oxford claim that English Literature begins with Anglo-Saxon , and would not make it a required subject .
4 You are the most extraordinary and wonderful woman I have ever encountered , and I shall make it a magnum of champagne .
5 The Paseo simply is n't as refined as it should be , although some elements of the equation , such as the smooth , light manual shift and positive clutch , are as good as you 'll find anywhere and make it a doddle to drive .
6 Which would make it a crime passionnel , and therefore deserving of compassion ; but he would get none .
7 ‘ I 'll make it a smack on your backside for cheek if you 're not careful , ’ Charlie declared , joking as well .
8 Or her , ’ she would add scrupulously , being among other things a feminist ) , but in practice this does n't seem to affect her behaviour very noticeably — she seems to have ordinary human feelings , ambitions , desires , to suffer anxieties , frustrations , fears , like anyone else in this imperfect world , and to have a natural inclination to try and make it a better place .
9 ‘ And shall we make it a pwethent to make it happy ? ’
10 Better make it a pound each . ’
11 Your personality , your way of doing things , your way of helping someone to dress , how you listen to them — all these can make it a Home where the residents feel secure , looked after and treated with dignity , as explained below :
12 How to fit specific hilltops into a statistical model is a problem , but the predictability of the pattern would make it a useful tool in evaluating leys .
13 ‘ All right , then we 'll make it a partnership and pool the profits !
14 But better make it a small one — If I 'm driving . ’
15 This may sound impossible , but if there is a distinct possibility that this will eventually be needed , why not make it a goal to begin establishing such a fund now ?
16 It is sometimes said of Parliament that , say , it can make it a crime for a Frenchman to smoke on the streets of Paris , or that it can not turn a man into a woman .
17 It is , however , equally true that Parliament can not stop Frenchmen smoking on the streets of Paris ( or , for that matter , Englishmen smoking on the streets of London ) and that it can make it a crime for a man not to turn into a woman .
18 Parliament may make it a crime for a Frenchman to smoke on the streets of Paris but he may puff away on the Montparnasse with impunity ( until , that is , he arrives at Dover ) .
19 Home attendances are just above 14,000 , which does n't make it a viable working venue for Stan Flashman 's considerable ticket broking expertise .
20 ‘ If he does score the first goal , he wo n't make it a very good Christmas for Ladbrokes . ’
21 Although he was wary of commenting on a specific meeting , Mr Hyde said the company ‘ would not make it a matter of policy to say we have been in contact or received authorisation , if that had n't been the case ’ .
22 ‘ Your father said you must have the handbag and the shoes as well , it would make it a real outfit .
23 A haulier can make it a condition that he incurs no liability under these circumstances :
24 ‘ We are the first England representative team to face the Springboks in 23 years and we must make it a memorable day , one the selectors can not ignore . ’
25 He says : ‘ It 's the ideal match up between two men of different styles , which should make it a very , very exciting fight . ’
26 I hope Aziz and Mohammed can make it a ‘ treat of a trek ’ to many visitors in the sunny years ahead .
27 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 .
28 The odd tipple wo n't make it a bad habit !
29 But headmaster 's wife Janet Barber promised : ‘ We will make it a fun , special day .
30 ‘ He 's very aggressive , which will make it a lot easier for me because of my experience .
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