Example sentences of "[subord] you [vb mod] make [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once you have a clear idea of the essentials you can decide where to compromise and where you must make an investment . |
| 2 | If so you should make the eggception — it 's a good egg ( honest ) and a right good game to boot ! |
| 3 | ‘ But , as for these … ’ with a gesture of contempt she held up the copies of the agreement ‘ … there 's no way in the world I 'm going to sign these , so you can make a bonfire with them , if you like ! ’ |
| 4 | An example might be to focus on car number plates and seeing if you can make a word containing all the letters of the plate number , or in a supermarket look out for all items costing a particular amount of money , or in a crowded room noting the number of people with blue eyes . |
| 5 | ‘ If you can make a film that makes its money back , you can justify making another . ’ |
| 6 | Without a doubt , if you can make the journey from where you live , the very best thing to do is to visit the Trial Grounds of the National Rose Society at St Albans , Herts , — the Mecca of the rose — where you will be able to get as much information as you want , and straight answers from knowledgeable staff . |
| 7 | Yes , so you can get , once you 've got your tenth one , if you can make the word that 's it |
| 8 | When searching for the right adjective , bear in mind that your effect on the reader will be stronger if you can create physical sensation , if you can make the reader conjure up a colour , a texture , a smell or a sound , rather than using a word like ‘ soothing ’ , or ‘ lovely ’ or ( worst of all ) ‘ evocative ’ . |
| 9 | Not only do you have to complete lines of blocks , without leaving gaps but if you can make the numbers , which are displayed on each part of a block , add up to the target figure you get a bonus and a bomb . |
| 10 | If you could make a profit of approximately £2,500 per week for the fourteen or so unoccupied weeks ( a big if ! ) you would turn that excess of expenditure over income into an income surplus . |
| 11 | ‘ Rourke , ’ she said carefully , ‘ it 's cold out here , and I 'd be grateful if you 'd make a start in clearing up so that we can be on our way . ’ |
| 12 | if you , you was all clawing to get one of them cos you 'd make a bit more of it . |
| 13 | Before you can make a sale , you need to find out what the customer really wants . |
| 14 | Tell the truth or the law will be here before you can make a move . |
| 15 | But before you can make an omelette you got ta break a few eggs , ai n't that so ? ’ |
| 16 | Just as you might make a selection of examples of written English from newspapers , journals , academic textbooks or works of fiction , so you can have video material of very different styles and construction . |
| 17 | So if you play small smoothly declarer , ( who is only missing queen , ten , five in the suit ) is almost certain to play a top honour on the first round , after which the contract will be doomed to failure as you will make a trump trick by force . |