Example sentences of "can make [pron] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 No one can make him do anything he does n't want .
2 The children of the Indians are saved , to be sold or given away as servants , or rather slaves for as long a time as the owners can make them believe themselves slaves .
3 You do n't want to go to the police , because you 're afraid they 'll simply get involved in another siege — if you can make them believe you in time , which seems doubtful .
4 The truth is , of course , that no hypnotherapist can make you do anything .
5 He can make you believe you are the only woman on earth for him , and only a Frenchman out of all the men in the world could look at me and tell me to my face that I am beautiful .
6 If you do not keep up payments , the loan company can make you sell your home , although this could be a last resort , as selling the plane ought to clear most of the loan .
7 But the converse is that if you can make it work you 'll have bought a fair lease on a prime site that you could never have afforded in the ordinary way .
8 He can make us do anything he wants .
9 Practitioners believe that we all have a huge ability to heal ourselves ; the day-to-day stresses of life can make us lose our way and illness strikes .
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