Example sentences of "make [adj] [pron] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paul in particular found that when he preached the forgiveness and gift of the Spirit which Christ made possible he ran up against a deeply entrenched problem . |
| 2 | Arguments have arisen over proposals to introduce automatic parole for short-term prisoners ; also over the possibility of dividing every sentence of three years or under into three parts : imprisonment , supervised release , and remission ( which Lords Justices on the criminal side of the Court of Appeal made clear they did not like ) . |
| 3 | As he intensified the party 's efforts to lure floating voters away from the Liberal Democrats , the Labour leader made clear he had not ruled out holding a referendum on constitutional change . |
| 4 | Mind , not everybody 's got the money to erm pay for jobs have they , today , if they 've been made redundant they have n't got the money . |
| 5 | But he 'd made sure he knew where the quarry lived . |
| 6 | So today at RAF Lyneham they made sure everything went right on the ground before they got in the air . |
| 7 | Thistle made sure they kept up the pressure on Alex Totten 's men by defeating Falkirk at Fir Hill , with Alan Dinnie scoring the winner . |
| 8 | Hurley had not forgiven him for the loss of Syrian George , and he was still under heavy pressure from Washington to show results , but in general Coleman made sure they got along for the sake of his back-channel reports to MC/10 Control . |
| 9 | They must have chased them out of the yard and made sure they took off in all directions . |
| 10 | He also made sure they did n't go anywhere near Evelyn or Rose whom he took to be troublemakers . |
| 11 | They went for more , but Nicky Hammond in the Town goal made sure they did n't have too many happy returns . |
| 12 | I even made sure we got there an hour early in order to take everything in . |
| 13 | They were a little startled to see two hippies and a Paki walk in ; there was some conversation on the subject and several glances in our direction , so I made sure we did n't eyeball them and give them reason to get upset . |
| 14 | We were actually quite worried , but there was an assessor who made sure we did n't get into any difficulties . |
| 15 | He told her everything he knew , and made sure she understood where to be and at what time , talking with the speed of true exhaustion and repeating himself . |
| 16 | It was difficult while they were actually in the centre , of course , but she made sure she did n't go for coffee or to the staff canteen at the same time as him and she 'd avoided the social club completely . |
| 17 | Maxim made sure he got there well ahead of Agnes . |
| 18 | But he made sure he lived only on his own salary . |
| 19 | Westley explains how he made sure he stayed around long enough so that his respondents had to talk , because of the difficulty people have of remaining silent for long ( 1970 , p. viii ) . |
| 20 | I made sure I did n't put on too much weight and set myself a final goal — to get down to 13 stone . ’ |
| 21 | Sometimes he is just a secondary figure floating in the novel 's bloodstream , as at the fête where he has got roped in with a few other young men to be a marshal and make sure everything goes smoothly . |
| 22 | And on page 41 there is an invaluable week by week guide to help you plan your move and make sure everything goes smoothly . |
| 23 | There again make sure nobody hanging out of a window or somebody doing summat daft , walking a to along top of roofs . |
| 24 | He is to keep an eye on them , transfer them between nicks when necessary and make sure they turn up in court on time . |
| 25 | Sally 's parents keep themselves aware of her circle of friends and make sure they know where she is going when she goes out . |
| 26 | He 'll take them to the top of the stairs and make sure they know when to go on — usually by the gracious means of a prod in the back . |
| 27 | ‘ Make sure they 've not left the oven on and the back door unlocked like they did last time . ’ |
| 28 | Stick to nice neutral facts and make sure they come over clearly . |
| 29 | Make sure they did n't get in touch . |
| 30 | Ignore them , but make sure they do not dry out completely . |