Example sentences of "to make it [vb infin] [subord] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has a bald head and a long beard , the combined effect of which is to make it appear as though his head is stuck on upside down . |
| 2 | ‘ WE WANT to make it look as though it 's a wine merchant , ’ says Tim Waters in Clapham 's Wine Rack , south London , one of Thresher 's five prototype high-street wine shops . |
| 3 | At the CNPF , France 's business and industry lobby , there are complaints that the government has been fudging figures to make it look as though targets have been met . |
| 4 | To make it look as though the ship is lost at sea . |
| 5 | The whole approach to their wardrobe is more considered , but their trick is to make it look as though they have n't given their appearance more than a passing thought . |
| 6 | Someone had arranged a scatter of sea-shore pebbles on a low trunk , trying for a random pattern to make it look as though they had been cast like dice . |
| 7 | It might be doing things at night time , leaving the lights on , to make it look as though you 're in . |
| 8 | To the horror of Home Department civil servants , they suddenly receive an order from the Home Secretary , to the effect that a quick fix is needed to make it look as though something is being done . |
| 9 | The solution , therefore , was to make it look as though they did have a choice , but to ensure that they chose Franco . |
| 10 | As though okay my sis and my sister 's right she , Andrea , she 's really trying to make it look as though she 's going that erm you Daniel and Mark are beating me up and stuff yeah ? |