Example sentences of "that he [verb] [adv] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Pilkington was delighted and became such an enthusiast for air travel that he went on to make many more business trips by air , some of them as far afield as Australia . |
| 2 | Despite his claim that he does not make things into ideas but only ideas into things , the feeling remains , as , in effect , Berkeley concedes , that ‘ all that is real and substantial … is banished out of the world ’ , and that everything has been made into ‘ so many chimeras and illusions on the fancy ’ . |
| 3 | In the bathroom the nurse helps the patient to undress , taking care that he does not make any effort which increases his spasticity . |
| 4 | Huy knew something about papyrus , having spent most of his life writing on it , and had managed to convince the man that he knew how to make it , without giving away too much of his true background . |
| 5 | If there is one danger facing Armani , it 's that of becoming trapped in his own stereotype ; when the day finally comes that he tires of the simple suit and sensational jacket , the world may just insist that he keeps on making them . |
| 6 | Then Clare was vexed that he 'd almost made her laugh . |
| 7 | There was no way of explaining this , no parallel that he could reach for other than to say : that he 'd once made a wish , and the wish now appeared to have come true . |
| 8 | Mr McTavish forbore to mention that he had n't made it quite to the same standard as his host but was obviously pleased to be included in the generalization . |
| 9 | Her breath came back , softly , partly relieved that he had n't made the commitment with Maria Luisa , partly saddened by what she knew already . |
| 10 | On the contrary , Aubrey 's instant approval of his choice of a wife had added to his own conviction that he had finally made the right decision for his future happiness . |
| 11 | Although the proceedings reinforced Castro 's dominance of the PCC , some decisions ratified by the congress , in particular accepting direct election of all delegates to the National Assembly of People 's Powers , were interpreted as signs that he had either made tactical concessions or had recognized the need for gradual change . |
| 12 | Considering that he had just made a pointless journey of several thousand miles , the young man seemed remarkably equable and spent almost the entire journey sitting cross-legged , spooning purple yoghurt into his mouth from an enormous jar and reading a novel by Thomas Mann . |
| 13 | Perhaps it was just that he had already made other plans . |
| 14 | Her expression became very solemn , but he was sure that he had not made any real impression . |
| 15 | Arens insisted that he had not made any requests for US financial aid to cover the costs of the conflict . |
| 16 | Towards evening , Ian thought that he had better make certain that everything was in order , before the Colonel returned , and telephoned his friend : ‘ Now Ian , everything is just as fine as it should be ; you can tell the Colonel that his good lady will be well out to sea by now . ’ |
| 17 | But probably his overriding motive was the concern to preserve a symbolic integrity by scrupulously honouring the pledge that he had often made during the war to allow the French people to choose their own institutions . |
| 18 | The defendant , who gave evidence at the trial , also denied that he had confessed to Zaidie and further denied that he had ever made any threats against Paulette , as alleged by Zaidie and Matadial . |
| 19 | Neville Baggaley 's only regret is that he did not make the change sooner . |
| 20 | The only consolation I have is that he did not make me pregnant . |
| 21 | The Secretary of State 's comments today were so shabby and his speech was so shallow that he did not make me laugh . |
| 22 | He 'd lied about so much else , and it was quite clear now why he 'd wanted to know so much about Ryan , where he was , what he 'd done ; he 'd wanted to know how much or how little Ryan had told her so that he did n't make the same mistakes . |
| 23 | Could my right hon. Friend reinforce the point that he has just made ? |
| 24 | Saying that he has nt made any good saves as I understand … |
| 25 | Even for those of us who admit that he has made a rational choice on this occasion , it remains surprising that he has benefited so little from experience , that he has never made , or let God or society make for him , any previous decisions on general issues which could be of help to him . |
| 26 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman could have made the shortest speech that he has ever made in the House . |