Example sentences of "but [pron] make [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Johnson , who was looking askance at Miss Beresford 's occupational therapy , said , ‘ In the scale of insignificance , I think knotting is to be reckoned next to mere idleness — ; though I once attempted to learn knotting … but I made no progress . ’ ) |
| 2 | ‘ But I made a decision that I would not do it beyond the age of 35 , and then I would return to try to make a contribution . ’ |
| 3 | I 'd like to stay lying down for a bit to make my headache go away , but I made a puddle on the pavement and I got to move . |
| 4 | At that stage it would have been easy to have got carried away and think that the Cup was won but I made a point of saying that " A wise man does n't count his chickens " and we did n't do that . |
| 5 | I remember being podgy , no make-up , an unsmart lady but I made a lot of noise and he seemed to like that . ’ |
| 6 | It was a hard life , but I made a lot of money . ’ |
| 7 | But I made the snowball into ice first . |
| 8 | I loved the programme and the people but I made the decision to leave at the right point , before I could grow bored . ’ |
| 9 | Lili said that of course I must , but I made the error of looking at my mother for approval , found none and saw only displeasure at my childish crudity . |
| 10 | I did n't expect her to stay so long , but I made the offer and I have to stick with it . |
| 11 | You may have seen one or two before , but I make no excuse for showing them again as on the last occasion they did not come out very well . |
| 12 | ‘ I am not a villain , but I make no claims to being graceful , ’ he murmured . |
| 13 | I am not seeking to make health care into a business , but I make no apology for seeking to employ business techniques in the health service in order to deliver the central objectives of the health service more effectively than in the past . |
| 14 | ‘ But I make no promises . |
| 15 | Henry Erskine once remarked of a Scottish judge and freeholder that ‘ he was first my enemy , when I came into power he was my great friend , when I went out he turned cool again & left off cultivating me , in that state we now remain , but I make no doubts were I in again , I should have him back again' . |
| 16 | But nobody made a fuss about another repatriated group , the 55 people sent back last week to mainland China by the Hong Kong authorities . |
| 17 | But 'e made a bit o' Welsh rarebit after some coaxing. 'E 's not as incapable as 'e looks , I 've come to 't conclusion . " |
| 18 | But you made a mistake . |
| 19 | But you made a lot . |
| 20 | You do something well and they 're cheering you , but you make a mistake and they are on your back . |
| 21 | You do n't make very much but you make a bit . |
| 22 | But you make a note of that as part of your |
| 23 | She turned to Ana with a smile , making herself sound calm , but she made a mistake . |
| 24 | Jenna could see that it was , but she made a note to sneak in here when she had a minute and try it out . |
| 25 | But she made a point of going down to the jetty one day to tell him , ‘ I 'm really glad you found your boat . ’ |
| 26 | A single tear escaped from the corner of her eye but she made no move to look away . |
| 27 | But she made no move to leave , so I had to say not at all , I 'd gone to bed because it seemed the warmest place . |
| 28 | It sounded suspiciously like a dismissal , but she made no comment as she left him finishing the task of putting away saddles and bridles . |
| 29 | Her lips moved , but she made no sound that he could hear . |
| 30 | Her right knee was raised to form a screen that prevented Dennis from seeing what was going on , but she made no attempt to conceal it from me . |