Example sentences of "they [modal v] make [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Take special care with young cyclists ; they may make mistakes through inexperience .
2 They prefer to associate with the machine rather than with human beings , although they may make exceptions for fellow hackers .
3 Faced with a wide range of demands and severe shortages of funding , they must make decisions about priorities , and in the last analysis the creation of a scheme of priorities for provision — though based upon a complex pattern of evidence about user requirements — must in part be the result of the librarian 's own judgement .
4 This is closely linked to their passivity : it does not occur to them that they could make changes in their world .
5 Aberconwy Borough Council said the damage figure passed the point at which they could make requests for financial help to the Government .
6 With Motif at large in the Sun community , IBM and DEC are confident they could make inroads into the Sun installed base swapping out Sun machines for their own .
7 whereas he 's got ta he says just one round here so they could make decisions for you .
8 The successful receptionist models could be used to devise special training to enable CAB receptionists to ascertain the depth of a problem ; they could serve the dual function of assessing which clients have just come in for a form or a local address and they could make appointments for others in person or by telephone and smooth the queue .
9 I think I 'd been Yes a few weeks couple of three weeks perhaps in the slate yard behind there , they used to make slates for schools there .
10 Farmers were told they would make pots of money , more than the heroin processors in the neighbouring , largely tribal agency of Bajaur could hope to offer .
11 They would make enquiries at Pytle Farm and the house called the Mill in the Pytle .
12 The tragedy of clients ' huge losses is that they were sometimes led to believe they would make fortunes on the above stocks within a month or two , maybe within three or four weeks .
13 They will make signs beside the object at the point of the child 's eye-gaze , and they will even sign with the child in their laps so that each turn and movement of their bodies is transmitted to the child .
14 Where they can make cups of tea or snacks for themselves .
15 The basic principle of a budget is straightforward it 's to forecast your forecast your expend expenses so they can make plans for the future .
16 Despite the fact that they are at the most 6 in ( 15 cm ) long , they can make leaps of up to 6 ft ( 1.8 m ) .
17 The Government continue to press local education authorities to remove surplus places , since only they can make proposals for reorganisation .
18 They can make deals with similar companies throughout the community and also attract potential partners from Eastern Europe .
19 It is essential that relatives have adequate warning so that they can make arrangements for the patient 's homecoming .
20 There was no power ‘ to arrest anyone so that they can make inquiries about him ’ .
21 They can make recommendations to the management board and refer matters to other teams or the ‘ whole staff ’ for consideration and response .
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