Example sentences of "[noun sg] can make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We do n't want to start crowing because we 're not up there yet , but if we keep on like this I believe this side can make a challenge . ’ |
| 2 | One bad result can make a lot of difference to a league table at this stage . |
| 3 | Once the protection is acquired , the employee can make a claim that he or she has been unfairly dismissed . |
| 4 | If our club can make a difference , and it has in the past , we will send a tape straightaway . ’ |
| 5 | Your local council can make a grant towards improving or repairing your home , and that can include a grant for making your home warmer . |
| 6 | So an unscrupulous lender can make a cash loan which will be used to pay rent arrears , say — knowing that repayments on the loan will make a rent of fuel bill crisis even more likely in future . |
| 7 | Any group can make a bid and will be considered seriously , but assistance will be given only for one management — employee buy-out team per company . |
| 8 | If my hon. Friend can make a case , we shall have to think about the issue . |
| 9 | The court can make a variety of orders — set out in s 461 of the Act — to which reference should be made . |
| 10 | The court can make a contact order when making a care order even though no application has been made ( s34(5) ) . |
| 11 | The court can make a family assistance order alone . |
| 12 | A good negotiator can make a customer feel satisfied after they have had to work hard for a small discount . |
| 13 | ‘ Only God can make a tree , ’ he said , ‘ but we can give him a hand now and then . |
| 14 | The pupil can make a measurement within the usual range ( 4b ) or outside the usual range ( 4c ) of the instrument to an appropriate level of accuracy . |
| 15 | But while as host her father can make a speech or toast to his new son-in-law , it would be a bit immodest for him to sing the praises of his own daughter , so often a friend of the family is chosen to make a speech and toast to both bride and groom , particularly if the father is going to speak later . |
| 16 | I do n't see how the supervisor can make a loss . |
| 17 | Any reasonably proficient man can make a woman feel special . |
| 18 | ‘ Yesterday was yesterday , and , as you so rightly pointed out , any reasonably proficient man can make a woman feel special . |
| 19 | Of course , vegetation and the nature of the soil can make a difference , For example , if acid rain falls on a spruce forest , the rain can become even more acid . |
| 20 | They know that just one small slip can make a joke in dance . |
| 21 | Even an inexperienced cook can make a pot-au-feu in its basic form . |
| 22 | Yet for all his diabolical skill , he can no more make this revue than one swallow can make a summer . ’ |
| 23 | Here it is ‘ pasted ’ into a word-processing program , demonstrating how the Clipboard can make a program more flexible than its initial design . |
| 24 | ‘ It was a lovely meal , ’ he said as he lifted his hand in farewell , ‘ and I do n't have to tell you — nobody in the world can make a pork pie like yours ! ’ |
| 25 | No individual MP can make a proposal to spend public money or raise taxes . |
| 26 | The Housing Executive can make a grant towards improving or repairing your home . |
| 27 | Excessive light and glare can make a person feel too uncomfortable to converse , and poor lighting can mean that important non-verbal cues are missed . |
| 28 | Being able to come up with a strong hook in a bass line can make a song . |
| 29 | Minimum premiums are just the smallest amount that Abbey as a company can make a profit on . |
| 30 | The par-four 14th provides a good example of how difficult the flag position can make a hole . |