Example sentences of "you [modal v] [adv] make a " in BNC.

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1 Once you have chosen a suitable frame and you know which pressed flowers are at your disposal , you must now make a definite decision about the exact colour scheme of your design by choosing the backing for the picture itself
2 You should also make a note of the serial numbers of your television , video and hi-fi equipment and any other items of value .
3 You should also make a bed on which the flowers can lie from plenty of clean but crumpled tissue paper , also gently tucking it around the sides of the bouquet for added protection .
4 Even after paying £6,000 over 10 years , you might still make a loss — though Equitable paid £12,877 , and several other companies paid more than £9,000 .
5 You 'll just make a mess of it . ’
6 You 'll never make a writer , ’ he said .
7 " You 'll never make a nun , you baggage .
8 He flexed his hands under the cloth , and shouted irritably at Rosa , ‘ You 'll never make a city woman , thank God , ’ and then , seeing her face fall , wondered at it .
9 You 'll never make a poker player , Miss Swift ! ’
10 ‘ I 'm so glad — because you 'd obviously make a marvellous mother , ’ she said enthusiastically .
11 For example , the number eight would be a very pretty shape to create and a pressed flower card reading eighteen or twenty-one could also be very attractive if created in shades of pink , and if you had the patience you could even make a matching gift tag to accompany the present .
12 You could even make a different arrangement for each season , if you are decorating a photograph you wish to keep displayed all year round .
13 And you could easily make a mistake with the work , you get all worked up .
14 I remember housing studies , for example , was one of the crunch points as to whether you could actually make a degree out of something of that kind .
15 I was just about to say I expect you could really make a mess if you tried and then I realized I was covered in and I 'd better shut up .
16 You could always make a splash at your local pool .
17 You will only make a powerful enemy .
18 You can accordingly make a decision about using it 's or its on the basis of what you gain and what you lose .
19 You can also make a lovely Christmas garland this way .
20 You can also make a gorgeous looped and fringed edge simply by knitting lots more rows between picking up the stitches to make loops at least en centimetres deep ( four inches ) — or even longer as a tremendous finish for shawls and stoles , or for the edges of collars and cuffs and jackets .
21 You can still make a bit of money and enjoy yourself without ripping people off .
22 You just do n't have the people jumping onstage going , F**k Margaret Thatcher , anymore , but you can still make a point . ’
23 You just do n't have the people jumping onstage going , F**k Margaret Thatcher , anymore , but you can still make a point . ’
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