Example sentences of "he [vb mod] make a " in BNC.
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| 31 | He half hoped she would give him one of them by mistake so that he could make a scene , but she did n't . |
| 32 | And here were people who wanted him not just for the name on the letter-head , but because they thought he could make a positive contribution . |
| 33 | By pointing out a flower or describing a rarity he could make a walk supremely interesting and was indeed a charming companion on any expedition in the fields . |
| 34 | Or he could make a determined effort to solve the mystery , whatever the risk . |
| 35 | He could make a small one-man plane . |
| 36 | He could make a wall twice as big as Endill and three times as wide in under a minute . |
| 37 | It was an old basket , maybe he could make a hole in it . |
| 38 | Hoomey scooted to his feet , but several interested parties moved in to deal with Jazz before he could make a tactful retreat . |
| 39 | He realised he could make a lot of money and a name for himself if he were to act swiftly and produce his maps before Green had time to complete his own . |
| 40 | Sooty was famous for his jokes and it was said he could make a cat laugh just by looking at it . |
| 41 | He was grateful — but felt sure he could make a better one . |
| 42 | Just to satisfy herself that he understood how it was he was able to build out of the vertical , the teacher asked if he could make a bent tower with wooden building blocks . |
| 43 | If we got a big name producer in , he could make a song bland or something , and that 's what we 're afraid of . |
| 44 | Posing as a financial adviser , he told them he could make a quick fortune on the house , farm and flats left by her husband Peter . |
| 45 | I 'm sure you do n't want to hear about Mark 's cousin getting done for selling crack mixed with concrete , or the Forest Of Dean whizzkid who tried to get the band 's mate to give them heroin so they 'd all become addicted so he could make a profit out of them , or Zac sticking his finger up a chicken 's arse , do you ? |
| 46 | ‘ They do n't mind so much now I 've got a few trophies in a case that they can show their friends and boast about it , ’ Carlos Francis recollected his parents ' change of posture after it became evident that he could make a career out of soccer . |
| 47 | He did this with very little effort , and I gave him small wooden cubes so that he could make a cube to keep . |
| 48 | Following a short interview about the further offence , the officer whom he had requested to see told him that he could not ask him any questions about the early offence for which he had already been charged but said that he could make a statement if he wished . |
| 49 | He could make a film with Nastassia Kinski , the most beautiful woman in the world ( Time had just said so , on its cover ) and she left him a slim book of Baudelaire , with some verses underlined . |
| 50 | From morning to dusk on all days except the Sabbath , he was out in the marketplace among the other merchants trading in any commodity with which he could make a profit , including money itself . |
| 51 | Before he could make a run for it , a voice said urgently : ‘ Right — get him ! ’ |
| 52 | My master finally realized that he could make a fortune by showing me to people all over the country . |
| 53 | And do you imagine he could make a living from our little community alone ? |
| 54 | Bernice did n't know where the Doctor got his talent from , but if he ever got tired of fighting ultimate evil , he could make a healthy profit as an intergalactic busker . |
| 55 | Of course , this group at Ephesus must have heard something about the Holy Spirit if they listened at all attentively to John the Baptist , but they did not realise that the promised Spirit was available for them ; that he could make a difference to their lives . |
| 56 | From the grave he could make a girl like her , who had never known him , feel extremes of emotion . |
| 57 | Now he knew she was called Rhoda , he could make a brave start . |
| 58 | Well , she felt in a fighting mood , and if he thought that he could make a fool of her in front of his girlfriend then he was in for a big surprise . |
| 59 | ‘ I think Billy might just have been desperate enough to smash that chair over somebody 's head so he could make a run for it . ’ |
| 60 | If only he could make a sound or move his body . |