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

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31 You should make a cup of tea in one break , take a short walk around the block in another .
32 You should make an entry in the manual log at the time a file is created or updated , because you will forget to do it later .
33 I said he was a primus pilus not ‘ prime his piles ’ , you should make an effort to learn the language now we 're in the common market dearest Buddy .
34 you feel exposed/that you might make a fool of yourself in front of others
35 No , it should come off , I do n't think I think you might make a hole in it
36 You might make a mistake one day , ’ she told him , her voice still cold .
37 Just as you might make a selection of examples of written English from newspapers , journals , academic textbooks or works of fiction , so you can have video material of very different styles and construction .
38 You 'll make a hole in it . ’
39 You 'll make a fool of yourself though .
40 It sounds fairly taxing , with being on night call , but I 'm sure you 'll make a success of it , and hope it brings you a lot of satisfaction .
41 You 'll make a mess whatever you have wo n't you ?
42 You 'll make a lot of cash if you 're smart . ’
43 You 'll make a lot of new friends . ’
44 You 'll make a note ? ’
45 So , for her sake you 'll make an effort , eh ? ’
46 if you , you was all clawing to get one of them cos you 'd make a bit more of it .
47 You 'd make a fortune .
48 ‘ Rourke , ’ she said carefully , ‘ it 's cold out here , and I 'd be grateful if you 'd make a start in clearing up so that we can be on our way . ’
49 The main questions you ask , the more he 'll believe , he do n't ask , it 's , it 's , it 's all about , this is what I 'm saying about erm reacting , eh when basically what you would is you 'd make a statement , tell him something and then ask him a question , which is what you did anyway , but I do n't know if you 're always aware of what you 're doing , you 're doing , you do it naturally , selling is about making statements and then asking questions , you do it when you telephone customers all the time
50 You 'd make a politician blush . ’
51 Yeah , a tie you could make a suit out of !
52 Many of them had had sex with other gays , but few of them had accepted that you could make a way of life out of it .
53 If you could make a profit of approximately £2,500 per week for the fourteen or so unoccupied weeks ( a big if ! ) you would turn that excess of expenditure over income into an income surplus .
54 You could make a chart showing how you spend your time , and particularly how your leisure time is divided between domestic chores , car maintenance , TV , videos , taking the children out , the pub , visiting friends and relatives , and so on .
55 You could make a hay soo now with a with square bales of hay .
56 Ah , with any luck , you could make a vehicle access there and a
57 One of my friends was at Sherborne and speaks very posh — I took him back to my place for a drink one day and my dad was going , ‘ Dennis , listen to Tim , listen — go on , talk , say something ’ and my friend says , ‘ Well I do n't know what to say really , Mr Waterman , ’ and my dad says to me , ‘ Why do n't you talk like that , you could make a fortune . ’
58 If you knew which horse was going to win the Grand National , you could make a fortune by betting on it .
59 You could make a fortune selling them to stressed businessmen .
60 You could make a fortune , ’ she said in genuine amusement .
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