Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [adv] make a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( c ) He must normally make a record of the search there and then unless this is impracticable . |
| 2 | He tried , I heard him ; he could n't make a fuss , Mum would have heard . |
| 3 | Rainey believes he could n't make a corner at GP speed if he merely sat on the bike without pushing down — hard . |
| 4 | Taplow 's lips continued to move though his throat was so scorched he could not make a sound . |
| 5 | They used to say that he could almost make a horse fly . ’ |
| 6 | Harbury rattled on : ‘ I know he 'd rather make a statement later on and give it simultaneously to everyone . |
| 7 | ‘ He 'd hardly make a fuss about an old skull , ’ Albert said , but went to Mister Johnny just the same and held out his hand . |
| 8 | He would never make a mistake about something like that . |
| 9 | It marks a change of heart for Scorsese , who once swore he would never make a film about the Mafia , and led De Niro to break a few rules of his own : ‘ I was in the middle of filming We 're No Angels when we started to discuss GoodFellas and began working on my role , Jim Conway , together . |
| 10 | And Mark — he would never make a priest . |
| 11 | If he ca n't make a go of them , nobody can . ’ |
| 12 | She said , Well , she said , The truth is you know we keep bringing sticks in and that , but he 's got no er he 's got no fire , he 's got no coal , he ca n't he ca n't make a fire . |
| 13 | So he puts it on the table and tries to squash it into shape , and by the time he 's got his mouth full of that he ca n't make a sound . |
| 14 | If he be a rustic , or unused to travelling , and he intends to take a morning train , he will probably make a point of taking up a strong position at the station the night before his prospective journey and camping on the platform . |
| 15 | ‘ He wo n't make a decision until he 's seen her , though he 's having the surgical team paged and prepped . |
| 16 | He can also make a point of talking to Mr Yeltsin and other republican leaders to offer them moral support . |