Example sentences of "[noun pl] to make [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These trees , in full sunlight , were growing more vigorously than the forest trees and produced enough pods to make our life easier . |
| 2 | Counselling enables clients to make their own decisions and find their own solutions |
| 3 | this happens automatically with a 1×1 rib , but when we come to the 2×2 ribs we have to take steps to make it happen . |
| 4 | Luckily she had proof , because she did n't think it was going to take long before he took steps to make it seem as if she 'd made a criminally stupid error . |
| 5 | ‘ With regard to the discretion of a judge as to costs , which is given by Order LXV , r. 1 , of the Rules of the Supreme Court , it is , I think , common practice for parties to make their own agreements as to the costs … and such agreements are perfectly valid and enforceable . |
| 6 | Marwood , the League 's leading scorer with 224 points , added both goals to make it 18-12 . |
| 7 | You know : the things youngsters stick on their cars to make 'em look like racers — but I 've never seen it done to a clapped-out old van before . ’ |
| 8 | Sometimes they will use an escalating series of signals to make their meaning clearer when we do n't seem to understand . |
| 9 | These are performances to make you forget these are pieces usually treated as potboilers . |
| 10 | Ashamed of having frightened me , he looked at me sweetly and began to sing Italian songs to make me forget the incident ’ . |
| 11 | On Monday , May 31 , and Tuesday , June 1 there will be pottery workshops where visitors will be able to use genuine Roman techniques and designs to make their own Ante-fix ( and to find out what an Ante-fix is you will have to go along ) . |
| 12 | It 's only good manners to make your guests feel at home and give them a go now and again , but Swindon were a little too kind just before half-time . |
| 13 | There are no unanimously agreed LAN standards , but if you want computers from different vendors to talk to one another , the chances are they can be hooked together , thanks to the efforts both of netware vendors and of the hardware manufacturers to make their products more ‘ open ’ . |
| 14 | You had to frighten kids to make them behave , but there was no need to scare them too much . |
| 15 | Deaf and dumb children who could manage by self-teaching alone through their eyes to make themselves useful and a source of income to their parents did not often find their way into the asylums . |
| 16 | She strokes its white flesh against her black cheek , then slides it into her red mouth and rolls her eyes to make me laugh , and I think , Jesus , is that what it 's like ? |
| 17 | Then he looked at the Curator , straight into his eyes to make him understand that the person he was thinking of was himself . |
| 18 | You can stamp on toes , feet or shins ; knee him in the thigh or groin ; grab and squeeze testicles or pinch the soft inside of thighs along the trouser seam ; elbow him or her in the ribs or stomach if the person is behind you , or knee them in the belly if in front ; grab the little finger of one of the hands that is holding you round the waist or arms , and bend it backwards , forcing him or her to let go ; bite the side of the neck or slap a cheek or ear ; bash the nose with the front or back of your head ; force the head back by pressing your fingers up nostrils or squeezing the flats of your thumbs into eyes ; or even spit into eyes to make them blink . |
| 19 | Against this can be set the fact that the following chapters present very full accounts of their lives and works which should at least allow readers to make their own judgments , especially as we have included ( in an appendix to the book ) details of our ‘ SADS-L ’ procedure . |
| 20 | But where he spells out ( sometimes in capitals or in italics ) the implications of his observation , she leaves her readers to make their own deductions . |
| 21 | Research groups in Europe and the US have been concentrating on altering the genetic structure of certain animals to make their organs more acceptable to the human body . |
| 22 | The warriors hurled themselves at the heads or horns of their animals to make them lie down . |
| 23 | The article told us that the climbers meeting at Buxton ‘ firmly turned their backs on seductive French influences to make their sport safe ’ . |
| 24 | Before the advent of swimfeeders and the preoccupation with maggots , casters and hempseed , anglers used a variety of baits and methods to make their catches . |
| 25 | Ok … your final task for the day is to name your ‘ brilliant ’ midfield … and we 'll have a little comparison shall we … in fact Ill use Leeds ' reserves to make it fairer . |
| 26 | After all , the Louvre uses private donations rather than government funds to make its most expensive acquisitions . |
| 27 | The sound of their voices broke the nervous spell and both men dug in their heels to make their horses trot . |
| 28 | Pacepa says that Ceauşescu was afraid of poisoning after the CIA 's attempt to murder Fidel Castro by impregnating his clothes with potions to make his beard fall out , and so he ordered the Securitate department which provided all his personal needs free of charge to arrange for the manufacture of a new set of clothes for every day of his life . |
| 29 | Manufacturers often use distinctive emblems or images to make their products easily-identifiable . |
| 30 | You 've lo lost all the opportunities to make yourself a bit more money which is what we 're talking about here . |