Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first that Swindon should make the play offs … the second that Oxford avoid relegation … and the third that Hereford make sure of league football next season . |
| 2 | United 's Maurice Malpas sustained a groin injury and is doubtful for Scotland 's match against Germany on Wednesday but Duncan Ferguson should make it despite a thigh knock . |
| 3 | Forest of Dean council say the ramps were too steep , it 'll cost more than £3,000 to build a better ramp across the Palmers garden and regulations insist the Palmers must make a contribution . |
| 4 | It was Marriott who suggested that Stirling should make himself scarce for a while and recommended him to Brigadier Denys Reid . |
| 5 | It seems reasonable to assume , for instance , that he was — at least in part — influenced by the calculations of his own defence establishment from 1943 ( calculations which could not easily be challenged until the United States acquired nuclear weapons ) to the effect that the defeat of Germany must make the USSR the dominant military power in Europe . |
| 6 | States may make subsidiary agreements based on their expectations of performance by other States . |
| 7 | Equally , The Smiths counterparts in the rock field , say , U2 may make fine music but they shy away to hide behind subtleties of abstract lyricism . |
| 8 | But the Easy Wire plug from PowerBreaker should make the job both easier and safer . |
| 9 | Australia and Pakistan should make the semis , with a resurgent England and an improved India . |
| 10 | ACTRESS Julia Roberts should make Pretty Woman 2 quickly to revive her flagging career , a magazine survey has urged . |
| 11 | The Librarian would be glad to know of any important discoveries Mr Michell might make . |
| 12 | The young man 's brother wrote to Lord Panmure to see if David could make the best of the situation in which he found himself by obtaining a midshipman 's place . |
| 13 | Moscow was abandoned , but Napoleon could make little use of its capture — especially since nine-tenths of the old capital was burned to the ground . |
| 14 | Les Verts could make their debut in elected office . |
| 15 | TONY ADAMS could make an unexpected return to the England team against Yugoslavia at Wembley on Wednesday . |
| 16 | As Ive said to Arif before ( direct email ) , I think O'Leary could make a BIG difference — especially for Fairclough . |
| 17 | Hector Charlesworth broadcast a Dominion Day speech , in both English and French , in which he pointed out that a famous French writer had said that ‘ A man with two languages is a man with two souls ’ and he felt that if LaRochfoucauld could make such a statement it might well be embraced by all true Canadians . |
| 18 | There was an intake of angry breath from Lucenzo , and the boatman seemed filled with remorse , but he was bundled off the boat before Meredith could make sense of the man 's mistake . |
| 19 | Before Delia Sutherland could make up her mind about how much to say , and to whom , she was forced into an explanation less than an hour after her return . |
| 20 | Rex could make out all the fine detail of its undercarriage . |
| 21 | It seemed unlikely that anyone so competent as Dora would make such an elementary mistake , but under that fierce gaze Melissa felt bound to make some suggestion , however implausible . |
| 22 | ‘ I wonder what St Wilfrid would make of it all ’ , wrote the 1984 committee chairman in the feast programme . |
| 23 | Roseanne Barr would make a great Liz during her older , fatter days but could have trouble slimming down for scenes of a 60-year-old Liz in her more glamorous days . |
| 24 | It was anticipated , however , that at least during the first stage Gorbachev would make extensive use of emergency powers , granted to him in September , to introduce reforms by presidential decree . |
| 25 | She led them towards the kitchen , certain that Bella would make them welcome and throw another three or four collops of bacon into the pan . |
| 26 | She had one advantage over him ; he had only a general idea of which shops would interest Garry and his ‘ Mrs Smith ’ , but Claudia knew Dana would make straight for the most exclusive dress shops , and luckily Claudia had a very good idea which one would be at the top of her list . |
| 27 | The British programme was costed at £6,000 million spread over three years , to which the United States would make an undefined contribution . |
| 28 | And Bevir was in the strong position , that neither archbishop wished to deny that Ramsey would make a good bishop . |
| 29 | I suppose buying Gazza would make it even less likely that Rocky would get a game ; - ( |
| 30 | How could I ever have thought La Tartine d'Albertine would make a good title ? he wrote . |