Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] make [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's ironic that you should still make excuses for the fact that the band can play really well , yet there 's nothing here that ca n't be appreciated on the level of a blues number . |
| 2 | It 's ironic that you should still make excuses for the fact that the band can play really well , yet there 's nothing here that ca n't be appreciated on the level of a blues number . |
| 3 | The devaluation of sterling should also make things easier for UK firms heavily involved in the export trade . |
| 4 | Other applicants should also make enquiries early in the year in which they propose to commence a postgraduate course . |
| 5 | the language used should be accessible to children but should also make demands and extend their language capabilities ; |
| 6 | Large-scale commercialised farming , that is agribusiness and domestic agricultural enterprises , have to compete with other big corporations for investment capital and markets and must therefore make profits as efficiently as possible . |
| 7 | Institutions should therefore make changes both academic and non-academic to help meet the needs of non-traditional students and capitalise on their special strengths . |
| 8 | ‘ That 'll only make things worse . |
| 9 | It 'll only make things that much harder for you . |
| 10 | But do n't go around being cross or you 'll only make enemies for yourself . |
| 11 | If we get involved , we might only make things worse . ’ |
| 12 | There 's not the same pressure on the dealing floor as at DPR , but you 'll still make loads of money . |
| 13 | Mind you , we 'll still make sets with the old gauge low Bs in them , because some players do n't want to make the shift and some basses just are n't set up for strings that big . ’ |
| 14 | Advantages : With 11 or so other parents involved in the circle , it 's unlikely you 'll be stuck for a sitter ; it 's free of charge ; you 'll probably make friends in the area . |
| 15 | A witness writing about an event which happened long before , or a witness using hearsay , rather than first hand experience of an event , might unintentionally make errors . |
| 16 | You might make sales , you 'll certainly make contacts and it probably wo n't put you off the world of TV forever . |
| 17 | The flashes of hostility between them could only make things worse . |
| 18 | Labour 's policies , which are partly monopoly and partly over-regulatory , and aim to damage the industry 's profits and investments , could only make matters worse . |
| 19 | It could only make recommendations that did not challenge the basic structure of the system . |
| 20 | ‘ He connected a wire to his computer , ran it under the carpet downstairs and soldered it on to the line so he could still make calls . |
| 21 | What ‘ sociological punch ’ had amounted to was that actors could still make films work . |
| 22 | It could also make loops , which , although they could be sewn in during making up , would spoil the smoothness of the work which is the main purpose of partial knitting . |
| 23 | ‘ We could really make waves ! |
| 24 | Such individuals counselling is not very suitable for covering in this feature because advice which may apply to one case of aggression may not apply to another … and so could even make matters worse , or put owners at risk . |
| 25 | The bank could then make loans to third party investors contingent upon all or part of the loan being used to purchase shares in those companies underwritten by the securities affiliate . |
| 26 | They may also make projections as to their own future behaviour and the likely response of other international participants , in the expectation that a treaty between other States will be performed . |
| 27 | A licensing board may make regulations with respect to the making of applications for licences ( including occasional licences and occasional permissions ) , extension of permitted hours and restriction of the terminal permitted hours and the procedure following thereon , and such regulations may include provisions designed to assist the board in determining the fitness of applicants to hold licences and the expediency of granting licences for the premises in respect of which application is made ; and the board may also make regulations with respect to the procedure to be followed in transferring licences under this Act and with respect to any matters which , by virtue of this Act , may be prescribed . |
| 28 | Central government may also make grants towards some approved capital expenditure ( see Table 6.2 ) . |
| 29 | Overfertilization by nitrogen may also make trees more palatable to insects . |
| 30 | Parties and their legal advisers , as well as welfare organizations , may also make representations that a decision should be reported . |