Example sentences of "you [prep] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He was furious with you for making a special lunch . |
| 2 | He is hurt and shaken , but he insisted on coming back with me to say thank you for making the message that warned him away from the bog . |
| 3 | Thank you for making all this possible . ’ |
| 4 | ABBERLEY : Promise me not to — I could kill you for making me ask you that . |
| 5 | I forgive you for making me suffer , but how can I forgive you for dying ? ’ |
| 6 | Thank you for making my mind up . |
| 7 | Thank you for making me look a fool ? |
| 8 | Struggling to make himself heard above the chants of the crowd , the manager said : ‘ I have only been on Teesside for ten months , but thank you for making it memorable so far . |
| 9 | Thank you for making my year so interesting and enjoyable . |
| 10 | We have told you about making wide margins , which will give you a quick view both of the skeleton of the subject and of the important findings and memorable conclusions of the study . |
| 11 | They 've accused you of making water in the King 's palace , refusing to take all the enemy 's ships , refusing to destroy all the Big-Endians , seeing the enemy 's officials privately , and planning to visit Blefuscu in order to help the enemy against Lilliput . ’ |
| 12 | Erm there 's another one that a lot of came up with one or two had heard a few before and they all groaned and then accused you of making them all up ! |
| 13 | Cramer stresses that , no matter what your age , this exercise can be valuable as a springboard for future plans , and the urgency of time passing can actually galvanise you into making changes . |
| 14 | To what extent do they appear to preclude you from making use of the skills and knowledge that you have acquired and competing with the people for whom you used to work . |
| 15 | Here are three examples of how a change of thinking can save you from making high scores . |
| 16 | I do not want to mislead you , or to deter you from making the right personal decision . |
| 17 | But the Barclays Franchise Pack can guide you in making that decision by prompting the questions that you should ask of both yourself , the prospective franchiser , and even some of the existing franchisees . |
| 18 | In some circumstances , of course , this perception is justified : if you are a boy in Tanzania selling peanuts in the street in order to survive , you may be perfectly correct in your perception that the policeman approaching you is going to blackmail you for not having a street seller 's license , rather than to assist you in making an honest living . |
| 19 | The other thing that 's available to you in making your preparation is a video of local practitioners . |
| 20 | I said some days ago that I would have difficulty er assisting you in making the choice for for some obvious reasons . |
| 21 | Can I say that I hope Mr or or whoever writes for the County Council would n't use the form of words , but erm although I am instructed by my clients that they would be satisfied with the change to a single triangle , erm I do n't think that they would be satisfied if you in making that change , you accompanied by a form of words which said the County Council are still committed to building an outer . |
| 22 | Step-by-step writing allows you to do this , and commits you to making progress , even if later you discard what you have done . |
| 23 | SAVE and other local and national bodies can support you by making direct contact with the local planning office and writing letters of support to the local press and planners . |
| 24 | They usually deal with the situation in one of two ways — they patronise you and try to take control on the assumption that you must need their guidance to do a decent job ; or they undermine you by making obscene remarks and deliberately causing problems . |
| 25 | You and your husband are certainly doing your share for today 's ‘ concerns ’ so let us do something for you by making yours the Star Letter this month . |
| 26 | I 'm not a good speaker so I 'm not going to bore you by making a long speech . |