Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [modal v] make a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We could share the driving and drive sedately through Germany , ’ she amended with a smirk of a glance to where Fabia was grinning , ‘ and once I 've done my interview we could make a holiday of it — stay longer , have a tour around . |
| 2 | Well Tony , was who manager at the associated now , er he was very a very popular player , he was a goal scorer on one occasion , they played an away match at Swindon and he scored a goal and the goalkeeper got sent off a John so Tony went in goal and he saved a penalty later in the match , but he was a very popular player he was a a good goal scorer then there was Colin he , he had one of the hardest shots in the league you know , I 've , I 've seen the goalkeeper shrug his shoulders at , at defenders and say well how do you stop those , they used to call him Cannonball at one time , and er there was Tommy he had his collarbone broken and he never played again after , but he was a great centre forward he used to make a lot of space for the other forwards you know . |
| 3 | If the court wishes to regulate the child 's contact with anyone while a supervision order is in force it must make a contact order under s8 . |
| 4 | ‘ And if they bring the chainsaw we 'll make a ring round it , ’ I said . |
| 5 | If you fall into this category you should make a list of all the outstanding and unfinished projects you have on the go . |
| 6 | If there is a minor mishap you can make a joke of it . |
| 7 | There is perhaps one area of poll tax we could make a change and that is the surcharge imposed on the people who have to pay the debts of the non-payers . |
| 8 | Er they you can very fine day you can make a relief there . |
| 9 | And if it came to court she would make a plea that he be given the care of his daughter until she became of age . |
| 10 | Yeah , a tie you could make a suit out of ! |
| 11 | One day she would make a fortune selling it everywhere . |
| 12 | Given that this was a risk-free hedge we can make a check on the process by comparing the outcomes from states 1 or 2 with the result of investing the initial capital at the risk-free rate of return : . |
| 13 | It 's partly because I 'm so lonely , it 's partly deliberate ( I want to make him relax , both for his own good and so that one day he may make a mistake ) , so it 's part weakness , and part cunning , and part charity . |
| 14 | I knew he had a private hope that some day he might make a book with them . |
| 15 | One day he would make a mistake , then she would have him . |
| 16 | By pointing out a flower or describing a rarity he could make a walk supremely interesting and was indeed a charming companion on any expedition in the fields . |
| 17 | Thus in a self-contract he may make a contract such as ‘ if at the end of the week I have gone without a drink , or lost x lbs in weight , I can buy myself … ’ . |
| 18 | The 44-year-old Prince lamented the generation gap but joked that ‘ even at my advanced age I can make a muddle ’ . |
| 19 | At the end of the season I will make a recommendation to our cricket committee , it 's up to them whether they take that , choose either or . |
| 20 | ‘ If you 're a dud you can make a lot of money out of it kickbacks , mileages and second homes , employing your wife as a secretary . |
| 21 | Right , so what 's the minimum annually , the minimum we can make a profit on ? |
| 22 | And we used to do these er pictures that u used to be on er grey and blue paper and we used to , with white paint we used to make a sort of anything there and then with erm charcoal sticks we used to draw on it . |
| 23 | As community organizers know , change best occurs when people choose short-term winnable goals which build their belief they can make a difference and which can alter the balance of power , ( i.e. after this action , the youth group becomes a recognized force in the community ) . |
| 24 | I can see that in such a case they might make a gift of paintings or other works of art for tax reasons , for example , and would n't care if they were sold or not . |
| 25 | They 're a safe investment , but in love you can make a killing overnight . |
| 26 | From the grave he could make a girl like her , who had never known him , feel extremes of emotion . |
| 27 | They do n't need to , but , erm , I mean nine , ninety eight per cent of their sales is on sale of gas , so the only way you can make a name for yourself is getting involved in things other than gas , one , installing central heating or kitchen . |
| 28 | Either way you can make a sale to a customer who otherwise may not be able to buy from you or who you may not have previously considered as a prospect . |
| 29 | I give the kid the kind of wink you could make a movie out of . |
| 30 | If there are adoption proceedings , for example , and the court decides not to make an adoption order it can make a contact order under s34 . |