Example sentences of "[subord] you [modal v] make a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But , as for these … ’ with a gesture of contempt she held up the copies of the agreement ‘ … there 's no way in the world I 'm going to sign these , so you can make a bonfire with them , if you like ! ’ |
| 2 | An example might be to focus on car number plates and seeing if you can make a word containing all the letters of the plate number , or in a supermarket look out for all items costing a particular amount of money , or in a crowded room noting the number of people with blue eyes . |
| 3 | ‘ If you can make a film that makes its money back , you can justify making another . ’ |
| 4 | If you could make a profit of approximately £2,500 per week for the fourteen or so unoccupied weeks ( a big if ! ) you would turn that excess of expenditure over income into an income surplus . |
| 5 | ‘ Rourke , ’ she said carefully , ‘ it 's cold out here , and I 'd be grateful if you 'd make a start in clearing up so that we can be on our way . ’ |
| 6 | if you , you was all clawing to get one of them cos you 'd make a bit more of it . |
| 7 | Before you can make a sale , you need to find out what the customer really wants . |
| 8 | Tell the truth or the law will be here before you can make a move . |
| 9 | Just as you might make a selection of examples of written English from newspapers , journals , academic textbooks or works of fiction , so you can have video material of very different styles and construction . |
| 10 | So if you play small smoothly declarer , ( who is only missing queen , ten , five in the suit ) is almost certain to play a top honour on the first round , after which the contract will be doomed to failure as you will make a trump trick by force . |