Example sentences of "make [noun] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where 's he making it , he must have had money he did n't just buy those fields and make money and have a big house like that . |
| 2 | Make copies and circulate them amongst your friends and family , asking them to check with you before they make their choice — to avoid duplication . |
| 3 | An alternative to the questionnaire-type of worksheet , is the field booklet or pamphlet with pre-selected headings and blank spaces where the pupils can jot down their own notes on particular features , or make plans and annotated sketches . |
| 4 | I 've given him some some things to play he 's going to play with his pennies and make patterns and work out his tables . |
| 5 | Take photographs , make notes and make sure that at the next staff meeting everyone gets feedback about the visit . |
| 6 | A student will assiduously attend classes , make notes and do private study . |
| 7 | We have printed a handy Viewing Checklist on page 39 — make photocopies and fill in one at each property you visit . |
| 8 | In addition to the Pahlavi rugs , Persia produces workshop items in styles that have evolved from those made during the Qajar dynasty ( which ended in the 19th century ) , and there are also numerous village and nomadic groups who , allowing for some minor modifications to the market , still make rugs that have hardly changed for generations . |
| 9 | Some companies make lifts that fit on to curved stairways or have automatic platforms that bridge the difference between the two steps at a platform landing . |
| 10 | Local people mutter and march , make speeches and throw things ; staff face sarcasm in nearby pubs ; and for years there have been demands for a public inquiry . |
| 11 | He did not , as usual , read or stare out of the window or make tea or do any of the things Robert assumed one usually caught teachers doing in off-duty moments . |
| 12 | Colin Barnes , the fashion illustrator , who has known her since St Martin 's , says , ‘ Of course outspoken people tread on toes , but they are often the ones who make waves and achieve something . ’ |
| 13 | He just turned it up and he could make the thing do anything he liked : make toast or take the dog for a walk , answer the door … he could do anything with it . ’ |
| 14 | Watches that tell the time in 18 different languages , make toast and have so many knobs and dials that the clock face is completely obscured . |
| 15 | We make cakes and serve tea for our Hostess badges . |
| 16 | These costs make imports and exports expensive and also limit the tourism which is one of the area 's greatest potentials for development . |
| 17 | but you 're saying in , in , in short , are you , that erm , that in the present instance erm the obligation was put on the United Kingdom government which has sort , it may have succeeded or not as the case maybe , discharge the obligation by in effect erm subject to the subsidiary provisions which you 've both make reference and leaving it to er regulate these matters |
| 18 | Many people make wills and leave instructions about things that are important to them because they have assessed the risk and feel that they should anticipate the future and their possible demise . |
| 19 | There is support for such a pragmatic concept of reference in Strawson 's ( 1950 ) claim that ‘ 'referring ’ is not something an expression does ; it is something that someone can use an expression to do' ; and in Searle 's view that ‘ in the sense in which speakers refer , expressions do not refer any more than they make promises or give orders ’ ( 1979 : 155 ) . |
| 20 | It seems that , without necessarily being able to describe how they do it , people make judgements and form impressions based on the visual behaviours they see other people using . |
| 21 | Make band and attach to garment . |
| 22 | A lot of people make guitars that look great , but they 're designers , not players . |
| 23 | Solid beech lined drawers that run on easy glide telescopic roller slides , thick ( 18mm ) easy-to-maintain side panels and base shelves , 40mm thick work surfaces , spring loaded hinges which close at a touch , and cabinets that stand on their own ( individually adjustable ) four feet to ensure absolute stability on even the most uneven floors , are just some of the standard features that make Wilson & Glick Kitchens one of the most successful companies in the UK since its formation in 1987 . |
| 24 | However , none of these pollutants is actually visible , so that in a residential area the types of air pollution that cause the greatest annoyance are the traffic fumes , smell and dust which penetrate houses , discolour exterior paintwork and make walking and cycling less pleasant . |
| 25 | Whenever economists make predictions or offer advice they use principles . |
| 26 | They make observations and draw certain conclusions about child abuse ( cf Browne et al , 1988 ) . |
| 27 | Well a little more , in future ask travels for the earliest make changes and deal with the future and again this is remarkable that only sixty five per cent absolutely endorse that but our potentials in the , if you look at the next examples , forty four we are told here were in favour of the strategy and thirty six per cent opposed . |
| 28 | A human touch was added to Nash 's report : ‘ I could heartily wish more respect were paid to the remains of this amiable though unfortunate Queen , and would willingly , with proper leave , have them wrapt in another sheet of lead and coffin , and decently interred in some proper place , that at least after her death her body might remain in peace ; whereas the Chapel where she now lies is used for the keeping of rabbits , which make holes and scratch very indecently about her Royal corpse . ’ |
| 29 | Only a strong working parliament on what Weber took to be the British model , working in committees which make policy and supervise bureaucrats , could generate strong leaders who prove their mettle in parliamentary and electoral combat . |
| 30 | Make modifications and prepare a breakdown of study programme into learning units , demonstrating how the patient ‘ problems ’ fit into the units . |