Example sentences of "but i [modal v] make [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I did n't pay the Africa lady anything but I ought to make a bit for Uncle Jim .
2 Moderator four five nine Moderator I welcome the number two in the deliverance but I would make a plea to the er panel that this leaflet be a very simple leaflet and it not be brief , but in fact be quite lengthy .
3 But I 'll make a deal with you .
4 The Sheffield Bomber said : ‘ I 'll have to have a long , serious think about my future — but I 'll make the decision , on my own .
5 Normally , I do not call hon. Members after Front Benchers , but I shall make an exception today .
6 I do not normally give way to someone who has just ambled into the Chamber , but I shall make an exception on this occasion , because I rather like the hon. Gentleman 's florid looks .
7 But I could make no sort of impression upon him … when I visited him a second time , the fear of death was gone , and with it all solicitude about religion . ’
8 I was always her property , but I could make an evening , or an afternoon for that matter , swing for all the ladies .
9 But I could make the aeroplane .
10 I do n't as yet sell many of my paintings , but I can make a sort of living by using my knowledge of furniture and china .
11 But I 'd make a request that you do n't try to offend brother Tundrish similarly .
12 But I must make a gesture … ’
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