Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] make [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The track gradually dropped to the rippling waters of the Hongu Khola , where we made camp on the banks of the river amidst azaleas and fragrang scrub juniper between the enclosing mountains . |
| 2 | The Indians had been hived off into reserves like national parks for endangered species , where they made plastic souvenirs for tourists . |
| 3 | An important clue to this act of discrimination has always been found in the existence of regularities , especially where they make prediction possible . |
| 4 | It should also be recognised that while this chapter has stressed the view of language as a process , it is nevertheless the case that , at some point , children do reach a level of mastery where it makes sense to describe them as having acquired knowledge of an abstract set of rules which can be used to express meanings . |
| 5 | where it makes sense and is practicable , the pupil may be moved up or down a key stage for the subject in question by placing him or her in a teaching group in which the majority of pupils are older or younger … |
| 6 | ‘ It 's a major shift in the partnership because , traditionally , once you made partner you became omnipotent and omniscient , ’ suggests Mr Smaje . |
| 7 | Crilly , I 'll tell you about the sparkle of Belgravia , the shimmer of white marble , a sumptuous , salubrious white , the sugary white of fluffy friendship , cloudship , feely white , and the slim cobblestone road which led to the river where I met James who was fresh from Waterstone 's with his arms full of Pinter plays , O he was as a young Terence Stamp , Crilly , but for the sly cracks of wisdom about the corners of his eyes , and we drank espresso and he told me about Spain and the high mountains of India , and the Pyrenees he had taken on foot , and though I was as trite as my shopping Saturdays and my small muggy and squirming palms in summertime , he painted my body swirly-lined and peach upon a large canvas and made love to me upon the tip of the Heath with all of London a basin of rooftops beneath us while the sky loomed low in grey and pink , the Heath a dark pudding of sloping mountains , wild and white and wide as Brontë country , with only the smug suburban cliffs of Highgate Village peering from behind its sprawling hem , and big dogs scurried like brown birds to the crevice of foothills and then disappeared , so we made love for a while beneath that sky , which cast a blaze upon us the colour of cream . |
| 8 | The regime was n't defeated although it had come to a dead end and the liberation movement did not conquer the situation although they made government impossible . |
| 9 | Including ACT , they pay more UK tax than they make money in the UK . |
| 10 | The sub-discipline , if such it is , can be regarded as an aspect of stratigraphy , although it makes use of geochemical and geophysical techniques . |
| 11 | The buses are cheap and excellent , the drivers are virtuosi , and cars give way to them , so it makes sense to use this facility and relax . |
| 12 | As their retirement counselling manager explained , Legal and General has over one million people either paying towards or drawing out pensions , so it makes sense for them to offer pre-retirement courses which are paid for either by the individuals themselves or their employers . |
| 13 | For example , breast milk is sweet and salty , so it makes sense that we 're born liking these tastes . |
| 14 | A The aquarium is probably the single most important and expensive purchase the marine fishkeeper ( or any fishkeeper , for that matter ) will invest in , so it makes sense to choose the best in terms of quality and function . |
| 15 | Orc Boyz units work out cheapest per model , so it makes sense to include extra Boyz units if you are going to increase the size of your core . |
| 16 | Sun and wind are so free so it makes sense to use them where possible for power . |
| 17 | After all , the sentence is one of the building blocks of a piece of prose , so it makes sense to be able to work with whole sentences rather than having to highlight each word within one manually . |
| 18 | The cost of running SYMAP is low since standard peripherals are used , so it makes sense to use it as an aid to map design before proceeding to a more elaborate plotter mapping package such as GIMMS . |
| 19 | The performance of trusts — even of one type — is very varied so it makes sense to spread your money across more than one trust . |
| 20 | But as it is … if I make pastry , there 's usually pastry from one end of the house to the other , because the kids have got to have their little bits , and in the end you think , ‘ Oh was it worth it ? ’ |
| 21 | If I make money I I 'll make you I can pay you as well , if I go up I mean if I go down , he said , I can go up or down as well , he said . |
| 22 | once you have mailed out your tapes , it becomes somebody 's job to phone all of these people everyday until you make contact and you get some feedback . |
| 23 | One was that it was horrible and she would always regret it if she made love to Tom only because she was drunk , the other that here was the opportunity to get it over , make a start , break the ice . |
| 24 | Thinking of his earlier remark , Cassie said bluntly : ‘ Well , I 've only just about got one foot in the middle class bracket , myself , so perhaps you 'd be slumming if you made love to me , which is so obviously what you have in mind . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I knew if you made love to me I 'd be lost … drowning … beyond help . ’ |
| 26 | Allow me to say , sir , that if you make Mistress Andrews your lady she will do credit to your choice . |
| 27 | If you make love when there is inadequate lubrication and you become dry , and/ or sore , this can often encourage thrush . |
| 28 | If you make love to me I 'll have something to look back on with pleasure and gratitude for the rest of my life . ’ |
| 29 | Elephants have bigger brains than humans but , probably with some justice , we like to think that we are cleverer than elephants and that our brains are ‘ really ’ bigger if you make allowance for the fact that we are much smaller animals . |
| 30 | If you make PAGE less than its original value or greater than the original value of HIMEM , you will get a " Bad program " error when you try to enter a program line and you may well crash BBCBASIC(Z80) . |