Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] make [noun pl] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The devaluation of sterling should also make things easier for UK firms heavily involved in the export trade . |
| 2 | ‘ That 'll only make things worse . |
| 3 | If we get involved , we might only make things worse . ’ |
| 4 | The flashes of hostility between them could only make things worse . |
| 5 | Labour 's policies , which are partly monopoly and partly over-regulatory , and aim to damage the industry 's profits and investments , could only make matters worse . |
| 6 | Such individuals counselling is not very suitable for covering in this feature because advice which may apply to one case of aggression may not apply to another … and so could even make matters worse , or put owners at risk . |
| 7 | That 's exactly what I was going to say , Mr Chairman , it 's , it might be as Mr says , or it may , it may well make matters worse , I do n't think we should get into the debate on how the national government are doing , |
| 8 | It was clear that she was n't wanted by Charlotte , and if Ernest did want her with them , then that would only make matters worse . |
| 9 | It would only make matters worse , she said . |
| 10 | Such a step , he said , would only make matters worse . |
| 11 | While the Treasury was warning of a " continuing mountain of difficulties " for some years to come , the Foreign Office argued that to reduce overseas commitments would only make matters worse . |
| 12 | Explanations would only make matters ten times worse . |
| 13 | But again , it is no use just burning sugars : that would merely make things hot . |
| 14 | Or perhaps anything you said would just make things worse ? ’ |
| 15 | Their unpicking of our trade union law reforms , which would deliberately make strikes easier , longer and more frequent , their support for every last dot and comma of the European Commission 's social action programme , just one directive of which could add £5 billion to the costs of British employers — |
| 16 | Several years ago , I embarked on a course in life drawing at a reputable London college , where the tutor would often make comments such as , ‘ Splash it on , art is purely self-indulgence ! ’ |
| 17 | Several years ago , I embarked on a course in life drawing at a reputable London college , where the tutor would often make comments such as , ‘ Splash it on , art is purely self-indulgence ! ’ |
| 18 | Remember that one of these options is to do nothing , though you may well feel that this is one of those cases where this course of action ( or in action ) would simply make matters worse . |
| 19 | But although there may be little that another Tory government could do to lower interest rates , Labour would undoubtedly make matters worse . |
| 20 | The important thing in this case was to reward him for being good rather than punish him for being naughty — if you scold or hit a young horse for not standing still you will only make matters worse . |
| 21 | Irrespective of the cause of anxiety , punishing the horse will only make things worse . |
| 22 | Use of solvents may temporarily disguise their problems but will generally make things worse . |
| 23 | If you take the line of least resistance or fail to be consistent , you will actually make things worse . |
| 24 | If you got mice i , you can also make things easier by actually moving that arrow around until you get to the individual word that you actually want to find and actually then you stop your cursor there . |
| 25 | Tens of millions of passengers pass through busy airports like London 's Heathrow every year , which can sometimes make travellers furious , but not very fast . |