Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb mod] make [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 And I do not think I 'll make it to inspector ( to inspector )
2 I was going to go back but I did n't think I 'd make it so I landed here to be safe .
3 But , I I do n't really think I could make it any clearer , but you need to , perhaps take it home and go through it again , and think about it and see if you can understand it , you know , in the quiet of your own bedroom , plus is a very useful time to try and learn things .
4 Did n't think I could make it .
5 Well yeah , no I 've light bulbs I mean I could make you a list down but it does n't matter I can get that tomorrow Ann I 'll go down tomorrow you know , I 'll be up in time .
6 But just because I promised I 'd make you a rich widow , do n't think you 're going to get rid of me yet .
7 She 'd be there , waiting , in her own way praying I 'd make it back OK .
8 ‘ I expect I can make him understand , ’ she replied .
9 She could make up a story , say she suffered temporary amnesia , or that she was knocked unconscious by thieves and all her money was gone , but she doubted she could make it sound believable .
10 Well Laura and Gemma wanted to make these pasties and she 'd asked me at the weekend and I did n't have the time because I think Irene came down cos I asked Irene whether she 'd looked after , you know I 'm at college until three , and she said yeah I 'll pick them up and er I could n't get her out at then so I promised she could make them so , I said alright you and Gemma make them , anyway they did very well they made them in about fifteen minutes because we had to go and get Emily at four from school , I said hurry up , hurry up put the water in Emily quick stick them together shove them now and put them in the oven
11 If you concentrated you could make them all line up , in 3-D ; and then it would all just collapse and be jiggling spots again .
12 And the Chairman , who deigns to place a measure of trust in you , Colonel , anticipates that what I want you will make it your urgent priority to find .
13 Lesley 's family , colleagues and friends were praying she would make it through the first critical hours .
14 In the end , I expect they 'll make her read the news .
15 Vince has has raised a point about er erm , informing er and consulting local people and to let local people know erm when the meetings are then local ca n't go , I 'm sure that if they really wanted people to come they 'd make it much more er , in erm with the advertising so clear that er people would be able to and also if they had it at the times when a their meeting at the times when it was mostly convenient to er , the general public .
16 And to encourage people to work they would make them fill in a job-sheet saying how many forms they had booked in .
17 People who believe in the ancient chinese art of Chi-Dynamics say it 'll make you feel on top of the world .
18 For him to brush it off in such a way — I do n't know what would make him say things like that , he 's the sort of man I just would n't expect to have …
19 It is intended that the system of Special Discounts should continue in subsequent years , although the percentage discount and the rules by which policies will qualify may vary from year to year and the possibility can not be ruled out that circumstances may arise which would make it inappropriate to grant any Special Discount at all .
20 I only hope I can make it . ’
21 Some basses are a little better than others , but the truth is that by turning up the line level you can make it sound like anything you want .
22 Good morning David , I 'm enclosing three pages of a fax which I have just received from Teagasc capital T E A G A S C which is self explanatory stop , I hope you can make it all out , comma , if not please come back to me , full stop , paragraph , it would be a help if you could get your shipping agents to provide us with the rates they would have charged paragraph , many thanks and best regards , Sam .
23 My little Shelley , you are the only woman I have ever met who can make me very happy .
24 After the case jobless Heath said : ‘ I still love her and hope we can make it back together . ’
25 It was such an excellent atmosphere that I hope we can make it an annual fixture . ’
26 If meeting him could make you reach for something a lot stronger than H 2 O , you will be relieved to hear that he 's anchored to the ground .
27 Alice 's voice held genuine regret , for although she had never thought Madeleine the right girl for Harry , she would have done anything possible to forward a marriage between them if she truly believed it would make him happy .
28 ‘ Mother says it 'll make you strong and healthy .
29 Those which have are reaping impressive rewards simply by identifying precisely the services or products customers want ; looking at their most lucrative areas ; finding out what clients really value ; and establishing what would make them move to a competing hotel .
30 Almost level with the last sunflower and she did n't think she could make it .
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