Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [modal v] make a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or you can make a credit card donation on the Somalia Appeal hotline . |
| 2 | Do n't over-react and take it out on your son or daughter before you know all the facts — or you could make a small problem bigger |
| 3 | Or you could make a Freudian explanation . |
| 4 | If your interest in the past centres on some figure in particular from days gone by you could perhaps not do better than to consider whether he or she would make a detective , as the American writer Lilian de la Torre did with a series of short stories about Dr Sam Johnson , Detector . |
| 5 | But there were always a big potful of of whatever you know erm stew or she 'd make a a cake in a in a big meat tin . |
| 6 | First , where it appears that there has been a breach of the statutory provisions , he or she must make a report to this effect to the Prime Minister . |
| 7 | We agreed to have a summit meeting in Bromley High Street after school , where we 'd make a decision on what to do . |
| 8 | Employee career development was flexible , and management encouraged individuals to pursue their interests and extend their skills in areas where they could make a contribution to the business . |
| 9 | And it is becoming increasingly likely that the England starlet will be allowed to move on to another county where he can make a fresh start . |
| 10 | Claims to leadership of national antislavery opinion also involved hopes of influencing British government policy where it might make a difference — for example , in negotiations over the continuing problem of slave trade suppression and on particular issues such as American fugitive slaves in British territories or terms for British recognition of the independence of Texas . |
| 11 | Some of the greatest sufferers in this respect are such prized works as Jane Austen 's , where it can make a surprising difference to the price . |
| 12 | That technological effort should be genuinely sought by the business and focused where it will make a significant impact . |
| 13 | Or he could make a determined effort to solve the mystery , whatever the risk . |
| 14 | There must be no ‘ sacred cows ’ an I hope all of you will assist and will recognise that everyone can make a contribution . |
| 15 | My brother said that I would make a good banker . |
| 16 | If we 're given an assignment , whatever it is , perform it well , do n't think that I would make a better magazine servant than that brother over there and I do n't like it on the accounts , why do they always use me as a hall servant ? |
| 17 | I 've promised him that I will make a new life for myself and not think of the past . |
| 18 | I am hoping this will improve my grasp of the key issues so that I can make a more direct contribution on this front in future . |
| 19 | Nenna thought : I 'm pleased for him to see that I can make a proper job of something . |
| 20 | You 're so plausible that I could make a case for you . |
| 21 | I had an idea that I should make a show of dignity and tried to do this by looking straight ahead , as if the crowds moving up and down the platform were beneath my notice . |
| 22 | I paid every attention to her during a long sickness and , a short time before her death , she requested that I should make a mummy of her body , and keep her beside me — I have kept my word . ’ |
| 23 | I feel that I should make a more concerted effort to leave my profession and find a new and more satisfying career . |
| 24 | The American authorities told me that I should make a general election law and arrange that the Korean people rule themselves . |
| 25 | ‘ You suggested that I should make a fresh statement . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ What did you want me to do , Naomi , tell you to look deep into my eyes so I could make a formal introduction ? ’ |
| 27 | Once I can make a hole through them it should n't be too difficult to get round into the outer cellar . |
| 28 | Although you should make a specific time when candidates can ask their own questions you should also allow time for questions which arise naturally at an earlier stage of the interview . |
| 29 | They decided on the following Friday for the party and Lee said that she would make a chicken and pasta and fruit and nut salad and make borscht and buy black bread and invite Philippa and Conrad if Larry would buy cheese and wine and serviettes and invite two friends of his own . |
| 30 | But before that she would make a cup of tea and read for a bit . |