Example sentences of "[pers pn] can make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The board has simply been asked to provide that information before I can make a decision . |
| 2 | I would have shown you how I can make a scone … scones . |
| 3 | Once I can make a hole through them it should n't be too difficult to get round into the outer cellar . |
| 4 | I can make a mess . |
| 5 | I can make a home in about an hour . |
| 6 | ‘ We 'll take fruit as well and I can make a quiche . ’ |
| 7 | I mean if you put your hand up to the sun you can feel it , you detect it , your eyes detect it , well you have detectors which detect them and , for example , if I want to detect something like an electron well then I can make a counter which is sensitive to charged particles like electrons , and I can allow these electrons to hit this counter and it will produce erm an identifiable electrical pulse and I can look at that and I can say this is an electron , or I can look at other particles , say , for things like helium nuclei which are called alpha particles , and I can make counters which will detect these and I can put a little piece of paper in front and I can stop off the alpha particles . |
| 8 | In Romanian , Serbo-Croat or Czech , I can make a guess at meanings based on my bits and pieces of Italian , Latin , German or Russian . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ So if I can make a suggestion ? ’ |
| 11 | The 44-year-old Prince lamented the generation gap but joked that ‘ even at my advanced age I can make a muddle ’ . |
| 12 | My personal observations I can make a comment on , for example , the cultural area . |
| 13 | I can make a pattern for a dress or for cake decoration |
| 14 | ‘ When you have chosen the book you want , bring it to me so I can make a note of it and it 's yours for two weeks . |
| 15 | Can we go through erm what we 're going to do this week so I can make a note of it so I 'll know this week , rather than last week when I did n't so I did n't . |
| 16 | How I can make a start cleaning up Clapham High Street I would like to know . |
| 17 | I have given up all idea now of going to Kings and shall make my way across the Island as quickly as I can making a call or two on the way . |
| 18 | She has three aspects — she can make a man into a warrior . |
| 19 | You will also find that some of the care required is familiar to you and that you can make a contribution immediately . |
| 20 | An example might be to focus on car number plates and seeing if you can make a word containing all the letters of the plate number , or in a supermarket look out for all items costing a particular amount of money , or in a crowded room noting the number of people with blue eyes . |
| 21 | ‘ But , as for these … ’ with a gesture of contempt she held up the copies of the agreement ‘ … there 's no way in the world I 'm going to sign these , so you can make a bonfire with them , if you like ! ’ |
| 22 | Er they you can very fine day you can make a relief there . |
| 23 | I 'll read you your rights , you can make a call and then spend Christmas in the cells . ’ |
| 24 | Why do you think you can make a success of a self employed direct sales job selling advertising . |
| 25 | For example , if the directory is called WORK you can make a backup by copying the whole directory . |
| 26 | If you make them you can make a waffle with mashed potato |
| 27 | You can make a judgement after that , if you 're not impressed after the |
| 28 | The belief that you can make a profit from investing in property has remained strong until recently . |
| 29 | there does n't seem to be any sense to it really but you can try and make a bit of sense out of some of it not all of it but some of it you can make a bit of sense out of it yes . |
| 30 | You can make a ceiling seem much higher by painting it a lighter colour than the walls and keeping the floor a light tone as well . |