Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Make everyone stand in a circle and explain that you have been granted a special power which places people under your spell .
2 That we should cut off the electricity and make everyone live in the dark ?
3 Some old people have ill-fitting dentures which make them change to a ‘ soft ’ diet of bread , jam , cakes , biscuits , tinned puddings , and other convenience foods which do not supply all their dietary requirements .
4 Just make them pay for the
5 ‘ I saw state policemen drag strikers across the road and make them kneel in the ditch there while they held shotguns in their backs .
6 However , I feel it is better to dominate all dogs equally and make them come to a submissive position in front of the owner , preferably the down position .
7 Our main purpose in life is to make people aware of the problem , to make them think of their own vulnerability and responsibility and make them act in a safe and sensible way .
8 Then Bjorn Again say ‘ thanks ’ in accents that make them sound like the chef out of The Muppet Show , and an Australian voice tells us to hurry up and spend our money on tickets for their next gig in Manchester , which , due to overwhelming demand , is happening next week .
9 One longs to give a copy each to ten assorted bus company managers ( leavened with the occasional politician and academic ) and make them wait on a cold dark wet night in a vandalised bus shelter for an unpredictable R registered banger .
10 I did n't think I 'd be able to keep my sanity or my family if it happened again , but there was no way I was going to let him make me sign for a loan I did n't want .
11 Soho , meanwhile , enthuse and make me feel like a miserable old fart .
12 I 've got some pills but they make me feel like a rag in the mornings .
13 Worst of all , would the option to ignore the incident make me party to an action I abhor ?
14 Indeed , my research on images of the gene in popular culture is revealing trends that make me wonder about the results of public participation .
15 " You make me sound like a glaze . "
16 You make me sound like a Victorian governess ! ’
17 ‘ You make me sound like a package , ’ Caroline said angrily as she swung to face him .
18 ‘ You make me sound like an ogre . ’
19 ‘ You mean someone to take in the ironing ?
20 You know that land I bought off the Ministry of Defence ?
21 In an effort to combat the isolation and fear I felt at the time , I sought out a number of parents in similar situations to my own ; we had to create our own support systems .
22 I mean I walk around the town and I see a factory or a shop or a house , it only got to be empty about a week and all the windows are smashed .
23 Yes , I mean I noticed from the draft P P G thirteen that they do not define small .
24 I mean I mean during the week she never , she 's going to get to the stage except that Chris is taking Amy to ballet , she wo n't see Neighbours at all .
25 but I mean I went to a church school
26 I mean I went to a boarding school before I came here that was just like that but , but it was more like , I do n't know , the guys there , I had more friends that were boys than friends with the girls , yeah
27 I mean I know through the summer holidays that I 've really got to get to work with him on his maths , likewise I know I 've got a lot of work to do myself for
28 it 'll be back again Mind you , I feel it I mean I know at the moment it 's it 's me I my elbows in the morning I ca n't hardly move them when I wake up in the morning because I get that far my arms have to be outside the bed and our bedroom 's that cold
29 We will in fact be er I mean I advertise in the er I am a client of his and we will we will be looking at the same he will be a competitor of ours in some fields .
30 Er cos er my son-in-law I mean I put on the form right I 've got no children right .
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