Example sentences of "you make a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the air , look right round as you make a quick circle . |
| 2 | You will soon notice the difference if you make a sudden switch between the two . |
| 3 | You can sometimes discover what responses the opponent is likely to make it you make a sudden move towards him . |
| 4 | However this year ( April 1991–92 ) community charge benefit will be backdated to 1st April as long as you make a claim within 56 days of receiving your bill which takes into account the £140 reduction . |
| 5 | You make a hole in the outside wall and run the waste pipe through , fit an elbow and lead another pipe into the hopper head . |
| 6 | Uniting boredom , provinciality , the Gadarene stampede , and paper people , Peter Verkhovensky says : ‘ I realize that in this godforsaken town you are bored , so you make a rush for any piece of paper with something written on it . ’ |
| 7 | Their attitude was , when you buy it you make a commitment to buying it and you wear it . |
| 8 | I would much rather say that every time you make a choice you are turning the central part of you , the part of you that chooses , into something a little different from what it was before . |
| 9 | You make a cup of tea for a friend who has called around to express their condolences only to find as you pour it out , that there is no tea in the pot . |
| 10 | If you make a ritardando , I retard my machine . |
| 11 | That comes automatically , together with iced water , before Peggy Sue begins interrogating you , and is replenished so often and so generously that you make a note to speak harshly to the next British rip-off artist who rushes you 80p for a niggardly Nescafe . |
| 12 | If you make a hash of any of the work , he may worry that his reputation could be jeopardized , and could charge extra for putting things right . |
| 13 | ‘ But if you make a spoke of equal thickness in a sleek airfoil configuration , you can reduce the drag coefficient to about 0.06 . ’ |
| 14 | Not in public , at least , if you make a thorough job of your repentance . |
| 15 | Do not reveal your hand by telling them the complete story , but never lie ; if you make a commitment stick to it ; be tough , abrasive and if necessary cunning but always trustworthy . |
| 16 | If you have paid six full years ' contributions before you cease payments , the Society will make your policy paid-up , leaving the units purchased to remain invested until such time you make a request to encash them . |
| 17 | An employer should not , however , react excessively or too soon if you make a mistake . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , that 's just what comes of being a prisoner too long : you make a fool of yourself like that . ’ |
| 19 | If you do n't see him , you 've got to make all your points religiously until you see him , and having found him , he makes a note in his diary , and you make a note in yours and you 're away . |
| 20 | And if by confusion you make a mistake , |
| 21 | If you make a statement which gives a stated time when something happened , do n't be vague or make it up , give the exact time or say you do n't know . |
| 22 | ‘ Then in that case I suggest you make a start right away , ’ Harriet said . |
| 23 | In a small employment agency there may only be one interviewer and you will put yourself at a disadvantage if you make a bad start . |
| 24 | How you make a choice of career is likely to be a significant factor in determining how successful it ultimately is . |
| 25 | And unless you make a special effort to do something active on a weekend , then you can add another 16 hours or so to the total , making a grand total of more than 70 hours each week . |
| 26 | • If you make a move that takes you beyond the last circle on the grid , you must count back to complete that move before continuing forward with the next move . |
| 27 | When you make a will you are showing , in a practical way , that you care for those closest to you . |
| 28 | Children like these kinds of silly jokes and , for this , you make a rabbit 's costume . |
| 29 | If you make a mistake when building a mains powered project there is almost certain to be some damage , even if it is only something minor such as a blown fuse and damaged switch . |
| 30 | Then you make a double-bogey on the 1st , so you set par as a target . |