Example sentences of "can make you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naipaul has long been a reader of Conrad , and Guerrillas can make you think of Nostromo . |
| 2 | At eighteen she is doing A levels at college and wants to train as an aromatherapist , because she feels that looking after yourself with massage and perfume can make you feel good about yourself . |
| 3 | As you grow older the shape of the lipline becomes less defined ; using a lip pencil can make you look younger . |
| 4 | He can make you believe you are the only woman on earth for him , and only a Frenchman out of all the men in the world could look at me and tell me to my face that I am beautiful . |
| 5 | We have all heard of the addiction caused by long-term taking of tranquillisers but did you realise that the effect of sleeping pills can last well into the following day and many antihistamines ( commonly taken to relieve colds or allergies ) can make you so drowsy that you should not drive for some hours after taking them ? |
| 6 | The distinction is important , because if you are very sensitive to yeast , even the smallest amount can make you ill , so scrupulous avoidance is necessary , especially at first . |
| 7 | Swimming off Britain 's sewage-strewn beaches can make you sick , but constant campaigning from The Marine Conservation Society has put pressure on local authorities to tell the public exactly what and where the dangers are . |
| 8 | Being primed with the relevant background information can make you much more confident that you are saying the right thing to the right person . |
| 9 | All I 'm saying is that worry can make you thin . ’ |
| 10 | Do not sit in the hottest bath that you can stand , because this can make you feel faint and you could pass out when you stand up . |
| 11 | ‘ Baby , I can make you very happy , ’ his voice pleads into her shoulder blades . |
| 12 | Supermodels can make you sick |
| 13 | He then continues to say ‘ This is a game to see if I can make you say ‘ sixteen ’ within sixty seconds ' . |
| 14 | In this chapter you have discovered many ways in which foods containing dietary fibre can make you feel more satisfied — and the food has not yet gone down the throat . |
| 15 | The F-Plan method can make you slim without additional exercises . |
| 16 | If I stay , I can make you the best horsewoman in the district — one your husband will be proud of and one that the other ladies will envy when you ride to hounds . ’ |
| 17 | It can make you feel stale . |
| 18 | The mental effect of suddenly sitting up straight , squaring your shoulders , breathing deeply , can make you look and feel like a person who can change the world . |
| 19 | The truth is , of course , that no hypnotherapist can make you do anything . |
| 20 | The thing is , Alan Ayckbourn can make you laugh about it , can ‘ t he ? |
| 21 | NAME A RECORD THAT CAN MAKE YOU CRY |
| 22 | The whiff of a field of flowers can be uplifting and invigorating ; catching the smell of a cigarette or cigar can make you feel stuffy and uncomfortable . |
| 23 | ‘ But because your skin is also losing pigment , staying blonde can make you look washed out . |
| 24 | They 're not poor , powerless people , they can make you wait as long as they like . ’ |
| 25 | MEDITATION can make you feel up to 10 years younger , says a new study , published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine , which measured hormone levels in more than 1,600 people . |
| 26 | Do follow the natural shape — drawing in new eyebrows can make you look permanently surprised or over-made-up . |
| 27 | I can make you a sandwich . ’ |
| 28 | Disclosing what 's happening to you can make you feel better and , as described earlier in this chapter , it can also raise your status : ‘ I feel quite tongue-tied in this company ’ or ‘ That comment 's made me go quite red ! ’ |
| 29 | Being black , female and having experienced racism can make you bitter . |
| 30 | Of course I worry about that because I 'm a human being , but that can make you paralysed . |