Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [modal v] make [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Once you have a clear idea of the essentials you can decide where to compromise and where you must make an investment .
2 Or you can make a credit card donation on the Somalia Appeal hotline .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 We agreed to have a summit meeting in Bromley High Street after school , where we 'd make a decision on what to do .
6 A speaker at the International Congress pointed out that there are two approaches to handicap — either we can adapt the environment ( e.g. by providing wheelchairs , ramps , etc ) or we can make the individual do the adapting .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 It can direct that the application be re-heard by a magistrates ' court or it can make an order itself which will then be treated as an order of the magistrates ' court for the purposes of enforcement and variation ( s94(9) ) .
10 I explained to her that , although I could make no promises , since she now felt much more confident about the technique it was quite possible that this session would reveal the cause of her phobia .
11 He was chosen for Scotland 's tour of North America in May , played in four of the six games , including the two non-cap Tests , and scored three tries : ‘ I was delighted to go but I never thought for a moment that I would make the Test side .
12 My teacher , meanwhile , is far from convinced that I 'll make the concert platform .
13 I know that my hon. Friend will understand that I can make no comments about the merits of the proposal which is the subject of our debate or about the case for calling it in for determination by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State .
14 You 're so plausible that I could make a case for you .
15 Counsel has helpfully suggested that I could make an order not to remove child from place he was presently living until removed , as well as in respect of the other three children .
16 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 . ’
17 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 .
18 I 'm going down to the shop later , so I 'll make an appointment for you . ’
19 Once I can make a hole through them it should n't be too difficult to get round into the outer cellar .
20 She decided that she would make a phone call just to check that Jenny had left home and knew the right time of her arrival .
21 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 .
22 But before that she would make a cup of tea and read for a bit .
23 She thought , child of an experimental scientist that she was , that she would make the test for herself and not take the easy way out of asking those experts in all matters Anglican , Theodora and Ian .
24 As that she should make a move .
25 The Scheme ensures that you may make a claim for any lapse in service within the four specified guarantees .
26 Jeff what 's another way that you might make the audience feel that they 're involved ?
27 Many of them had had sex with other gays , but few of them had accepted that you could make a way of life out of it .
28 And it says much that you could make a racer out of the RS road car with a few hours notice .
29 You will also find that some of the care required is familiar to you and that you can make a contribution immediately .
30 The belief that you can make a profit from investing in property has remained strong until recently .
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