Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] make [noun] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I was designing a one-off house , I would make acoustics a priority , because noise is one of the most harrowing problems of contemporary living . |
| 2 | At a recent London dinner party , attended by Mr Kinnock , Mr Pinter and Lady Antonia , Mr Kinnock leaned across the person next to him and announced : ‘ We 'll make Harold a lord . ’ |
| 3 | We might make $10 a ton from selling waste materials , and we might avoid $10 a ton of landfill charges . |
| 4 | It would make things a lot easier for her — for both of them — if they could manage to end this marriage on a fairly amicable note , instead of in a flood of tension and arguments . |
| 5 | It would make life a lot simpler to do these alterations when the words exist as digits in a computer 's memory , rather than as solid chunks of metal in the composing room . |
| 6 | That it would make life a lot happier for Manningham if he closed the deal at the price offered . |
| 7 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
| 8 | But it can make things a lot better for the sick , wounded and prisoners , as it was meant to . |