Example sentences of "[that] he [vb mod] make [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | King Edward bent to pick it up amid suggestive laughter , declaring ‘ shame on him who thinks evil of it ’ , and prophesying that he would make it the most sought-after badge of honour in Britain . |
| 2 | Unfortunately the discovery that he could make her respond to even his lightest caress was enough to make the ride into Winchester a damned uncomfortable one . |
| 3 | She was amazed to realise now just how detailed her dream of him had been and annoyed that he could make her feel so uncomfortable by his veiled allusion to last night . |
| 4 | What on earth was it about him that he could make her come unglued with just a single look ? |
| 5 | Dorcas had changed the wiring so that he could make it ring whenever he liked . |
| 6 | Apologize and promise her that he 'd make it up somehow — take her out to dinner ? |
| 7 | They may go through , but I hope that he will make it clear that , in the next Session of Parliament , this legislation will apply , and anybody considering introducing a works Bill will do so through this legislation and not as a private measure . |
| 8 | The child who has been moving boats and other objects that float on the surface of the water , suddenly discovers that he can make them sink by holding them down or pouring water on top of them . |
| 9 | ‘ His underlying motive is that he wants to change the world , not so he can manage it , but so that he can make it a different place , ’ explains Charles Handy , who picked Gould out from a handful of students at the London Business School ‘ because he stood out in a group of people as by far the most interesting , and that was because he was determined to have control over his life ’ . |
| 10 | Philip Gould ( right ) : his underlying motive is that he wants to change the world , not so he can manage it , but so that he can make it a different place . |
| 11 | But he calls it a world , and he 's such a good writer that he can make it seem like one . |