Example sentences of "[pers pn] can make [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I should , of course , be most interested in reading the finished script , though — ’ he gave a little wry smile — ‘ I can make no promises . ’
2 I can make no waves ) , I would remain faithful to Irene .
3 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 .
4 The board has simply been asked to provide that information before I can make a decision .
5 I would have shown you how I can make a scone … scones .
6 Once I can make a hole through them it should n't be too difficult to get round into the outer cellar .
7 I can make a mess .
8 I can make a home in about an hour .
9 ‘ We 'll take fruit as well and I can make a quiche . ’
10 I mean if you put your hand up to the sun you can feel it , you detect it , your eyes detect it , well you have detectors which detect them and , for example , if I want to detect something like an electron well then I can make a counter which is sensitive to charged particles like electrons , and I can allow these electrons to hit this counter and it will produce erm an identifiable electrical pulse and I can look at that and I can say this is an electron , or I can look at other particles , say , for things like helium nuclei which are called alpha particles , and I can make counters which will detect these and I can put a little piece of paper in front and I can stop off the alpha particles .
11 In Romanian , Serbo-Croat or Czech , I can make a guess at meanings based on my bits and pieces of Italian , Latin , German or Russian .
12 I do n't as yet sell many of my paintings , but I can make a sort of living by using my knowledge of furniture and china .
13 ‘ So if I can make a suggestion ? ’
14 The 44-year-old Prince lamented the generation gap but joked that ‘ even at my advanced age I can make a muddle ’ .
15 My personal observations I can make a comment on , for example , the cultural area .
16 I can make a pattern for a dress or for cake decoration
17 ‘ When you have chosen the book you want , bring it to me so I can make a note of it and it 's yours for two weeks .
18 Can we go through erm what we 're going to do this week so I can make a note of it so I 'll know this week , rather than last week when I did n't so I did n't .
19 How I can make a start cleaning up Clapham High Street I would like to know .
20 They 've given me an elbow crutch , and I can make the journey perfectly well now , if I thought the blasted train would stay on the lines , but there 's not much I could do once I got to Moila , is there , if I ca n't walk ?
21 ‘ I rise to the challenge in his voice ‘ But surely — I can make the changes tomorrow morning … ’
22 I can make the position absolutely clear .
23 So I can make the dinner or do something useful .
24 I can make the point more contentiously .
25 She has three aspects — she can make a man into a warrior .
26 Can I make a suggestion to you , that I think that if you go through these you will come to the conclusion that there are two ways for doing this and one is that for example the majority of the ones that Stella 's got where she feels she can make the decision it is only going to affect her you come in with it already done , redlined new where you think there is going to be some discussion , you go through , you put together in the same way as Simon has done reasoning around it .
27 Please could you let Jenny know if you are able to attend so she can make the booking .
28 You will also find that some of the care required is familiar to you and that you can make a contribution immediately .
29 An example might be to focus on car number plates and seeing if you can make a word containing all the letters of the plate number , or in a supermarket look out for all items costing a particular amount of money , or in a crowded room noting the number of people with blue eyes .
30 ‘ But , as for these … ’ with a gesture of contempt she held up the copies of the agreement ‘ … there 's no way in the world I 'm going to sign these , so you can make a bonfire with them , if you like ! ’
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