Example sentences of "a [noun] or make " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parents have found many ways to mark a new arrival — planting a tree , designing a certificate or making a book to give to the child when older . |
| 2 | When giving a talk or making a speech you must be aware of whom you are going to talk to . |
| 3 | But , if you want the cash buy a car or to make a major home improvement we have special tailormade schemes . |
| 4 | And the other thing is that once we actually get into the discussion session , if you want to ask a question or make a point , then if you just put your name board up on end then I c I 'll see whether you want you know , who wants to speak . |
| 5 | When you have answered a question or made a point , be quiet . |
| 6 | A technique for ensuring pupil participation , in which one student asks a question or makes a statement to the student seated next to him , who in turn makes a statement or asks a question of the student seated next to him . |
| 7 | Have you ever wondered how we prepare all the food for the mouth-watering recipe photography in BBC Good Food Many people seem to think that we cheat by photographing mashed potato instead of ice-cream , and that we paint a chicken or make cotton wool pies . |
| 8 | Cards and boxes can either be bought from a stationer or made out of ordinary file paper and shoe boxes ! |
| 9 | Pupils should be taught how and when to adapt the speed and closeness of their reading for specific purposes , eg finding a fact , getting the gist of a passage or making a summary . |
| 10 | It was , doubtless , agreeable for Mary Smith to become more Mary Smith , but that process did not enable her to find a job or make a living . |
| 11 | Now I would like to suggest ‘ disinterested interest ’ , enjoying something for its own sake , is a defining characteristic of all ‘ second order ’ experiencing , whether it is writing a poem , playing football , telling a joke or making a model aeroplane . |
| 12 | Playing football , telling a joke or making model aeroplanes are normally seen as second-order experiences , unless one happens to be a professional footballer , a comedian or a model aeroplane manufacturer . |
| 13 | When their children go to school , they may take on a morning job in a shop or making school dinners . |
| 14 | People who use voodoo get a picture of a person or make a doll , do n't they ? |
| 15 | If the thought comes into my head that a careless remark has just hurt a friend or made an enemy , ‘ Be expression in his apparently untroubled face set off this vague disquiet . |
| 16 | But Wilson was afraid to and advanced instead towards the bed , thinking to offer a drink or make a compress for her forehead . |
| 17 | Against the possibility that the acquiring member fails to extend the offer , the following remedy can be provided for : If the Acquiring Member shall fail to serve a notice or make an offer in accordance with Article … ( or , if and to the extent that the offer is accepted , the Acquiring Member shall fail to complete the purchase of any shares pursuant to the offer ) he ( and any member with whom he is acting in concert as provided in Article … ) shall cease to have any rights to vote or to dividends in respect of all the shares held by him and the Directors may where relevant refuse to register the transfer of the shares acquired by the Acquiring Member which give rise to the obligations under Article … and may require the Acquiring Member to serve a Transfer Notice in respect of all or any of the shares held by him . |
| 18 | A stressful situation , such as having to catch a train or make a speech , might make a normal person 's stomach churn a little , but in the IBS sufferer it can provoke a violent attack of diarrhoea . |
| 19 | It would even be possible for people to watch a political or parliamentary debate at home on television , and then register their vote or opinion at the end of it by pressing a button or making a free phone-call . |
| 20 | In some countries they spend days after a death , have a wake or make some kind of celebration out of it . |
| 21 | When I conduct a symphony or make a film , I have the impression of the complete work in my mind . |
| 22 | It was surely only a matter of writing a letter or making a phone call . |
| 23 | When people apologized to her for breaking a glass or making a remark which , upon sober reflection , they found themselves regretting she would smile the vague smile of the hostess who is at once too preoccupied and too superior to notice the faux pas of those around her . |
| 24 | They point out : ‘ During the first year or so , you will have to work long and unsociable hours and may have to go without a holiday or make other sacrifices . ’ |
| 25 | You can also use a horn or make one up out of cardboard . |
| 26 | Target dates and cut-off dates and review procedures can all be specified , but the time taken to solve a problem or make a break-through can not be predicted . |
| 27 | Madame was our constant ; against the fact that she never changed her style or her outfit ( it was always the same dress , every night ) you could measure the changes in all the other faces and bodies that you spent the night scrutinising — faces subtly altered by a recent bitterness or passion , a body sagging under the pressure of losing a partner or made alert by the proximity of a new or potential one . |
| 28 | Also , do n't think that it will put you into a trance or make you say or do stupid things . |
| 29 | Generally they are the result of a user finding a deficiency or making a suggestion , and it is therefore important to keep track of whether appropriate action has been taken . |
| 30 | Generally they are the result of a user finding a deficiency or making a suggestion , and it is therefore important to keep track of whether appropriate action has been taken . |