Example sentences of "it [modal v] make [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many cases where a firm provides corporate finance services to an issuer of investments , it may make offers to or enter into transactions with prospective investors . |
| 2 | In exceptional cases , though , such as those in which dishonesty is alleged , it may make sense to press the point strongly . |
| 3 | It may make sense to take professional advice on the wording of an appropriate letter . |
| 4 | It may make sense to be tested if you are or intend to become pregnant , as about 13% of babies born to HIV positive mothers are themselves infected . |
| 5 | Normally , clients will want to support strong seasonal sales , but if , as sometimes happens , market seasonality has been created by promotional activity , it may make sense to try to even out the cycle by advertising in the low season . |
| 6 | Suppose the same sort of bargain will have to be concluded quite often , then it may make sense to devise a framework , or ‘ governance structure ’ or protocol , to facilitate it . |
| 7 | Within an organisation , depending upon these variables , it may make sense to have different organisational structures . |
| 8 | Thus , for example , it may make sense to have an integrated commuter rail service and inner-city subway , and to subsidize it to prevent people driving through congested streets ; but only a local government embracing both the suburbs and the inner city is likely to get close to the efficient policy . |
| 9 | Despite difficulties in interpreting arousal as a unitary physiological concept , it may make sense as a psychological one . |
| 10 | I think the other possibility to take Stella 's point is that if there is a change that 's come up because of an audit , where a particular job has been audited and you know that within the next week or so another similar job is being audited , it may make sense to refer it 'til the next meeting , providing you 're not deferring it for a long period of time , to compar the results of the two jobs . |
| 11 | In practice if you are back checking files and such like , if you find something that is current word which should comply and you find something that has n't been appropriately signed or whatever , if it 's easy to get it done yes do it yes , if it 's not easy to get it done erm , it may be , you 've got to use your judgement because I do n't want you to go into a lot of work , but it may make sense to make a final note we are aware that this was n't done correctly this person has been reminded , or |
| 12 | The downturn is too recent to assess from the point of view of recruiting , but it may make people more cautious about moving to the City . ’ |
| 13 | If it really is the case that all I am doing when I have beliefs about the world is to have dispositions to behave , then it ought to make sense for me to think of my believing in those terms . |
| 14 | There are more opportunities for quick thinking and it should make things very interesting with the need for players to be constantly on the alert . |
| 15 | It should make juries look good . |
| 16 | In the long run , therefore , it should make business sense and may be the only thing that brings peace of mind . |
| 17 | Jesus did it ( Luke 4 : 28–30 ) so it must make sense ! |
| 18 | My hon. Friend is correct — it must make sense to have pay bargaining as near as possible to the point and location of work so as to make the labour market work as efficiently as possible and to reward people as fairly as possible . |
| 19 | It must make sense of events as they happen and in their immediate aftermath . |
| 20 | It must make life very — complicated . ’ |
| 21 | It must make money . |
| 22 | If the local authority has itself obtained an emergency protection order it must make inquiries to ascertain what action it should take next ( s47(2) ) . |
| 23 | ‘ It must make house cleaning an awful lot easier and you do n't have furniture to polish or any of those silly little ornaments lying around that have to be dusted every day . |
| 24 | On the other hand it might make matters worse . ’ |
| 25 | There seemed to be the prospect of such a conference in the late summer and autumn and the chance that it might make progress . |
| 26 | She allowed the silence to hum on the line , hoping it might make Christine Mills understand how ridiculous she sounded . |
| 27 | It might make sense to the financial director faced with a demand which far outweighs supply ; after all , this recycling of other houses ' wines is perfectly legal , but it is at the same time deliberately hoodwinking the public . |
| 28 | So it might make sense to pay off part of her mortgage . |
| 29 | It might make sense to argue that no bona fide university could exist which did not also conduct research . |
| 30 | Sometimes , too , it might make sense to turn most of a ground or basement floor into an open-plan kitchen/living/family room/study . |