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Example sentences of "make [is] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1	The reason that that B one insertion has been made is to cope with the use classes order change .
2	The proportion of occasions on which a plural reference ( they , them , both , etc. ) was made is shown in Figure 1 .
3	The year in which the product was made is shown by the number in the middle of the circle .
4	However , the overall size of rugs that can be made is restricted by the fixed beams , and village wavers rarely produce large carpets .
5	‘ The biggest mistake you can make is to go to someone who 's just separated and say , ‘ I 'm glad you left him or her .
6	About the only contribution information technology can make is to assist in the compilation of cricket statistics .
7	An example of the latter point I made is shown on pg 45 where he tells of how he came to know Eddie .
8	The cardinal sin which many retail salespeople make is to open with ‘ Can I help you ? ’ which invites the response ‘ No , thank you , I 'm just looking . ’
9	The above contexts where make is followed by the to infinitive , far from disproving the explanation given above of why this verb is generally construed with the bare infinitive , confirm it therefore most convincingly .
10	The words we use come to us already imprinted with meanings , intentions and accents of others , and any utterance we make is directed towards some real or hypothetical Other . ’
11	The words we use come to us already imprinted with the meanings , intentions and accents of others , our speech is a tissue of citations and echoes and allusions ; and every utterance we make is directed towards some real or hypothetical Other who will receive it .
12	Make is classified as a " direct control causation verb " , have as a " mediated control causation verb " and cause as a " noncontrol causation verb " .
13	If the statement he makes is found to be true it will not be defamatory ( see Justification below ) .