Example sentences of "[conj] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | So what is required is a constriction of awareness which will remove some of the bad feeling and/or make the predicament look less severe or less intractable . |
| 2 | NDO will be happy to help and/or make the necessary arrangements . |
| 3 | The fact that the limited company has vacated its registered office and/or made no arrangements for forwarding post does not affect the validity of service . |
| 4 | Then , in a postscript , as if feeling that his measured words had not yet said enough , he added with a sudden note of desperation : ‘ May God preserve us & make us continue to be joy & comfort & wisdom & virtue to each other , my dear , dear , Poole ! ’ |
| 5 | Not the bottle that guarantees to turn your grey hair black or make your bald pate sprout again , but something else . |
| 6 | So sign your names , friends , or make a mark if need be . |
| 7 | Choose one of the many pre-cut stencil designs on the market , or make your own from card . |
| 8 | Saddled with a high level of cash outflow and a policy of high dividend payouts , the company may be forced to either sell other non-management consultancy businesses or make redundancies . |
| 9 | Participants are invited to bring kites or make one in the on-site kite workshop . |
| 10 | If musicians want to do jazz albums or make obscure folk records there are routes for that . |
| 11 | It is never expected to take up demands or make a real effort to change conditions . |
| 12 | The average business traveller , who does n't pay his own bills or make his own booking , will plump for that option in preference to a detour down a country lane or through suburbs in search of some unknown quantity which might turn out to be a gem . |
| 13 | Charles had never been carefree , never been allowed to be childish or make mistakes like his peers , never had friends to call on and pour his heart out to . |
| 14 | ‘ For your own sake you should get rid of him — or make him live out , ’ Frank said quietly after a period of silence . |
| 15 | ‘ Alternatively , a woman may have low self-esteem , feeling she can only impress others or make them like her by buying status symbols or the latest fashions . |
| 16 | Mr Steve Elsworth , Greenpeace air pollution campaigner , said : ‘ Britain 's contribution at the Dutch conference was to undermine efforts to set any date or make any real targets to deal with global warming . |
| 17 | If you feel that your award is wrong in some way you can ask for the decision to be reviewed or make an appeal — details of how to do this are available from social security benefit offices . |
| 18 | If you feel that your award is wrong in some way you can ask for the decision to be reviewed or make an appeal — details of how to do this are available from social security benefit offices . |
| 19 | If you feel that your award is wrong in some way you can ask for the decision to be reviewed or make an appeal — details of how to do this are available from social security benefit offices . |
| 20 | Or make a film about it . |
| 21 | If drivers paid the true costs of road use , they might switch to less congested times , or make fewer journeys . |
| 22 | that the respondent has failed to provide , or make a proper contribution towards , reasonable maintenance for any child of the family ; |
| 23 | He was afraid she might see him sticking out and start taking him for granted or make unwomanly advances . |
| 24 | He longed to take away enough for breakfast or make a quick sandwich of the hors d'oeuvres for later . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , they could become members , if they wish , or make a donation . |
| 26 | ‘ Curse this arm , ’ he said , ‘ I ca n't hold you properly or make love to you . |
| 27 | He must either barge the door down or make one more supreme effort to leave the way he had come in . |
| 28 | He was not sure if he should tip-toe slowly and cautiously along until he reached the lower grounds of Old Ashfield , or make a sudden dash for it in the hope of outrunning any danger that might be waiting to pounce . |
| 29 | Cultivate sculptural houseplants or make a feature of ferns , says Carol Kurrein , to produce your own home-grown works of art |
| 30 | It is of course a very difficult subject to talk about and many families who know or suspect that a relative has killed himself or tried to , are ashamed and refuse to talk about it , or make up all kinds of stories to cover the fact up . |