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She makes her own dresses. They make TV sets here. The Colossus of Rhodes was said to be made of bronze
The devil made me do it
The new regulation is going to make trouble for you
I made a new will leaving everything to my children
The engine made a funny noise, then died
He thinks that laws were made to be broken
Has her invention made money? He makes a good living out of his shop. He made œ25 playing poker
He knows how many beans make five. Three and two do not make four. One singer does not make an opera
He made her into a star. The alchemists tried to make base metal into gold
I think Quentin will make a brilliant surgeon one day
This cut of meat will not make a good roast
The locket made œ1000 at the auction
The West Indies made 654 in their first innings
Fran might make first place in the marathon
You have made your bed, now you will have to lie on it
I made an appointment to see the doctor
I made what you like for dinner
Janet made a good speech
We cannot make more than 100 miles a day over this terrain
His old banger could hardly make 40 m.p.h
What do you make of Sidney's new book?
We made our headquarters in the farmhouse
They made him their leader
Kenneth tried to make Sharon last night
He made as if to strike me
Taking the jewels, he made away as fast as he could run
That boy has made away with my cherry tarts!
We used to make believe we were grown-ups
We have to make do on the pittance Randolph gets from the university
She made known her demands
How can I make up for all the bad things I said about you?
Make way for the Lord High Executioner!
make for
After this is done, I am making for the nearest pub
The big fellow was making for me with a knife when the lights went out
Good fences make for good neighbours
make good
He agreed to make good any losses
In later life he made good as a property developer
She made good on her promise to return my book
make it
Do you think she will make it as a doctor
They are hoping to catch the 5:03 to Ipswich but I doubt if they will make it
make much of
He made much of his new title
Henry makes much of his grandchildren
make out
I made out a dim figure in the gloom
I made out an application for the job
Please make out a list of your complaints. Make out the cheque to me, personally
She mumbles so, I cannot make out what she's saying. Can you make out this name
She tried to make out that I was a fool. He made out a strong case for dog licensing
How are you making out in your new house?
make over
We are making over our kitchen
The property has been made over to me
make up
We need another player to make up the team
The gang is made up of ex-convicts
He made up that story about the murder
The litigants have kissed and made up
The shack is made up of scrap boards
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Foreign makes of car currently dominate the market-place
The book is about a young man on the make in today's financial world
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