collocations: make

They'd made all the arrangements for the party. Arrangements were made to move the prisoners to another jail. The school can make arrangements for pupils with special needs.

They've made a lot of changes to the house. The new management will make fundamental changes to the way that the business is run.

Take time to think through all the options before making a choice. It's a difficult choice to make. I think we made the right choice in offering the job to Linda.

Would anyone like to make any comment on the talk? Why do you make a comment on everything I say? I would like to make a comment on the state of our economy.

She didn't make much of a contribution (= she did not say much) at today's meeting, did she? She made a useful contribution to the discussion.

I'd strongly advise against making a sudden decision. She has had to make some very difficult decisions. I am glad it's you who has to make the decision, not me.

He is really making an effort with his maths this term. Can you please make an effort to do it? You can't expect to have any friends if you don't make the effort with people. Everyone ought to make the effort to vote.

You're always making excuses for not helping me. I'm not making excuses, but I've been really stressed recently. Please make my excuses at the meeting on Friday.

I've made a lot of friends in this job. He finds it difficult to make friends. She is very good at making friends.

Repainting the room has really made an improvement. They plan to make incremental improvements to existing products and services. We have recommended to our hosts to make improvements in the kitchen, especially if you intend to cook.

I do not want you to make a mistake. They've made a mistake in our bill.

She would always stay at school late to make calls to parents to let them know how their children were doing. I've got to make some phone calls before dinner.

Holy is making progress with all her schoolwork.

We don't usually accept late applications, but we will make an exception. I wouldn't usually advocate lying, but I'll make an exception. The state bans smoking in restaurants and bars that serve food but makes an exception for places that sell alcohol.

think I should mention... that if you continue to make advances to my fiancée, I shall knock your block off. If we don't do everything we can to make advances, then what is the point?

However, the gains made by the military were reported to be small. Depending on which way the exchange rate moves, you will make a gain or loss. The court will have to decide whether she lied to make a gain.

We should make allowance for bad weather and have plenty of umbrellas. Our recruitment procedures should make allowance disabled candidates. You should make allowances for him - he's been ill recently. As an outsider, make allowances for my ignorance!

The thief tried to make a bolt for the exit. As she stood up, the young man made a bolt for the door. While my back was turned, one of the pigs made a bolt for freedom. Sensing the hawk above it, the rabbit made a bolt for the closest hole.

The company made a takeover bid for one of its rivals. Another lender could make a takeover bid for the entire bank. One of the shareholders made a takeover bid in April. The airline considered making a takeover bid for the Spanish operator last year.

She tried to make amends by inviting him out to dinner. I wanted to make amends for the worry I've caused you.

How do you make a living? She makes her living teaching. It's almost impossible to make a living from writing poetry. I don't know how he makes a living delivering newspapers.

They have made a formal request for access to our financial records. Do your homework before tackling him and make very specific requests. You must be given an answer within 40 calendar days of making a request.

Only one can make the acceptance speech. Someone made a speech about what a great performance he gave.

We made good time – I think it only took us an hour and fifteen minutes. She made good time and was back in the city by 4:00. It was, as a matter of fact, and we were making good time.

I was wondering if I could make room for a grand piano somewhere in my house. They made room for me on the sofa. They lowered the floor in the basement to make space for a home gym. The community centre was demolished to make space for a new apartment.

They make the naive assumption that because it's popular it must be good. People tend to make assumptions about you when you have a disability

But if it did work, we could make a fortune. He was usually right, and had made a fortune with his research.

Now, if people have not been paid in months, how can I make demands? From the start, this group made demands that the church did not. Even when your children grew up they still made demands.