Collocations - MAKE in use

Here is an example of a very important collocation with the verb MAKE, extracted from The Casual Vacancy, from J. K. Rowling:

But she had seen far worse: welts and sores, gashes and burns, tar-black bruises; scabies and nits; babies lying on carpets covered in dog shit; kids crawling on broken bones; and once (she dreamed of it, still), a child who had been locked in a cupboard for five days by his psychotic stepfather. That one had made the national news.

Collocations - DO vs. MAKE (example sentences)

Here are some collocations with do/make used in full sentences.

1. Don’t make excuses! You didn’t do your homework and that’s that!

2. Could you do me a favour and lend me your notebook?

3. I want to make notes while the teacher is explaining.

4. I’ve lost my wallet. What am I going to do?

5. My parents expect me to do things in the house such as making my bed, helping my brothers do the washing up and so on.

6. My father does the ironing and he also makes the best spaghetti sauce in the universe!

7. I didn’t realise they were making fun of me. I suppose I made a fool of myself.

8. If you want to do well in the exam, you’ll just have to make more of an effort.

9. I know I always make a lot of mistakes, but I really am doing my best.

10. Make sure you come to class tomorrow. We’re going to do a test.

11. Take a day off and do nothing for a change. It won’t do you any harm. In fact it will probably do you the world of good.

12. I didn’t want to make a fuss, but I really felt I had to make a formal complaint. They hadn’t done the job properly at all.

13. Doing business with you has been a great pleasure. I’m sure both our companies will make a lot of money out of it.

14. I am afraid that the company has made a massive loss this financial year.

15. Stop making so much noise! I’ve got to make a very important phone call.