Sentence examples for make a purchase of from inspiring English sources
"make a purchase of" is correct and usable in written English
You could use it when you are referring to buying something. For example: "I am going to make a purchase of some new books this afternoon."
Best known is the underworld use, "to make a purchase of illicit goods, especially narcotics".
To make a purchase of that scope, he said, the city should have solicited bids from competitors.
MacDonald, who had previously worked as an investment banker and had experience in the area of mergers and acquisitions, aspired to make a purchase of his own.
He recounted going out to lunch with him, and then stopping off at an antique dealers, where Lygo was weighing up whether to make a purchase of what looked to Snow like any old torn page.
Because a sugar mill cannot turn a profit without access to tens of thousands of acres of sugar cane, the Fanjuls would have to gain access to a huge tract to make a purchase of U.S. Sugar lands feasible.
Be sure to poke your head into Where'd You Get That Hat? (155 Main Street, 518-523-3101); when you make a purchase of this store's distinctive headgear, and you will, it is guaranteed that people will approach you for the next several months to ask, "Where'd you get that hat?" The appropriate response: "Exactly".
You may need to make a purchase (out of your own wallet) for an assignment, so before you accept it, make sure you have the cash.
He couldn't fathom making a purchase of Bear's size in just 12 hours.
In the ProFlowers and Gap.com program, customers who made a purchase of any size from ProFlowers this spring received $10 off of any purchase at Gap.com.
A spokesman for the National Crime Agency, which incorporates the National Cyber Crime Unit, was less philosophical, acknowledging that the question of criminal culpability in the case of a randomised software agent making a purchase of an illegal drug was "very unusual".
The list contains observations such as: "The British housewife makes a purchase of haddock on Friday mornings" and rules such as: "Don't gesture with your hands when talking".
