Example sentences of "it makes a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A couple of episodes have been shot there — mainly because it makes a nice change from Birmingham where maverick lawyer Kinsey and his partner Trish ( Serena Gordon ) have their offices . |
| 2 | It stands directly in the line of great folk operas , such as Verdi 's La Forza del Destino ( The Force of Destiny ) and Mussorgsky 's Boris Godunov , and , like them , it makes a great play with the chorus as a centre of passion . |
| 3 | It makes a great deal of sense to include a reference on all business letters . |
| 4 | Er if I 'm going to give two weeks after anyway for the Councils , I do n't really think it makes a great deal of difference whether it be Friday er afternoon or Monday afternoon . |
| 5 | ‘ It makes a great difference to our research work , to both our projects . |
| 6 | * Try to buy Cheddar on the rind — it makes a tremendous difference to the flavour ( like cooking meat on the bone ) , and instantly shows that the cheese has been cut from a truckle and not from a block . |
| 7 | So it makes a refreshing change to able to write about something nice . |
| 8 | It makes a refreshing change from some of today 's more powerful and aggressive perfumes , and like Guerlain 's other fragrances , Samsara should become one of the great classics . |
| 9 | ‘ I think it makes a refreshing change from my Jaguar back in England , ’ he murmured . |
| 10 | It makes a useful addition to cooking too , lending its herby delicacy to dishes as varied as Stilton soup and Hazelnut and orange gâteau . |
| 11 | on balance credit is beneficial , since it makes a useful contribution to the living standards and the economic and social well-being of the majority of British people . |
| 12 | Pesto ( Italian basil and pine nut sauce ) is delicious tossed over hot pasta , and it makes a useful substitute for fresh basil in a vinaigrette dressing . |
| 13 | It makes a fertile soil for crops since here it is a mixture of clay and small particles of chalk . |
| 14 | It makes a perfect centre for the study of the Sienese school . |
| 15 | But what the tār does n't realize is that it makes a perfect target for a gun , stuck up there with its pale fur as clearly visible against the dark rock as the moon is in the sky at night . ’ |
| 16 | There is little industry except the old dog mill which now makes plastic chairs and the new brewery which brews real ale , but being surrounded by the power stations of Drax , Eggborough , Ferrybridge and Thorpe Marsh , it makes a good base for power station workers , who can move for promotion without uprooting their families . |
| 17 | It makes a good contrast to all those clean white jackets on normal club nights . |
| 18 | ‘ Even diluted like I use it , ’ the mother told him , ‘ it makes a good deal of my hair fall out , so goodness knows what 's going to happen to you . |
| 19 | The dynamic level is quite low , so it makes a good background to a spoken narration or a solo singer . |
| 20 | It makes a good example for them . ’ |
| 21 | It makes a sorry epitaph to a great career , ended Emerson 's FI ambitions , wound up breaking up his marriage , alienated the public , caused dissent in his own family and forced Emerson into retirement . |
| 22 | Robert Jackson , for example , envisages a " middle way " as a " study of religions conducted in such a way that it makes a distinctive contribution to the pupils ' development of a coherent and personally satisfying set of beliefs and values " ( Jackson 1987 : 17 ) . |
| 23 | It makes a gnarled specimen with minute , round leaves and has a good crop of black berries in winter . |
| 24 | Dark and refreshing , it makes a strong cup of tea with plenty of flavour . |
| 25 | So much modern merchandise is themed with bestselling books that it makes a logical extension to the stock profile . |
| 26 | While the document lists a number of legislative options , it makes a powerful case for the introduction of a prohibition system , along the lines of Article 86 , to complement the proposals for restrictive trades practices previously put forward , and operating in a broadly similar manner . |
| 27 | He is also in charge of an economy so large that it makes a real difference to world trade and to British economic fortunes in particular . |
| 28 | In this sense , it makes a significant contribution toward a third-generation effort ( perhaps still short of definitive ) that will treat the recombinant-DNA controversy as a not-to-be overlooked early warning of profound social change to come — as the achievements of this scientifically enormously productive century are built into new foundations for human society . |
| 29 | It makes a significant contribution to the local economy through its generation of manufactured goods and the fact that its staff pay tax and national insurance . |
| 30 | It makes a fine coupling for the E flat Quartet , being of a comparably sunny disposition . |