Example sentences of "[vb base] [adj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The analyst had previously referred to their sessions as a ‘ voyage of inner discovery ’ : Fraser thinks that his tape-recordings make possible a ‘ voyage into the social past ’ . |
| 2 | The paper said the companies were discussing building an inexpensive computer derived from the three-dimensional Silicon Graphics R4000 64-bit RISC-based Iris machines used by movie studios to create special effects , which would attach to television sets and make possible a variety of interactive games and other applications . |
| 3 | Tectonic dips are negligible in this region and the winding escarpments , with many isolated " jebels " or hill outliers in between ( plate 6.1 ) make possible a detailed investigation of the lateral variations in this so-called formation , on a scale beyond our dreams in more vegetated temperate terrains . |
| 4 | The general regulation of economic and social life at the national level , and relations with other nation states , require a complex apparatus of government and administration , parties with broadly formulated aims and policies , and competition between parties ; but there is also a need for more direct and immediate means of political action , which would allow the effective expression of particular grievances and interests , counter some of the consequences of centralization and bureaucratic administration and make possible a more continuous practical participation by large numbers of citizens in determining the quality of their lives . |
| 5 | These degrees make possible a pattern of study uniquely adapted to an individual 's interests . |
| 6 | His theory and exhaustive descriptive model make possible a thorough account of the differences between verse styles ; such accounts up to now ( e.g. Fowler 1971 ) have been vague and partial . |
| 7 | SEQUENCE : Gap , no , make that a chasm ollie . |
| 8 | No , make that a machine gun . ’ |
| 9 | Make that a central aim in your descriptive writing . |
| 10 | Make that a hundred and ten . |
| 11 | To wire an ivy leaf , push half a length of wire through the back of the central vein , one third down from the point of the leaf . |
| 12 | I hereby declare this a Court of Law with myself as judge and those present as jury . |
| 13 | Followed by one grated fresh apple topped with a quarter of a pint of vanilla-flavoured custard ( make half a pint of custard , adding a little extra sugar and a few drops of vanilla essence , and save half of it in the refrigerator for Friday ) . |
| 14 | You can still see it going on today and it still happens does n't it like the Good News Bible if you look at that , I mean this a version of the Bible rewritten , presumably to tell people good news I do n't know , I 've never , never read it but I presume that that 's what the Good News Bible does and we now have countless bibles , where , where , where , where God is , God is female erm my guess is supposing that were the only Bible we had a feminist bible were no other bible and everybody for hundreds of years believed it , my guess is that in the future literary critics and bible critics could study that very carefully and I bet you somewhere there you 'll find internal evidence to show that once God had been male and had his gender changed , I 'm quite sure of it because edit a whole book like the Bible and completely eliminate all the evidence that God was once male would be a very difficult here , here and there you need little bits of evidence and , and again there 's lots of others I 'll mention in the lecture like God 's name . |
| 15 | We all like to award ourselves a little extra something if we give up smoking or lose half a stone , so why not allow the child who is doing something difficult an incentive ? |
| 16 | If you repeat this a few times , you may well notice more tension on the second or third occasion . |
| 17 | Well I mean half a bottle to do the top and the down , you can do that bit , measure if you like . |
| 18 | I mean half a crown size . |
| 19 | I mean half a side . |
| 20 | I eat half a banana . |
| 21 | Acknowledged masters from James Joyce to William Trevor and other notables such as Edna O'Brien and John McGahern make this a first-rate introduction to Irish literature . |
| 22 | The vivid images featured in these are a feast to the eye , which make this a beautiful book as well as a valuable source of reference . |
| 23 | Employers often insist that departing executives must sign a form supplied by ACAS and make this a fundamental condition of the whole deal . |
| 24 | Sweet , clean , well-balanced recordings make this a highly desirable disc . |
| 25 | A number of unexplained factors make this a possibility . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , the three separate loads offer much in the way of graphical excellence and make this a worthwhile purchase if found at a discount price . |
| 27 | Love Powerful angles made to your sign by a number of important planets make this a remarkable week . |
| 28 | Unlike some chef 's recipes , these make a relatively easy transition to a conventional kitchen and make this a special gift for any Francophile foodie . |
| 29 | Unfortunately , the clean/crunch and OD1/OD2 switching has to be done manually , and if this could be achieved via a footswitch it would in effect make this a four-channel combo with all the versatility which that implies . |
| 30 | With their glossy green aromatic leaves , two Choisya ternata shrubs either side of the seat make this a pleasant place to sit . |