Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] make a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there is a problem up to that height , failing to lower the nose and abandon the launch promptly can leave the aircraft in a critical position , semi-stalled and with very little time or height to make a full recovery and a safe landing . |
| 2 | At the end of March , Than Tun made a defiant speech in Rangoon 's Bandoola Square and then vanished , setting up an underground resistance based on Toungoo . |
| 3 | And although Lucy made a valiant effort to control her quickening breath , the mad thumping of her heart and the heated excitement rising within her , it was a losing battle — and at last she gave herself up to the rapturous bliss of the moment . |
| 4 | In 1968 , Benn 's desire to sell Romania sophisticated jet-engines was frustrated ‘ despite the fact that Ceauşescu made a courageous speech attacking the invasion of Czechoslovakia . ’ |
| 5 | Aspirant hippies will find that Glastonbury makes a good base to take day walks from ( after having stocked up on crystals ) . |
| 6 | It 's fairly clear when you would use a book or an Overhead Projector or a magazine picture in your teaching and it 's not difficult to see that video makes a different contribution . |
| 7 | Yes , and one of the great ironies is that when I 'm talking to students about the nature of history , one of the first things I try and say to them is ‘ Look , do n't have this idea that there 's a great bundle of documents lying in an attic , and this is the way that history works , that people make a sensational discovery and then they write a book about it . |
| 8 | Mark reminds his readers that discipleship makes a total demand . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's perfectly clear that Peter made a spiritual takeover bid for his brother . |
| 10 | It is urgent that Britain makes a candid statement on its current attitude to the Treaty of Tlatelolco , before any such tragedy . |
| 11 | At first he kept saying that housekeeping was a piece of cake and that women made a big fuss about nothing but since the washing machine broke down he has n't said that . |
| 12 | Yet there 's nothing sordid to it , so why ca n't they just accept that Rosemary made a terrible mistake and married a rotter . |
| 13 | And Fin makes a desperate decision . |
| 14 | Once again Things Past and Present made a colourful display in the Davidson Room . |
| 15 | And if , on occasion , they pillaged or , like the following of Eudes of Burgundy , held up caravans of pilgrims and merchants to make a quick profit from their ransoms , few can have been surprised ; for it was adventure , self-interest , and companionship that bound knights to their lords . |
| 16 | As such , a career in local government offers a challenge and opportunity to make a positive contribution to society . |
| 17 | Add mint leaves to stuffing for shoulder of lamb or mix with other chopped herbs and breadcrumbs to make a crunchy crust on the roast ( see the recipe for Herby roast lamb on the next page ) . |
| 18 | The Revenue will admit a claim for holdover relief without requiring a computation of the heldover gain where both the transferor and transferee make a formal application . |
| 19 | His dark hair and eyes made a good foil for Breeze , whose skin was very fair , and whose short brown curls gleamed like raw silk in the strong morning sunshine . |
| 20 | We have the president of the board of trade and industry making a stirring speech and saying that four hundred and forty proposals as a result of the booklet called cutting red tape were either being implemented or under active consideration and he talked about the explanatory guide to the bill , the new scrutiny committee that might be set up in each house , he spoke about the business task forces that had made over six hundred recommendations the debate I thought heralded was er er I thought the debate heralded er er a new age where over zealous officialdom would be a thing of the past . |
| 21 | According to analysts , personal rivalry between Nebot and Durán made a right-wing coalition between the PRE and PSC unlikely , despite their common economic beliefs . |
| 22 | Take this into account , though , and angelfish make a good community fish when housed with other hardy species — certainly none which have a timid nature . |
| 23 | She snuggled under the sheets and Maggie made a wry face , her hopes dying . |
| 24 | Conical turrets , oriel windows and frescoes make a picturesque decoration to the winding alleys , many of them now reserved exclusively for pedestrians . |
| 25 | And Sadler made a similar observation : |
| 26 | Relations with the hardline regime in China fared better , with the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party , Jiang Zemin , visiting Pyongyang on March 14-16 , 1990 , and Kim making a reciprocal visit to China on Sept. 11 , shortly before the opening of the Asian Games in Beijing in which a South Korean team participated . |
| 27 | Commissions and Collaborations makes a good case for the BBC 's role as a patron of the arts — not only for respectable institutions like the Proms , but works that may be difficult , controversial , fey , or just not very successful . |
| 28 | Naval vessels were also contributed by Belgium and Italy ( which both on Aug. 21 confirmed that minesweepers sent initially to the eastern Mediterranean were to proceed on to the Gulf ) ; Greece announced on Aug. 20 that a frigate would join the naval forces in the Gulf , and Spain made a similar announcement the following day . |
| 29 | On the same day that he received Palmerston 's letter , he replied that he had not intended to say that Gothic was re-established as the leading English architecture of the day , but rather its history and origin made a strong case for its revival in those countries where it had first flourished . |
| 30 | Gooch and Curtis made a solid start and the deficit was passed for the loss of just one wicket . |