Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] make a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover it is unlikely that respondents would have either the time or experience to make a thorough appraisal of the information presented in the leaflet . |
| 2 | The recourse to respirators and cardiac pace-makers that has made a legal definition of death based upon the absence of breathing and heartbeat outmoded is a good example . |
| 3 | I would place Aspen Pittman 's article in the same league as time share selling , or book clubs or something equally hazy with the truth that happens to make a good profit . |
| 4 | Premises are often located near people 's homes and workplaces — customers just ‘ pop in ’ , rather than having to make a special journey |
| 5 | You will then still have enough material with which to create an attractive picture , rather than try to make a suitable design from a few odds and ends . |
| 6 | The 36% of the thesis information not published included unclear results , negative results , or information which could neither be slotted into the papers nor aggregated to make a whole paper . |
| 7 | The 36% of the thesis information not published included unclear results , negative results , or information which could neither be slotted into the papers nor aggregated to make a whole paper . |
| 8 | These are the same bulbs though that have made a new flower this year . |
| 9 | And all the hardware and systems companies that have made a precarious living gathering up the crumbs under IBM 's table . |
| 10 | Nearby , several rocks have been piled up as if intended to make a rudimentary windbreak or wall . |
| 11 | He plays throughout Europe and North America and has made a good number of recordings . |
| 12 | Although Rhee poses plausibly as champion of Corean independence and has made a deep impression on sentimental audiences in United States , his admittedly genuine desire for the country 's independence is really the desire of a megalomaniac . |
| 13 | It has acquired this position for a number of reasons including the fact that historically it was essentially the creation of the people of Wales themselves and has made a major contribution to the educational needs of the nation . |
| 14 | Starting with Camco , the newly appointed Chief Executive er , has been very , very active and has made a great impact already . |
| 15 | Johnson Matthey 's pharmaceutical business has seen continued growth and has made a strong contribution to group profits during the year . |
| 16 | The South African Area continues to work hard in support of both the Association and the RAF Benevolent Fund , and has made a special effort this year , the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain . |
| 17 | He unwrapped the handkerchiefs , contrived to get a good amount of mud down his boots and pretended to make a bad landing from the monkey rope and was dispatched to the sanatorium with a suspected sprain . |
| 18 | The efforts of those like Gosse and Agassiz to make a definite theory out of the doctrine of Creation helped to show the value of an alternative approach ; evolution might be made scientific . |
| 19 | Prepare it with your requisitions , whilst the title is still fresh in your mind and remember to make a third copy when you do n't act for your client 's mortgagee . |
| 20 | ‘ I really enjoy spectacles and like to make a grand occasion of everything , ’ he says . |
| 21 | The rules of intestacy are very rigid and neglecting to make a proper will can have serious consequences for those whom you might wish to benefit . |
| 22 | Until he won the Paris Open earlier this month — where he also beat world No 1 Courier — he was n't even certain to qualify for this ‘ best eight ’ in the world ’ tournament , having fallen to 10th in the rankings for the first time in eight years , and failing to make a Grand Slam final for the first time in five . |
| 23 | Last year Intel opened a design centre and started to make a new line of microprocessors in Penang . |
| 24 | Sheridan , universally unpopular and having made a boorish fool of himself yet again , looked predictably furious . |
| 25 | Det Sgt Stimpson said : ‘ She has tried very hard to stop him stealing but now she is so fed up she just wants to move away and try to make a fresh start in a new home . ’ |
| 26 | Sooner or later he would emerge from the woodwork and proceed to make a bearable situation unbearable . |
| 27 | How often does a bag get lost and fail to make a connecting flight ? |
| 28 | The individual who becomes a tax exile and wishes to make a thorough job of it will not only cease to be UK resident ; he or she will wish to lose a UK domicile of origin . |
| 29 | A second-league cast of Faye Dunaway , Jerry Lewis and Johnny Depp stumble through a meaningless directorial mish-mash that takes an American context and tries to make a European art film . |
| 30 | There , she had been happy in Pakistan ; she had been happy in the Peckham house at least for the first year ; she had been happy working for Graham ; she 'd been enthusiastically interested at college and during the first two years after she had qualified ; she had been completely delighted when she had got the job she now had : a tenants ' association garden in a dreadful estate in Hackney , but where she , with a community group , had planned the garden from scratch and had made a small desert blossom like a rose . |