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Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pron] make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1	Of those who shared , all except one made some attempt to clean the syringe and 83% always cleaned shared equipment .
2	After Mrs Bedworth received a £700 phone bill , she had an electronic bar put on her phone so that anyone making outgoing calls had to dial a code .
3	At the meeting the SOC finally ceased its efforts to amend the UN draft plan so that it made explicit mention of " genocide " , in reference to the appalling human rights record of the Khmer Rouge government of the late 1970s .
4	In fact the period seems somewhat variable , so that it makes more sense to talk of a 22-year cycle between one sunspot ‘ high ’ and , not the next , but the one after that .
5	As an example , property insurance is cheaper than liability insurance , so that it makes more sense , for instance , for a site-owner to insure against the fire risk of a fire caused by an installer , under fire insurance , than it does for the installer to insure against liability for causing the same risk , under a public liability or contractor 's all risks policy .
6	So if I made some guesses you might be able to answer . ’
7	Accordingly , our sensations simply are as they are , and error enters only when we make mistaken judgements on their basis .
8	I was happy with the arrangement because I did not want to be tied to a nine-to-five existence , and my employer remained happy , especially when I made regular appearances as his partner at various golf days — all good for business , of course .
9	It 's not just that he makes more commission by selling you an endowment rather than a repayment mortgage .
10	Not that it made any difference to the dead .
11	Not that it makes much difference . ’
12	I mean , not that it makes much difference these days anyway , but yes , you 're right ; it is a bit soon .
13	Not that it makes any difference . ’
14	‘ Not that it makes any difference , ’ Trent had agreed .
15	Not that it makes any difference .
16	It is best if you make each drawing to the same scale .
17	Let us say that the meaning of a statement is cognitive if and only if there is a certain belief such that one is speaking either insincerely or incorrectly if one makes that statement or assents to it as uttered by another without having that belief .
18	I 'm gon na , I 'm gon na get Scott tonight if he makes any comments and this fist is gon na go strop straight where it hurts .
19	A good scientific law or theory is falsifiable just because it makes definite claims about the world .
20	I 've gone clean off him — ever since he made that pact with Stalin and the ghastly Russians . ’
21	I recall from when I saw it later that it made excellent footage .
22	The transport firms should consider this issue carefully before they make any changes to schedules especially if change is for the sake of a few pounds .
23	The seller wo n't admit to having noisy neighbours , but you are more likely to find out if you make further visits .
24	Or perhaps you secretly hoped Rocky would get knocked out before he made any sequels .
25	Of all possible speculations about the origin of life , most run foul of the laws of chemistry and can be ruled out , even if we make full use of our statistical fall-back argument about numbers of planets .
26	Naturally , even if you made sufficient headway with your phrase book to ask , they 'd never dream of telling you where they got it .
27	‘ You certainly seem to be doing well — even if you make foul smells in the process . ’
28	There were n't , we did it singly and it made more people did n't it ?
29	Blenders are very useful , particularly if you make nourishing soups in your slo-cooker and you occasionally want to puree them .
30	He appealed to most New Zealand judges simply because he made good use of the blindside , mixed up his passes and kicks and generally gave the impression that he could play the percentages very much in the New Zealand fashion .