Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pers pn] make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | So if I made some guesses you might be able to answer . ’ |
| 5 | Accordingly , our sensations simply are as they are , and error enters only when we make mistaken judgements on their basis . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It 's not just that he makes more commission by selling you an endowment rather than a repayment mortgage . |
| 8 | Not that it made any difference to the dead . |
| 9 | Not that it makes much difference . ’ |
| 10 | I mean , not that it makes much difference these days anyway , but yes , you 're right ; it is a bit soon . |
| 11 | Not that it makes any difference . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Not that it makes any difference , ’ Trent had agreed . |
| 13 | Not that it makes any difference . |
| 14 | It is best if you make each drawing to the same scale . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | A good scientific law or theory is falsifiable just because it makes definite claims about the world . |
| 17 | I 've gone clean off him — ever since he made that pact with Stalin and the ghastly Russians . ’ |
| 18 | I recall from when I saw it later that it made excellent footage . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The seller wo n't admit to having noisy neighbours , but you are more likely to find out if you make further visits . |
| 21 | Or perhaps you secretly hoped Rocky would get knocked out before he made any sequels . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Naturally , even if you made sufficient headway with your phrase book to ask , they 'd never dream of telling you where they got it . |
| 24 | ‘ You certainly seem to be doing well — even if you make foul smells in the process . ’ |
| 25 | There were n't , we did it singly and it made more people did n't it ? |
| 26 | Blenders are very useful , particularly if you make nourishing soups in your slo-cooker and you occasionally want to puree them . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | He says ‘ His rules made good sense then and they make better sense now as the pressures grow inexorably , yet they have been ignored in certain sensitive areas , with results which are both plain and heart-rending to see . ’ |
| 29 | If judges are guided by this advice , he believes , then unless they make great mistakes , the coercion they direct will make the community 's future brighter , liberated from the dead hand of the past and the fetish of consistency for its own sake . |
| 30 | I 'm sure the win will do wonders for the team 's confidence , but let's see what happens for the next 5 games at least before we make rash predictions . |