Example sentences of "[conj] it make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ No , ’ he laughed , ‘ but it makes a good tale . ’ |
| 32 | ‘ That is a slight exaggeration but it makes a serious point . ’ |
| 33 | That 's a fine distinction , but it makes a big difference . ’ |
| 34 | According to the Chilean Human Rights Commission the distinction was unacceptable because it made a prior judgment of guilt . |
| 35 | The trouble is , once one article said it , then other articles copied it because it made a good story . |
| 36 | A couple of episodes have been shot there — mainly because it makes a nice change from Birmingham where maverick lawyer Kinsey and his partner Trish ( Serena Gordon ) have their offices . |
| 37 | ‘ Because it makes a good story , something to talk about in the pubs . ’ |
| 38 | Because it makes a straight line . |
| 39 | This is what makes the job of the share analyst much more difficult than that of the bond analyst , because it makes a fair comparison between two firms extremely difficult . |
| 40 | on balance credit is beneficial , since it makes a useful contribution to the living standards and the economic and social well-being of the majority of British people . |
| 41 | Before it makes a new rule , an exchange must ensure that the relevant rule is within the scope of any statutory controls that apply to it , and covered by the exchange 's own objects and purposes . |
| 42 | Mr Bishko says sales volumes need to rise by a fifth or a quarter for the US operation to break even , and more stores will be needed before it makes a satisfactory profit . |
| 43 | I remember reading the novel as a child , when it made a great impression on me , but the deplorable pastiches and plagiarizations put out by the mass media have obliterated my memory of the original details . |
| 44 | The NUR had an unfortunate experience , apparently , a few years back when it made an unwise sponsorship . |
| 45 | The signal detected by the stylus when it makes an electrical connection between the two sheets provides a measure of its position . |
| 46 | The signal detected by the stylus when it makes an electrical connection between the two sheets provides a sure of its position . |
| 47 | While London did not consult the Dominions much on financial matters ( though it made a public ploy of doing so ) it lacked the political will or administrative means to make the rigorous control of dollar imports practised in the UK effective in those countries . |
| 48 | However , the UK failed in its attempt to head off the EC Commission , even though it made a last-minute offer to bring forward compliance of five water supplies contaminated with nitrate , from 1995 to 1991–4 , ‘ a shift , ’ according to ENDS , ‘ which , until then , the UK had insisted would be impractical . ’ |
| 49 | I nearly slipped on the convex peel as it made a squishing sound underfoot , doing small damage to my shoe . |