Example sentences of "[verb] n't make [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Late twenties perhaps , but did n't make much of an effort . |
| 2 | I did n't make much of this but Mrs Smith 's daughter was a friend of mine . |
| 3 | And he er and he was really delighted of course , so he said , Well I 'm holiday and I 'll come round with the caravan , so I had my holiday which did n't make much difference because there was had to you know we were n't working really , and I went round with him for this week , all round and the villages everywhere . |
| 4 | It did n't make much of a difference . |
| 5 | But from a tactical standpoint , it did n't make much sense ’ ( Khrushchev : 1970 , p. 492 ) . |
| 6 | Actually , the reports concerned various research grants won by Professor Bamforth and though the reason for the grants was there in black and white , it did n't make much sense to me . |
| 7 | It did n't make much of the singular individual draped upon the low bench beneath the window . |
| 8 | I did n't make much sense to me and I was n't sure what we decided to do and erm you know I think it 's slightly inaccurate , but never mind . |
| 9 | Unlike the others , she did n't rush to say how pleased she was to see him after all this time ; she did n't make polite small talk about Lucasta Redburn 's death . |
| 10 | As it turned out he did n't make that phone call until the evening and they found a call-box outside a pub in one of the villages , for Great-Uncle Hilbert 's phone had been disconnected . |
| 11 | Okay No sorry I did n't make that clear erm mark every fifth put the number on every fifth one . |
| 12 | ‘ Mother did n't make that kind of mistake . ’ |
| 13 | No he , he , I did n't make that lecture . |
| 14 | I did n't make that . |
| 15 | In the end part of there specific bequest had to be used to pay the balance of bills but there was a complaint about how long it had taken to sort out , and it taken long to sort out because it was a home made will that did n't make all the right provisions . |
| 16 | I was going to get up at 5.30 anyway so it did n't make all that much difference . |
| 17 | And God did n't make little green apples , she thought , feeling an almost hysterical desire to laugh , though the situation was anything but amusing . |
| 18 | The truth was told by a second half in which they monopolised the ball and did n't make one opening . |
| 19 | She knew it did n't make one rational bit of sense . |
| 20 | Did n't make one bit of difference to it . |
| 21 | Young Bruce 's flirtation with Padstow lifeboat did n't make good reading . |
| 22 | We did n't make many runs despite Ward 's gallantry and lost easily . |
| 23 | I 'd spent so much time on my own , sitting watching birds , or reading about them or drawing them , that I did n't make many friends , and those I had took second place to the birds . |
| 24 | they 've crashed them , they did n't make many of them . |
| 25 | Getting out did n't make such an indelible impression as going in . |
| 26 | ‘ If he did n't make such a fuss about it , make you feel guilty if you did n't go , I would never go to one of Uncle Willi 's parties ever again . ’ |
| 27 | I was surprised he did n't make bigger stardom long before he did . |
| 28 | I said at half time that , if the players did n't make silly errors , the game was all over . |
| 29 | He did n't throw his head back like Peggy Pine did when she laughed , or giggle into his fist like Paccy Moore ; he did n't make big gestures like Mario in the fish and chip shop , or even get wheezing and coughing fits like Dessie Burns often did . |
| 30 | Last night 's accident did n't make this the time to start hurling accusations … |