Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] makes [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | People — usually women journalists — are curious to know what makes British men tick , and how they differ from other men . |
2 | Claire says she makes sure he has a good day out … and Allan says there 's no other way to learn or get better than just climbing |
3 | Let's be fair , now ; I do n't expect it makes much difference to Mrs Morgan , or her cat , " Mr Smith said , and a small smile played over his lips as he glanced at Dan Ashton , who grunted and looked down at his feet while Smith continued , " whether you were joking or in deadly seriousness . " |
4 | He is trying to gauge the interest from developers , and also which set of Windows application programming interfaces it makes most sense for the translator to support : the old Win16 standard , or the intermediate Win32s version . |
5 | He is trying to gauge the interest from developers , and also which set of Windows application programming interfaces it makes most sense for the translator to support : the old Win16 standard , or the intermediate Win32s version . |
6 | Mr Jim Woolsey , a member of Scowcroft commission and one of the Democrats ' leading missile experts , says it makes much more sense to put them on the vast military bases of Nevada and California , where they could be continually on the move . |
7 | I hope my movie is better than that : I certainly hope it makes more money . |
8 | And nothing you have told me makes any difference to that . |
9 | An interface structure has been produced which makes this possible . |
10 | Viewers will see what makes nasty Norma , the receptionist so nasty . |
11 | You know it makes such a difference I think . |
12 | At least now we know it makes smaller patterns , which we did not expect to see . |
13 | Sam figures he makes three pigs a year . |
14 | Aye , yeah , but the thing is you says he 's got no money in his pocket , but I bet he do n't go without nothing , I bet he do n't , I bet he do n't go without nothing , I bet she makes sure he has everything . |
15 | In practice , unless you have a 486DX — it does not work quite like that because whenever the program is converting it makes such demands on the whole system that everything else is slowed up . |
16 | He does n't suppose he makes much sense to her , but it 's nice she listens . |
17 | ( I have often tried to analyse what makes this statement so amusing , and I have come to the conclusion that it is due to the words ‘ all ’ and ‘ large ’ , so that the idea becomes a preposterous one . ) |
18 | " I do n't think it makes much difference where we do a bit of scratching , " he said . |
19 | It 's not that I 'm against autobiographical writing I just generally do n't think it makes good , or true , fiction . |
20 | But , I do n't think it makes any profit , but , you know , profit . |
21 | But do I just that is I do n't think it makes any bloody difference , as far as that is . |
22 | Do n't you think it makes any impact ? |
23 | I , I , I take all the planning and what the officer is saying , but I mean do n't you think it makes more sense from our point of view than we realize . |
24 | Producing it makes considerable demands on an animal 's bodily resources and although the silk moth , encouraged by man 's selective breeding , extrudes it in large quantities , most insects are rather more sparing in their use of it . |
25 | And far far from muddying the waters I think it makes clear that there are certain considerations that are acknowledged er which would allow certain proposals to come forward . |
26 | Said he ma he makes , she said he makes such a funny noise ! |
27 | Does it makes any difference , for example , whether the dispute is official or unofficial ? |
28 | As the work proceeds she/he makes tentative decisions on what to do with each title , and in doing so obviously takes into account the amount of money shortly to be used for replenishing the stock . |
29 | well it does n't , see it makes any difference yeah you 've got ta |
30 | ‘ He knows what makes this music tick and is passionate about it . |