Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] makes [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The Marr technique of painting is to go and visit the subject , where she makes copious notes on eye colour and other little idiosyncrasies that will help catch the soul of the dog . |
2 | This is called the imprest , and out of this he or she makes all small payments . |
3 | Yvonete , who works in the nearby cigarette factory , takes us to her husband 's workshop , where he makes wooden effigies of the Christ of Rio for sale to tourists . |
4 | The Syrah is a splendid grape from the northern Rhone , where it makes fabulous high-priced wines at Hermitage and Cote-Rotie for £10 — £20 a bottle . |
5 | The natural habitat is the coastal waters of West Africa between the Rivers Senegal and Congo , where it makes occasional excursions into freshwater . |
6 | This is not the same as assessing its impact on the value of the company , although it makes some attempt to do this , as will be described shortly . |
7 | And the bleak conclusion is that it makes little difference whether the intruding whites are well- or ill-intentioned : the result , for the Indians , is disease and destruction . |
8 | His basic criticism of the system is that it makes little sense on the level of integrity because it makes only superficial sense of human desire and action and , therefore , only poor sense of human happiness . |
9 | Meals are part of the holiday social life , and such good value that it makes little difference if you drop out for a day or two to eat locally . |
10 | Meals are part of the holiday social life , and such good value that it makes little difference if you drop out for a day or two to eat locally . |
11 | One important thing about a ‘ bottlenecked ’ life cycle is that it makes possible the equivalent of going back to the drawing board . |
12 | For him the value of representative democracy resides in the fact that it makes possible the selection of effective political leaders , as well as providing a training for them . |
13 | One of the attributes of such a system is that it makes available to all concerned the information they need to discharge their responsibilities . |
14 | Not that it makes much difference . ’ |
15 | I mean , not that it makes much difference these days anyway , but yes , you 're right ; it is a bit soon . |
16 | In the hospital , sitting up for the first time in several days , he had watched the doctor anointing an old man who would have made a superb St Jerome : ‘ a thin , long , sinewy brown wrinkled body with such very distinct and expressive joints that it makes one melancholy not to be able to have him for a model . ’ |
17 | By inclination I belong to the second category , but I have learned that it makes all the difference to lay a firm foundation at the outset . |
18 | This can also happen if a pain is very severe and strong such that it makes all the other symptoms pale into insignificance . |
19 | This is , in fact , real editing in camera , and when you have become accustomed to the routine you will find that it makes all the difference between a good movie and one which is tedious and irritating to watch . |
20 | In such circumstances he needs all the help that it makes economic sense to provide . |
21 | It is just that the structure of the viral RNA happens to be such that it makes cellular machinery chum out copies of itself . |
22 | That argument has to rest on the principle that it makes other owners of Utterly Dependables feel better if everyone has one ! |
23 | He argued that education for understanding can only be regarded as successful to the extent that it makes behavioural outcomes unpredictable . |
24 | Can I ask you about er the medium range surface to air missile because er , you wo n't be surprised to learn , that er the committee 's received a number of submissions on this matter er which suggest that er er t to proceed with Eurofighter two thousand without the medium range surface to air missile er I mean to be put rather bluntly to us , that it makes little sense to proceed with the aircraft without a replacement for blood hound . |
25 | He sees the deviant group as creating its own circumstances to the extent that it makes meaningful the societal reactions to it , or better generates meaning for itself in a world whose societal reactions deny them the full status of persons . |
26 | A particular advantage of the telephone interview method is that it makes less demands on the time of managers than conventional ‘ face-to-face ’ interviews . |
27 | We must ensure that it makes proper progress through the House , receives proper scrutiny and is on the statute book before any rude interruptions . |
28 | It is ironic that IT makes fundamental change both essential and possible , but — to repeat — we need the change anyway . |
29 | Not that it makes any difference . ’ |
30 | ‘ Not that it makes any difference , ’ Trent had agreed . |