Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] difference " in BNC.

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1 He sees little difference between acting on stage and screen : ‘ It seems to be the same internal life that you try to discover in a character and the way you go about it is the same .
2 Though in the longterm , as I have said before , he wrote , it makes little difference , the tide always wins out , sooner or later all vanishes into the sea .
3 However , if one turns to the report 's tables , based on a growth in energy demand of between 1 and 2 per cent a year , it makes little difference whether gas or coal is the main fuel used to produce electricity .
4 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 .
5 Obviously if the whole of the surplus-value is consumed unproductively it makes little difference how it is consumed , either as necessaries or as luxuries .
6 It makes little difference in any case , one of them had said to him once .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 It makes little difference .
10 Not that it makes much difference . ’
11 " I do n't think it makes much difference where we do a bit of scratching , " he said .
12 I mean , not that it makes much difference these days anyway , but yes , you 're right ; it is a bit soon .
13 In practice — I doubt if it makes much difference .
14 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 . "
15 Not that it makes any difference . ’
16 ‘ Not that it makes any difference , ’ Trent had agreed .
17 Although not all doctors would agree that restless legs are attributable to caffeine , anyone suffering this condition should try avoiding caffeine for a while to see if it makes any difference .
18 Does it makes any difference , for example , whether the dispute is official or unofficial ?
19 However , if you have noticed that your spots seem more extravagant following a choc-binge , then perhaps you will have to test and see for yourself whether it makes any difference .
20 I do n't know if it makes any difference , but it was n't planned .
21 ‘ I ca n't see that it makes any difference .
22 Part of the problem with encouraging girls to take ‘ useful ’ subjects is that we do not know whether it makes any difference to the kinds of jobs they eventually do ; and whether , indeed , these jobs would still be highly rated if women did them .
23 Not that it makes any difference .
24 I think if it makes any difference to you we 've got a thingy whirring away there .
25 It is not clear whether it makes any difference if those words are omitted .
26 I do n't know whether it makes any difference for the price you will get in the land , for the land , from a tenant , if you restrict his rights to use it .
27 well it does n't , see it makes any difference yeah you 've got ta
28 And nothing you have told me makes any difference to that .
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