Example sentences of "but make [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For better or worse , he also was instrumental in promoting the blockbuster exhibition , notably the infamous ‘ Treasures of Tutankhamun ’ extravaganza of 1978 that attracted the public in droves but made tranquil enjoyment of a work of art an impossibility ( those who believe that the age of the rib-crushing blockbusters has ended , thanks in part to increased insurance costs , are herewith directed to the Museum of Modern Art 's current Matisse show — provided you have a ticket ) . |
| 2 | It was taken over by the Pittard Group in 1987 but made serious losses in the last three years . |
| 3 | This competence is a huge resource which should not be ignored but made explicit . |
| 4 | He sought collaboration from various colleagues , including Marjory Stephenson ( see Chapter 8 ) in the nearby Department of Biochemistry , but made little progress before his departure from Cambridge to fill successively the chairs of pathology at Sheffield in 1932 and Oxford in 1935 . |
| 5 | He had always been pleased when she had called on him in London but made little effort to visit her in Carshalton . |
| 6 | Members of Iraqi opposition groups in exile met in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , at end-February , but made little progress in overcoming their differences regarding the future of Iraq or plans to topple the regime of President Saddam Hussein . |
| 7 | The meal itself was a pretty lightweight affair consisting of a meagre forty courses , but made tolerable by the court concubines who , whilst the great lord and I took sup , lifted our robes at intervals and fanned our privvy members with their hair . |
| 8 | Havelock Wilson who had , of course , been among those leaders to whom Larkin 's vituperation had been particularly directed , reserved his regrets for the oppressed people of Ireland whose cause had been so ill served by the " blunders and follies " of Larkin who " had such a splendid case , but made such a sorry mess of it , doing everything he ought not to have done and nothing that he ought to " and bringing , by his defeat , comfort to the Irish employers who had nothing good to be said for them at all . |
| 9 | This patient was actually normal at reading regular words and non-words ( in terms of accuracy and reading time ) , but made many errors in reading exception words . |
| 10 | But she was put out — not disappointed but made uneasy — by the images of the Maries in the church . |
| 11 | This is followed by a fine performance of the symphony itself , not electrifying , but made satisfying by an unusually full recording made in the New York Manhattan Center in 1961 . |
| 12 | A preferred alternative — also extensively administered to black women with or without their knowledge or consent — is the contraceptive injection , Depo Provera , which is banned in many Western countries but made available in South Africa by Upjohn Belgium . |
| 13 | Mary herself , in captivity in England but forever smuggling out letters and appeals , dealt slyly in shrouded half-promises and suggestions , but made one thing quite clear : she still regarded herself as rightful Queen of Scots and , even towards the end , offered no more than a grudging suggestion of James being ‘ associated ’ with her in ruling the country . |
| 14 | The government overruled the Lords ' amendment , but made one small concession : if less than 50 per cent of the eligible voters recorded their vote then the election was to be declared null and void . |
| 15 | I went to the kitchen where I knew the Coke was , but made frantic question mark signals to Nell about the rest . |
| 16 | He kept open a line to North , but made sure that he appeared to have no truck with whatever he was doing . |
| 17 | He stepped to one side as Nicholson approached him but made sure that he left a sheet soaked with urine dangling from the trolley , hoping that Nicholson would brush against it . |
| 18 | Although Attlee and Greenwood were ready to accept the invitation , they did not do so at once but made sure that both the National Executive and the annual Conference , which were conveniently meeting at the same time , it being the Whit weekend , were fully consulted and in agreement with their acceptance of office . |
| 19 | Well Wrapped , 7-4 fav , is lucky to be alive after a crashing fall at Newbury in February but made all in the Charlecote Handicap . |
| 20 | The vehicle for such moral historiography is , suitably enough , the fabulous narrative , women 's ancient and collusive art , but made modern , suggestive and full of pace . |
| 21 | In the reign of Henry III they accounted for the agistment dues at the Exchequer , but made substantial payments into the Wardrobe from time to time , and paid out sums locally for such purposes as the maintenance of a neighbouring royal castle , building operations , the enclosure of a royal park , and the expenses incurred by the Forest officers in taking venison for the king . |
| 22 | Sandy came up only on the front of the green but made three . |
| 23 | He was heading for Inverness ultimately but made several sketching forays westward from Laggan Locks . |
| 24 | The Art Gallery had a nice exhibition about slices of NZ history done on a ‘ time-travel ’ theme ; a teenage girl travels back to visit Abel Tasman 's ship , Joseph Banks ’ study etc and sends aerograms ‘ home ’ , full of description but made realistic with 20th century NZ teenage jargon . |
| 25 | Were he to appear now , in the moonlit room , Chant would not have accused him of negligence , but made proper obeisances and been glad that his inspiration had returned . |
| 26 | Mr. E.J.W. ( Benny ) Goodman came as Secretary in July 1982 and saw out the year , being replaced by the present Secretary/Manager Brian Lovelock , first in an ‘ acting ’ capacity , but made permanent a year later . |
| 27 | Bankruptcy sharply lowered Hooley 's social position , but made less difference to his lifestyle , not least because before his crash he had made over to his wife both Papworth and Risley Hall and their contents . |
| 28 | It left open the question of whose money had paid for the House of Fraser but made clear that nothing in the career of Mr Mohamed Al Fayed could account for such new-found wealth . |
| 29 | He tried to persuade editors of journals to back the government , but made clear that he would prosecute them if they refused . |
| 30 | In state assembly by-elections Congress ( I ) suffered losses in Kerala and Goa , but made some gains in Andhra Pradesh , Bihar , Karnataka , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal . |