Example sentences of "[vb -s] not make a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overall , however , the railways are likely to be one of the toughest state sell-offs of them all , for BR has not made a profit for 40 years and is widely perceived as demoralised and run-down . |
| 2 | Selling off an organisation that has n't made a profit for 40 years always looked like being the toughest possible test of the privatisers ' skills , and recent developments are not making things any easier |
| 3 | It has n't made a bit of difference |
| 4 | ‘ She has n't made a film in five years . ’ |
| 5 | He has n't made a semblance of a mistake . |
| 6 | Do n't tell me he has n't made a set at your pretty mistress ! ’ |
| 7 | High Tables does not make a profit on his management of the ingredients budget — it simply charges a management fee for the entire contract . |
| 8 | However , the applicable amount does not make a distinction between those eligible for a long-term as opposed to an ordinary rate , nor is there a distinction between a householder and non-householder , although there are additions for special needs . |
| 9 | That does not make a body like , for example , the British Medical Association powerless to act ; in fact the British Medical Association is regarded as one of the most powerful and influential pressure groups in the UK . |
| 10 | A lot is made of high and low cholesterol foods , especially in the USA , but cutting back on foods which are high in cholesterol does not make a lot of difference to blood cholesterol concentrations . |
| 11 | In the meantime I 'll make sure that the bull does n't make a nuisance of itself again — and I 'll get the wall re-built . ’ |
| 12 | If you 're nice to him — I wo n't use the language over the air ( because you 'd be shut down ) that he uses to me — however nice you are to him it does n't make a bit of difference . |
| 13 | Why does n't make a way of escape for me ? |
| 14 | Despite the length of the ruling it does n't make a lot of difference to our prospects at the European Court of Human Rights . ’ |
| 15 | It does n't make a lot of sense to them to sell margarine without a name on the label . |
| 16 | So it does n't make a lot of sense after that point the graph . |
| 17 | ‘ The teachers do n't teach , the priests do n't bother , and they 're releasing all the lunatics into the community so they do n't get looked after and they 'll either pass out from exposure or starvation or kill people because they 're mad , and then they 'll be slung into prison to add to the overcrowding , and all in all it does n't make a lot of sense . |
| 18 | Well it does n't make a lot of difference , but er it might be an idea to be in C colon backslash . |
| 19 | It does n't make a lot of difference . |
| 20 | So th the minus one does n't make a lot of difference , so as X is very , when X gets very big , it 'll just look like Y equals X squared , taking one off if |
| 21 | I do n't know how big the uptake is because actually it does n't make a lot of sense you know , it 's not that much cheaper . |
| 22 | It does n't make a lot of difference really . |
| 23 | He does n't take loads of drugs and sleep around and get his picture taken with other stars , but then again he does n't make a point of not doing those things either — he 's just a regular guy . |