Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using the walls for support I made a slow tour of every inch of the building , stopping frequently to squeeze the dizziness from my skull . |
| 2 | I , personally , always tried to avoid being drawn into any kind of union or political affairs , but in the case of the Association I made a slight concession in that I agreed to become Editor of our newsletter , which started out as a news-sheet and eventually grew into a magazine called " Coastlines " , featuring articles , reports from the cutters , poems and competitions . |
| 3 | But a malfunction occurs and he comes to believe that he really has been an intelligence agent who made a startling discovery on Mars … |
| 4 | Brian Wood was the strong , solid , ever-dependable central defender who made a tremendous contribution to Palace 's promotion to Division Two under Dick Graham in 1963–64 , but who then had the misfortune to suffer a badly broken leg in a third round FA Cup-tie in January 1965 , from which he never fully recovered while with us . |
| 5 | The floor of the north-facing harbour is a mass of mooring chains and , according to the Imray pilot , there 's at least one inhabitant with a glass-bottomed boat who makes a good living from visitors ' misfortunes . |
| 6 | He received but scant attention outside his native land for half a century after his death , but then came to be a major force who made a profound impression on both theology and philosophy . |
| 7 | A dismissed employee who makes a successful claim is eligible for a tax-free cash sum by way of compensation up to £4560 on a basic award and up to £8000 on a compensatory award . |
| 8 | Their wings were outspread above her like a canopy , and at the side they made a white-feathered screen for her . |
| 9 | It was indeed hierarchical : both in theory and practice it made a great difference where a man was born . |
| 10 | This particular text supports that conclusion ; especially since the only other text which makes a similar point is from UE , a compilation of early post-classical date . |
| 11 | Living room includes bed settee which makes a double bed at night . |
| 12 | Living room/kitchen , includes bed settee which makes a double bed . |
| 13 | Living room/kitchen includes bed settee which makes a double bed at night . |
| 14 | Living room includes bed settee which makes a double bed at night . |
| 15 | Living room includes bed settee which makes a double bed at night . |
| 16 | Living room includes bed settee which makes a double bed at night . |
| 17 | Living room includes settee which makes a double bed at night . |
| 18 | Living room includes settee which makes a double bed at night . |
| 19 | Living room includes settee which makes a double bed at night . |
| 20 | Lounge includes bed settee which makes a double bed . |
| 21 | There is now a need to rekindle the idea that teaching is a vocation which makes a whole series of complex demands . |
| 22 | The master , A. D. Lindsay ( later first Baron Lindsay of Birker , q.v. ) , encouraged him to work for a spell ( 1927–8 ) at a Quaker settlement for the unemployed in the Rhondda Valley — an experience which made a deep impression . |
| 23 | An innovative attempt to distinguish between the more objectionable forms of cheque-book journalism and the literature which makes a significant contribution to the culture or contributes to the prevention of crime or the rehabilitation of offenders is being made in Victoria , Australia , where the Crimes ( Confiscation of Profits ) Amendment Act 1991 ( Vic. ) , although expanding the concept of ‘ benefit ’ to include the profits of criminal expression , will provide a court with discretion to decide whether or not to treat the profits as a ‘ benefit ’ for the purposes of the Act . |
| 24 | During the engagement A.A. bursts were exploding all round me , my port plane received a near miss which made a large hole and spattered the aircraft with splinters , which injured my left elbow . ’ |
| 25 | In fact , railway bills were being passed every session which made a grosser interference , but that was not the point . |
| 26 | The longest period for which an order book can be issued to an asylum seeker who makes a successful application for income support is 20 weeks . |
| 27 | Put simply , the Record of Achievement could become a Record of Failure , at least for the child who makes a slow start to achievement within the prescribed National Curriculum . |
| 28 | It has been a particular source of worry that sales of the magazine have been so low ; in fact on the current issue we made a considerable loss which as a small Society is very difficult to cover . |
| 29 | It is not difficult to see that in understanding such an exchange we make a great number of detailed ( pragmatic ) inferences about the nature of the context in which ( 32 ) can be assumed to be taking place . |
| 30 | Some pact they made a long time ago . ’ |