Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [verb] make [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The whole industry is determined to make these changes , and the recent announced by the Milk Marketing Board of its determination to change its own structure is yet another example of an entirely new and welcome move in the industry .
2 Another prohibited act is to fail to make reasonable measures for your own safety .
3 The following reading , from the final part of Pearson 's book , gives specific examples of how changes in the way in which the law is enforced makes historical comparisons of the rate of criminality virtually impossible .
4 It is in this family that the child is taught to make basic distinctions between self and others , or between male and female , to acquire and to use language , and to develop a framework through which to understand , interpret and evaluate the world outside .
5 Quite sophisticated equipment and trained manpower is required to make reliable estimates .
6 Lind suggests that small , homogeneous bits of data vibrate smoothly whereas larger patches ‘ jangle wildly ’ as the focus of attention is forced to make dramatic leaps .
7 But will starvation not bring surrender without the King being asked to make such concessions ?
8 The animals not only provided dairy products , meat , leather and wool for clothing ; bone was used to make such things as combs , weaving tools and netting needles .
9 First , the Department of Trade is empowered to make certain orders .
10 In medieval England what came under pressure were the conventions by which claims to land rights were legitimated ; while some sectors of society were attempting to make written records the prime guarantor of ‘ truth ’ and legitimacy , others were suspicious that such records could easily be forged and preferred to put their faith in seals and in the oral testimony of ‘ twelve good men and true ’ .
11 Not an easy thing to say when someone in the grip of an alien being is trying to make scrambled eggs out of your brains .
12 Substantial quantities are sold to the ICI/EniChem joint venture , EVC , to produce polyvinyl chloride [ PVC ] while the remainder is used to make chlorinated fluorocarbons [ CPCs ] , chloromethanes , solvents , polyurethanes , ‘ Cereclor ’ chlorinated paraffins and ‘ Alloprene ’ chlorinated rubbers .
13 Staff from the unit are expected to make frequent visits to Shetland and will liaise with officials in Whitehall and in Brussels .
14 The system is designed to make large documents such as technical manuals easier to research , share and modify , as well as reducing the amount of storage space required .
15 In addition to wine cups rhinoceros horn was used to make small sculptures of such traditional figures as Kuan Yin and Pu Tai , as well as a variety of desk furniture , toilet requisites and personal ornaments .
16 Have you ever heard of anyone in this office being asked to make other arrangements ? ’
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