Example sentences of "[noun sg] make a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such candid consumerism made a refreshing change after the squeamish English double stand over money . |
| 2 | The result was that the ’ collocational overlap ’ technique made a significant contribution toward the identification of the correct words from the alternative candidates . |
| 3 | Once again Things Past and Present made a colourful display in the Davidson Room . |
| 4 | The ‘ compromise ’ approved by Parliament made a two-pronged attack on the state scheme . |
| 5 | While Data General Corp made a net loss of $63 million for fiscal 1992 , the company maintains that it has been through the worst in its transition from proprietary to open systems , and is now seeing considerable growth in demand for its high-end multiprocessor AViiON servers . |
| 6 | Brine shrimp make a good addition to its otherwise vegetarian diet . |
| 7 | The 32-years-old Runcorn train driver made a sluggish start from a peg in the centre of the bund bank before locating a shoal of feeding skimmer bream at midwater . |
| 8 | Under the guidance of chief executive David Jones , the fashion retailer made a pre-tax profit of £12.3m in the year to January — a strong recovery from its 1990-91 pre-tax loss of £40m and total losses that year of some £220m . |
| 9 | My work experience made a large impression on my life . |
| 10 | The chairman of the coal board made a fair assessment of market conditions at that time . |
| 11 | The Division made a useful contribution to exhibitions during the year , arranging , for example , for the provision of the well-received background music to ‘ The Hebrides Surveyed ’ . |
| 12 | On another occasion , a cow made a mad dash from a herd being driven along Crane Bridge Road , managed to dive onto the slope leading to the old ford by the bridge , took off in the Harnham direction and swam almost a mile before the drovers caught up with her . |
| 13 | The rich oral tradition of the pesme made a great impression on writers and folklorists during the Romantic revival of the nineteenth century . |
| 14 | But Bregawn was the winner , and the £45,260 he earned that afternoon made a major contribution to the £358,837 prize money which saw Michael Dickinson champion trainer again that season , with 120 winners in all — a record total — from 259 runners , a strike rate just short of one in two . |
| 15 | The Prince made a short speech about the needs of the hospital , and then both he and Diana went round the room and spoke to everyone individually , with the result that the Wishing Well Appeal spread like wildfire . |
| 16 | Whereas the holders of the former view of physics made a strong distinction between arts and science , the holders of the latter view saw affinity between arts and science . |
| 17 | His searching mouth made a languid foray to the silky disorder of her blouse , nudging aside the filmy material . |
| 18 | The canteen made a perfect backdrop for depressing conversations . |
| 19 | In its early days , the Reagan administration made a laughing stock of itself by blaming trees for pollution . |
| 20 | The cleft in the rock made a dramatic framework to the distant mountains , reminding Melissa of her initial reason for this expedition . |
| 21 | Frank Howard , defending , said : ‘ The defendant made a stupid act of bravado , but things got out of hand . ’ |
| 22 | Just inside , the brook made a little fall into a pool and the sound , enclosed among the trees , echoed as though in a cave . |
| 23 | AN INSPIRATIONAL performance from Liverpool 's Jamie Redknapp helped England 's Under-21 side make a superb start to the Toulon tournament with a 2–0 win over holders Portugal . |
| 24 | Out in the big hall , the DJ made a smooth change between tracks . |
| 25 | She wished frantically to go faster , and the broomstick sped away ; but as it spurted past , the weathercock made a savage peck at it , and Carol , glancing round , saw that it had snatched a bunch of twigs out with its beak . |
| 26 | Water quality is also important ; not only will nitrite make a speedy end of these fish , but a high nitrate level will significantly shorten their life-spans . |
| 27 | By contrast , the bird mentioned in ( 19 ) must be one selected from a group present to the mind of the speaker in the situation of utterance ; this adjective can not be non-restrictive : ( 19 ) the largest parrot made a good supper for the expedition that evening The extraction set in this case might be the parrots we had shot that day . |
| 28 | Finally , the study made a preliminary evaluation of the direct and indirect employment and expenditure impacts of Marina construction , development and usage into the local economy . |
| 29 | The priest made a rude sound with his mouth and looked away . |
| 30 | Labour made a net gain of 39 seats on Thursday , chiefly because its share of the vote increased by four points , from 31 to 35 per cent , but most of this modest gain was at the Liberal Democrats ' expense , not the Tories ' . |