Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Eventually I made a new friend around the corner .
2 So I made a new decision .
3 So you make a better door than a window ?
4 Oddly enough , I found that I could keep the port wing up for a considerable time and , as I lost flying speed and I came nearer and nearer to the Engineering Wing area , the port wing happily stayed in the air until my speed was very low indeed and then gradually — and I did not think of this — one ( and only one ) of the prop blades gently ploughed into the rather soft earth , My port wing was still in the air , and ever so gently we made a beautiful semi-turn to port .
5 Together we make a perfect whole .
6 In 1987 Graham Gooch joined the company , and together they made a great team , leading to Gooch 's innings of 333 in the Lord 's Test match in 1990 .
7 Well he s all he made a little contract out himself , you know that 's what he did , after he he 'd put these new tables in the mill .
8 So He made a tiny egg , so small that it could not even be seen , and a little room , on purpose for it to grow in , right inside the mother 's body .
9 So he made a floating bed .
10 Now they should be be perfectly plain , straight and we got a t I got a true cut on eighteen inches with a a Mr was so so he made a special report on erm what I 'd done .
11 He had no way of knowing how close the others were so he made a big detour .
12 Like both the Aristotelians and Gassendi , Locke talks of their ‘ natures ’ or ‘ essences ’ , but in doing so he makes a sharp distinction between ‘ real ’ and ‘ nominal ’ essence .
13 So it makes a refreshing change to able to write about something nice .
14 Erm so it makes a common basis of communication .
15 So what makes a successful manager ?
16 So what makes a good walking stick ?
17 So what makes a good flight sim ?
18 So what makes a good bedroom in the eyes of hoteliers and what do their guests expect ?
19 Nevertheless he made a few feints out of sheer exuberance , suggested a turn with his hips , moved at right-angles to his forward path with no loss of speed , changed step three times in successive strides , kicking hard on the last change and accelerating away in the joy of being able to run for ever .
20 Sometimes a doe will extend a dead end within a burrow and construct her breeding chamber ; more usually she makes a small hole either out in open terrain or sometimes in a hedgerow .
21 As he drew near she made a half-hearted move to rise .
22 She said nothing , but gazed at him with wide , terrified eyes , then almost involuntarily she made a small gesture with her hands to ward him off and he , taking it as a token of reciprocal feeling , stepped forward and took her in his arms .
23 Probably they made a nice start to a meal , too .
24 He was too strong for her , but even now she made a last-ditch stand , her hands going out to thrust at his chest .
25 Peter faced them with flint , and now they make a splendid feature , with lots of interesting things at eye level .
26 Three weeks ago they made a large hole in the gravel and dragged a piece of slate across the tank , placing it in the hole .
27 Today he made a humiliating climb down in the Commons and demonstrated that he 'd lost his political touch — that he did n't realise how upset the voters would be if he put 30,000 — going on 100,000 — people out of work .
28 Well it makes a nice change
29 Having had the pleasure of meeting Willy De Roos several years ago he made a great impression on me and although little is publicised about his achievements , it is a shame that they are not better known .
30 But here he makes a surprising discovery .
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