Example sentences of "[vb base] make a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sequence of what you say makes a considerable difference to success . |
| 2 | Hatton , for example , summed up the delinquency of Reggie Smashem and Billy Dustup as ‘ nothing more serious than the symptoms of healthy , vigorous , adventurous adolescence ’ : ‘ I propose to make a practical examination of this question of the ‘ hooligan ’ ’ , for I am seriously concerned that he is not getting a fair deal . ’ |
| 3 | An acquaintance who is well-informed as to the intentions of the Liberals writes to me that they propose to make a big plan of public works the centre of their election programme . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've got a visitor coming at six o'clock and I want to make a good impression on him — it 's twenty to four already . ’ |
| 5 | But if you want to make a good impression on examiners , prospective employers or clients , the mastery of our unreasonable orthography is a necessity . |
| 6 | I want to make a limited point at this juncture , I reserve the right to come back later on , and it 's become three points as a result of the discussion we 've already had , my view on the contribution of the of the greenbelt to the York issue is n't just the setting of the city , it 's the character of the city , and that would include the central city and the historic city , and the need to limit the physical expansion and size of the urban area because of the implications inside the historic city , and that would certainly apply to other cities with greenbelts that I 'm familiar with like York , like er Oxford , which the character suffers from expansion , possibly excessive , Norwich , that considered a greenbelt , and London , if you like that did n't get its greenbelt until we had the character rather drastically altered , so I think it is n't just the setting and how you see the city from the ring road , it 's actually what happens inside the core , the second point I want to make is really for clarification perhaps , er and it relates to the question of allocations between the built up area and the inner edge of the greenbelt , as I understand it all those allocations are already er included in the Ryedale local plan , and are already therefore included in the commitments that we looked at in Ryedale , I do n't think there is a further reserve of spare opportunities that might be used either before or after two thousand and six , that 's certainly my understanding and if anybody was was taking a different view I think that should be clear , and now I come to the one point that I was actually going to raise , erm I think it 's important that in this discussion of the relations between York city and Greater York , that we get a , early on , a clear view of what the requirements are in York , not just its capacity which we 've discussed so far , and a figure of three thousand three hundred seems to be a fairly common currency , but its requirements , and I want to address a particular question to the County Council , which is in my proof , so they 've had as it were four weeks notice of it . |
| 7 | And we especially want to hear from youngsters who want to make a short piece of film themselves . |
| 8 | A record-review button — a great time and battery saver when you want to make a quick check-replay of a shot on location . |
| 9 | We hope to make a large donation to Cancer Research . |
| 10 | THE issue of Roman Catholic primary schools in Darlington and the need for more places for Roman Catholic pupils is quite remarkable , not least because it has seen the local MP Mr Michael Fallon who is also the Government 's Schools Minister make a complete turnabout in his approach to the subject . |
| 11 | As far as Rose was concerned even Stitch made a welcome division from Naseby . |
| 12 | Er you know makes a big difference to your final grade does n't it ? |
| 13 | Bonnington Resource Centre is all set to make a dramatic impact at this year 's Edinburgh Festival Fringe with two shows by the Pisces Theatre Company between 16 and 28 August . |
| 14 | ‘ I really enjoy spectacles and like to make a grand occasion of everything , ’ he says . |
| 15 | If I , a plastics factory owner , decide to make a rear-lamp cluster for a particular car , either I or the car assembler will have to invest in the specific mould to produce it . |
| 16 | I try to make a just estimate of myself as I do of everyone else , really . |
| 17 | Following our general advice on making notes and the specific suggestions above , try to make a detailed note about the fundamental changes in European society . |
| 18 | In paragraph four , page six , we do make a small point about the financial implications er on of course that has been resolved because of er the resolution carried forward in the budget debate and a note there about central training which I could er just , just explain slowly because I have had a number of questions about this . |
| 19 | We do make a great deal of fuss when children fail to match our expectations particularly when standards of behaviour are concerned . |
| 20 | For both Somers and Tutchin , our representatives were the " Trustees and Guardians of the People 's Liberties " ; if " instead of Executing this Trust , they do make a Forcible Attempt upon our Liberties … |
| 21 | Stress and conflict belong together , and the way we feel about what we do makes a great deal of difference to our inner store of pressures . |
| 22 | A : Yes it 's — er — it 's an enormous problem actually because as soon as you start to make a special thing about it then immediately I think you 're creating the wrong atmosphere , especially for sex . |
| 23 | Ooh , you 've made a right mess with them crisps young man , ai n't ya ? |
| 24 | ‘ We 've made a healthy profit on him and that will come in handy because it 's no secret I 'm still looking to buy players to improve our squad . ’ |
| 25 | We 've made a concerted effort in recent years to make the articles in our association magazine , Business Credit , relevant to the day-to-day problems credit and financial managers face , and to present the latest techniques and applications . |
| 26 | ‘ If you 've made a new life for yourself , what are you doing here ? ’ she challenged . |
| 27 | I 've made a complete fool of myself and I do n't think I can bring myself to ask what I came to . " |
| 28 | Well possibly and less likely to enjoy it , I mean I 've made a complete failure of my life , so I 'm , I 'm not and I never really enjoyed from the beginning I must say |
| 29 | ‘ well , they 've made a bloody mess of that city . ’ |
| 30 | I mean , it 's a , it 's a wooden prefab type hut , it 's very hardy done , concrete floors , they 've made a good job of it . |