Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] make [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not the same as assessing its impact on the value of the company , although it makes some attempt to do this , as will be described shortly . |
| 2 | The test runs were also performed on a different machine so it makes little sense to compare timings . |
| 3 | They will sink unless they make positive moves to arrest the slide . |
| 4 | These themes are only noted here , because it makes more sense to develop them in Chapter 4 around relevant empirical information . |
| 5 | While it makes little sense to talk of criticism of the physical world , it makes every sense to talk of criticism turned on to the theories and concepts which science has produced to explain the external world , for they could certainly be other than they are.8 Unfortunately , we sometimes give the impression in science and technological education that the current models , terms and theories of science are given and have merely to be assimilated by students . |
| 6 | It is certainly true that it is worth ‘ pooling ’ sovereignty in some areas since it makes more sense to do this than to act independently . |
| 7 | Planning for the fateful flight started several weeks earlier when I made tentative arrangements to visit a microlight manufacturer at Membury airfield in Berkshire for the review of the Chevron which appears in this issue . |
| 8 | In 1636 he was accused by the king 's agent for Somerset of fraud and duplicity , charges which were revived when he made another attempt to tackle the Somerset Levels in 1655 . |
| 9 | Then , he let out a groan and sank into a chair , his hands over his face and his shoulders heaving as he made superhuman efforts to contain his shock and grief . |
| 10 | As he made furious attempts to shake them off , a sheet of orange abruptly whooshed and enveloped the car . |