Example sentences of "[subord] it make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The unpaired 5'T(-1) lies in the major groove of the next duplex , where it makes a Hoogsteen base pair with A17 to form a T.A.T triple helical interaction .
2 The first , which is currently out of favour , although it made a brief reappearance in Commercial Plastics Ltd v Vincent , is the literal approach .
3 The dynamic level is quite low , so it makes a good background to a spoken narration or a solo singer .
4 ‘ I 'm tired … do n't want a wash , ’ he mumbled , leaning his small sturdy figure against her , and twisting both hands into his dark hair until it made a tangled mass .
5 Their basic proposition was that we tend to organise and simplify incoming information until it makes a satisfying pattern .
6 According to the Chilean Human Rights Commission the distinction was unacceptable because it made a prior judgment of guilt .
7 The trouble is , once one article said it , then other articles copied it because it made a good story .
8 A couple of episodes have been shot there — mainly because it makes a nice change from Birmingham where maverick lawyer Kinsey and his partner Trish ( Serena Gordon ) have their offices .
9 Because it makes a good story , something to talk about in the pubs . ’
10 Because it makes a straight line .
11 This is what makes the job of the share analyst much more difficult than that of the bond analyst , because it makes a fair comparison between two firms extremely difficult .
12 on balance credit is beneficial , since it makes a useful contribution to the living standards and the economic and social well-being of the majority of British people .
13 Before it makes a new rule , an exchange must ensure that the relevant rule is within the scope of any statutory controls that apply to it , and covered by the exchange 's own objects and purposes .
14 Mr Bishko says sales volumes need to rise by a fifth or a quarter for the US operation to break even , and more stores will be needed before it makes a satisfactory profit .
15 I remember reading the novel as a child , when it made a great impression on me , but the deplorable pastiches and plagiarizations put out by the mass media have obliterated my memory of the original details .
16 While London did not consult the Dominions much on financial matters ( though it made a public ploy of doing so ) it lacked the political will or administrative means to make the rigorous control of dollar imports practised in the UK effective in those countries .
17 However , the UK failed in its attempt to head off the EC Commission , even though it made a last-minute offer to bring forward compliance of five water supplies contaminated with nitrate , from 1995 to 1991–4 , ‘ a shift , ’ according to ENDS , ‘ which , until then , the UK had insisted would be impractical . ’
18 I nearly slipped on the convex peel as it made a squishing sound underfoot , doing small damage to my shoe .
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