Example sentences of "make the whole [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Her interesting talk and demonstration made the whole operation look so easy that members were inspired to go home and make their own .
2 The ravages of time had caused pieces to break away here and there , so that newer patches of different grey made the whole affair appear shabbier than ever .
3 If these fears were likely to prolong the discussions over its future , the socio-political context of its development made the whole affair even more complex .
4 She quickly began to sketch , and at the same time tried to imprint on her mind the combination of colours that made the whole scene so eerily effective .
5 ‘ Whoever it was that took her never spoke a word the whole time , which made the whole experience worse .
6 Connie held that it was a simple matter to forgive your enemies because , if you had the sense you were born with , you did n't see much of them , whereas with the way society was constituted , you spent most of your time with your nearest and dearest , and the things they could do to annoy you made the whole concept of forgiveness extremely difficult to entertain .
7 But the rise of the PLO made the whole issue more dangerous and complex , partly because it became unclear whether the majority of people in the West Bank wanted either Jordan or the PLO back , and partly because Jordan 's East Bank population was 40 per cent Palestinian .
8 Two hours of sipping Bell 's and listening to the quacks of the local Scampi and Mateus Rosé crowd made the whole issue seem much simpler .
9 I just made the whole bed and then realized I 'd put it on the wrong way .
10 What made the whole case so remarkable was his confession to five other murders , his bizarre method of removing the evidence — by dissolving the bodies in acid — and his claims that he indulged in vampirism .
11 They rained down like small coal from a sack , filling the air with choking dust which settled grimily over everything and made the whole world smell grey .
12 Greg leaned forward conspiratorially , as if one touch of malice made the whole world kin .
13 He said : ‘ I 'm desperate to regain a Cup place , and that made the whole episode even worse . ’
14 By doing that you made the whole crime worthless .
15 That night , as she waited for the band to strike up her opening music , Rory felt none of the usual tingle of anticipation which made the whole business of singing so pleasurable .
16 Those best placed to influence government policy were also most dependent on state patronage to further their military and civil careers , while the police and tax functions delegated to serf-owners made the whole class in one sense a part of the machinery of government .
17 It was decided to stop using them because the stress of the three hundred and sixty-degree swing made the whole spire shake .
18 He snorted through his nose instead of laughing , and emitted a curious whistling sound , reminding her of his snoring at night , which made the whole room vibrate and set ornaments rattling .
19 Doing Ophelia on stage before taking up the BBC contract meant that I went there with a little track record — I 'd been blooded , if you like , and it made the whole thing a lot better .
20 When we could n't revive it , it made the whole thing worse for them .
21 Editors often cut a vital sentence , too , and made the whole thing unbalanced .
22 The fact that we had definite goals on each trek , such as reaching a summit by sunrise , made the whole thing feel like an expedition .
23 IT IS more than 20 years since the novelist C P Snow delivered his Rede Lecture , The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution , and 20 since F R Leavis delivered his swingeing assault on Snow , which made the whole thing a subject of violent controversy , adding somewhat to the gaiety of that small part of the nation interested in academic ding-dong .
24 I made the whole thing up from the start
25 The Unwins themselves — and it was impossible for anyone to grudge them their moment — said over and over that it was great , just great that one of the horses actually on the train had won one of the races , it made the whole thing worthwhile , and the whole party , drifting into the dining car in true party mood , agreed and applauded .
26 Many ‘ systemised ’ tanks combine all three ( as do external filters if you choose to load them that way ) but now in the BioLife unit Hagen have put together what is virtually the filter unit from a small systemised tank , complete with self-contained heaterstat , added the sort of wet-and-dry trickle filtration usually only available in under the tank units , and made the whole thing suitable for a three foot tank .
27 Most of them , though , were sympathetic and some , like Jeremy Paxman on Breakfast Time , made the whole thing that much less of an ordeal .
28 I did not think He would mind this , especially if I made the whole thing into a sort of combined barby stroke burnt sacrifice .
29 ‘ Are you saying Nicola made the whole thing up ? ’
30 Each time he was about to embark on a new affair , he bought Jessica an expensive present — as if that made the whole thing right .
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