Example sentences of "it make [adj] difference " in BNC.

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31 We tried taking out the pith from behind the bud , and we tried leaving it in — it made little difference .
32 It made little difference that these needles had been for injections and not for some sinister Chinese purpose .
33 In a very real sense , therefore , the employers , whether farmers or landlords — in practice it made little difference — were not part of the rural village community as far as the agricultural worker was concerned .
34 But for the small time it took to put this inner up it made little difference .
35 It made little difference to the coal industry which continued to serve both .
36 It may have rained for hours , but it made little difference to the River Lambourn .
37 It made little difference as York 's full back Richard Stevenson bamboozled Novos with a hat-trick of exciting tries from set piece moves , the fourth being touched down by scrum half Martyn Harrison in the 49th minute .
38 Not that it made any difference to the dead .
39 But none of it made any difference .
40 ‘ I do n't think it made any difference to my career or Peter 's , ’ says Finney .
41 Though in the longterm , as I have said before , he wrote , it makes little difference , the tide always wins out , sooner or later all vanishes into the sea .
42 However , if one turns to the report 's tables , based on a growth in energy demand of between 1 and 2 per cent a year , it makes little difference whether gas or coal is the main fuel used to produce electricity .
43 And the bleak conclusion is that it makes little difference whether the intruding whites are well- or ill-intentioned : the result , for the Indians , is disease and destruction .
44 Obviously if the whole of the surplus-value is consumed unproductively it makes little difference how it is consumed , either as necessaries or as luxuries .
45 It makes little difference in any case , one of them had said to him once .
46 Meals are part of the holiday social life , and such good value that it makes little difference if you drop out for a day or two to eat locally .
47 Meals are part of the holiday social life , and such good value that it makes little difference if you drop out for a day or two to eat locally .
48 It makes little difference .
49 Not that it makes much difference . ’
50 " I do n't think it makes much difference where we do a bit of scratching , " he said .
51 I mean , not that it makes much difference these days anyway , but yes , you 're right ; it is a bit soon .
52 In practice — I doubt if it makes much difference .
53 Let's be fair , now ; I do n't expect it makes much difference to Mrs Morgan , or her cat , " Mr Smith said , and a small smile played over his lips as he glanced at Dan Ashton , who grunted and looked down at his feet while Smith continued , " whether you were joking or in deadly seriousness . "
54 Not that it makes any difference . ’
55 ‘ Not that it makes any difference , ’ Trent had agreed .
56 Although not all doctors would agree that restless legs are attributable to caffeine , anyone suffering this condition should try avoiding caffeine for a while to see if it makes any difference .
57 Does it makes any difference , for example , whether the dispute is official or unofficial ?
58 However , if you have noticed that your spots seem more extravagant following a choc-binge , then perhaps you will have to test and see for yourself whether it makes any difference .
59 I do n't know if it makes any difference , but it was n't planned .
60 ‘ I ca n't see that it makes any difference .
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