Example sentences of "then [pron] makes [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But then she makes music to send to other worlds ; music too , promising peace and cooperation in a new spiritually harmonious era ; music that defies gravity all on its own .
2 And there is a sense in which this applies , but although I can appreciate his point that seeking a good reputation may well dominate the practical order , if it were also to dominate the activities I have designated ‘ second-order ’ then it makes nonsense of the possibility of ‘ disinterestedness ’ , enjoying something for its own sake .
3 If rape is defined as ‘ carnal knowledge of a woman without her consent ’ , then it makes nonsense of the proposition that the jury is the trier of fact if the judge takes it upon himself to tell the jury what is or is not consent .
4 What , so that it sticks together then it makes things ?
5 But if , as is proposed , the core is to start to be taught from the primary schools , upwards , then it makes sense to introduce at the same time graded tests in each of the compulsory subjects , English , mathematics , modern languages , and science ( the music examinations could hold their present place as optional ) .
6 If it is the case that we are motivated by nothing more than the need to reproduce , then it makes sense that women are programmed to be broody and men to satisfy that broodiness .
7 ‘ And if they think that , then it makes sense to assume they 're trying to get to me by hurting you . ’
8 If the students are workers , for instance , not raw material , then it makes sense to ask what products they ought to be producing and for whom ; it is possible to work back from this to a process for delivering those products .
9 If this view is held then it makes sense to borrow funds now at low rates to obviate the need for borrowing later , when funds are expected to be more expensive .
10 We 've all limited budgets in sidecar racing and if friendship makes the wheels turn more smoothly , then it makes life a bit easier for everyone .
11 I think , too , if you know your students , if you meet them outside the classroom in activities , then it makes life in the classroom as well .
12 He reduces it to this petty party political level and then he makes excuses for all the lowest-performing local authorities , which are Labour-controlled , and resists any idea that we should address the teaching methods that have so badly let down children in Newham , Bradford and all the other areas in the bottom 20 , almost all of which are Labour controlled .
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