Example sentences of "make a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Make a bloody song and dance of it ! |
| 2 | We will review the charitable status of independent schools with the intention of ensuring that the benefits of charitable status are only awarded to those institutions that make a genuine contribution to the wider community . |
| 3 | But it is not tautologous , and hence there must be another non-comparative use of the phrase ‘ appears white ’ — a use in which we make a genuine attempt to describe , without comparison , the way in which white things generally appear . |
| 4 | 5 Make a complete check of the proposed programme and how it is to be put together so that you can thoroughly brief your spokesman or interviewee . |
| 5 | He explained : ‘ It is all too easy to make some apparently innocent , well-intentioned remark which is immediately seized upon by the press who love to hear guest speakers make a complete fool of themselves . |
| 6 | Even if you make a complete mess of it , the model only has a few inches to fall . |
| 7 | If the ‘ hold ’ is set to give a safe idle , there should still be plenty of time to switch it off and recover even if you make a complete mess of things . |
| 8 | ‘ There 's one person you meet sitting in a restaurant having a chat , and then that person will go and put on a see-through lurex all-in-one bodice and stand in front of 10,000 people and make a complete cunt of himself and not think about it . |
| 9 | The ideal must be when the picture and the sound make a complete agreement . |
| 10 | It was reported on May 18 that Poland and the Soviet Union would conduct 10-15 per cent of their trade in hard currency in 1990 and make a complete switch from the beginning of 1991 , thus ending the barter system and trade in non-convertible roubles [ for January 1990 COMECON summit agreeing to review existing trade arrangements see p. 37202 ] . |
| 11 | You go and make a complete prick of yourself . |
| 12 | THE issue of Roman Catholic primary schools in Darlington and the need for more places for Roman Catholic pupils is quite remarkable , not least because it has seen the local MP Mr Michael Fallon who is also the Government 's Schools Minister make a complete turnabout in his approach to the subject . |
| 13 | If bacterial meningitis is diagnosed early and treated promptly , most people make a complete recovery . |
| 14 | There is one , and only one , arrangement in which the pieces make a complete picture . |
| 15 | Yet , and very often , even a single emphatic conventional gesture performed in a moment of stillness can be tremendously effective and make a strong point in what may otherwise be a continuous flow of dance . |
| 16 | Well British Steel adopted a somewhat more subtler tactic er they make a strong point of the fact that no money has ever been removed from the scheme despite the presence of a six hundred surplus . |
| 17 | A shrub on either side or hanging baskets make a strong impact , but beware of coach lanterns and spoked cartwheels . |
| 18 | Nikolayeva adopts an orchestral approach in some pieces , ( eg. the C sharp minor Fugue [ Book Two ] , where the intensity and unyielding rhythm make a strong impression ) , but her tonal range also suggests the organ ( E flat minor Prelude , Book One ) , a choir ( B flat minor Prelude , Book One ) , a trumpet ( D major Prelude , Book Two ) , and a violin ( B flat minor Prelude , Book One ) . |
| 19 | We make a strong distinction between ‘ aggro ’ and violence . |
| 20 | The British also make a strong challenge for the other big prizes at Longchamp , with Light Of Morn in today 's Prix Dollar and Dancing Tribute in tomorrow 's Prix de l'Opera our best chances . |
| 21 | An example is the 1975 pay award in BR , which had already been through the RSNT when the Prime Minister Harold Wilson intervened to press management to resume negotiations and make a higher offer ( see ch. 9 ) . |
| 22 | ‘ Never make a late cut until September and then only on alternate Tuesdays . ’ |
| 23 | You shall perceive them make a mutual stand , |
| 24 | Leaders who lead the church into this make a radical choice to break the isolationism of so many evangelical Christian nuclear families and create true Christian community . |
| 25 | SIR — Following the Conservatives ' election victory may I , as chairman of the governors of a large rural comprehensive school , make a threefold plea in respect of the future of state education . |
| 26 | Make a second flag for the base of the helter-skelter in the same way , using chequered paper if liked . |
| 27 | The political state made it clear that Robert Dundas would win his election if two additional nominal voters could be placed upon the roll , but the whole scheme would of course come to nothing should he lose any of his voters , or if Mr. Glassford would not also divide his valuation and make a second vote . |
| 28 | Now make a second list under the heading Inner/Outer Face — how do you think other people ( friends , family , people you work with ) see you ? |
| 29 | Assuming there is room for improvement , that your life is not yet ‘ heaven on earth ’ , make a second list of seven words in which you transform any words which feel negative , or mildly positive , into what you really want . |
| 30 | Next , make a second list of any activities ( or people ) which deaden and deplete you , which leave you feeling tired , bored or under stress . |