Example sentences of "makes [adj] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It makes fifty pound though cheap does n't it you know |
| 3 | And who makes that decision where we should go ? |
| 4 | The form of the autumn statement makes that debate more difficult , and in 13 years the Government have done little or nothing to improve it . |
| 5 | Chemical staining involves a reaction which produces a coloured precipitate on a specific mineral surface and therefore makes that mineral more easily recognized . |
| 6 | Fortunately , stuff like The Life And Times Of Henry Pratt makes that prospect less likely . |
| 7 | ‘ A marsh makes strange noises sometimes . |
| 8 | A tube of Zovirax , which you can get from your doctor or dentist stops the virus dividing and makes each attack less painful until they die out . |
| 9 | And makes each woman long for a seducer ? |
| 10 | But what makes this machine really special is that it offers you the chance to create an unlimited range of embroidery designs . |
| 11 | Whilst Brennan accepted that " desecration of the flag is deeply offensive to many " , he emphasized that punishing such behaviour " dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered and so worth revering " . |
| 12 | The inclusion of cryptogamic entries distinguishes this index from the published Kew Record of Taxonomic Literature , and the convenience of knowing that all entries are represented in the Library makes this index very useful to staff , despite its limitations . |
| 13 | What is different about the pied flycatcher , and what makes this species so interesting , is that the male achieves his bigamy by deceit . |
| 14 | The expression that spreads through the audience makes this man immediately endearing . |
| 15 | For my life I can not understand , what is it makes this man now so lame , so hesitant , so crippled , who was wont to be hale and prompt enough . |
| 16 | Even more importantly , there is every reason to believe , with Mary Midgley , that the basic assumption behind cultural relativism/behaviourism that human beings are totally plastic and devoid of innate structuration is false : ‘ Sensible psychologists have tended more and more to admit that people do have some genetically fixed tendencies ’ and she continues that ‘ What makes this admission hard , is the very strong impression still prevalent that we have to choose between considering these tendencies and considering outside conditions ’ ( 1979 : 20 ) . |
| 17 | What makes this year so outstanding is that your ruling planet , Pluto , makes a 90-degree angle to Saturn — something that has n't happened for 20 years . |
| 18 | Everyone should follow Marshall 's example here because the amount of effect level needed can change from gig to gig and the mix pot makes this adjustment instantly , without your having to mess about with the processor 's levels . |
| 19 | In such situations , the system needs to make an intelligent choice ; and the fact that preferences as well as absolute constraints must be considered makes this problem far from trivial . |
| 20 | Only a foolish hitch-hiker makes this mistake twice . |
| 21 | But it is the sad worldliness of the backstage banter which makes this play so interesting . |
| 22 | What makes this behaviour more worrying is the fact that the industry is now dominated by recently-assembled global media conglomerates or big electronics firms who can ill afford it . |
| 23 | What makes this book even more readable though are the superb colour photographs and three-dimensional drawings . |
| 24 | The role of the sculpture collections has played a powerful force in the history of ideas , which makes this book as much about nineteenth-century thought as about Bassae , Didyma , Halicarnassus , Nimrud or Xanthos . |
| 25 | But what makes this book really good , is the style . |
| 26 | It makes this cell more liveable in . |
| 27 | Reviewing the exhibition for Gil Blas , Vauxcelles wrote : ‘ everything , down to the cubic , and I must admit barely intelligible eccentricities of Bracke [ sic ] ( there is someone , Pascal would have said , who abuses the geometric spirit ! ) makes this room passionately interesting . ’ |
| 28 | If the saw-cuts have been kept fairly close together , the waste is soon removed with a large gouge and finished by sanding — a piece of round stock approximating to the diameter of the profile and wrapped with sandpaper makes this job much easier . |
| 29 | Recently though a resurection in thier career had taken place , which makes this loss all the more devestating . |
| 30 | Q : What makes this offer so special ? |