Example sentences of "makes [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His head makes little involuntary movements , the first beginnings of the small pleasurable movements which his whole body will make as a kind of modest disclaimer in the face of Harry 's approval . |
| 2 | Frequently , the intercept makes little substantive sense — a mortality rate of zero is an impossibility , for example . |
| 3 | She also makes little fancy packs of lacy bib , tiny shoes and a balloon for £10.99 , as a totally impractical but novel Welcome to Baby present . |
| 4 | Science , with its masculine image , makes little emotional demand on an individual and seems to offer clear , precise answers to problems . |
| 5 | This is a sweeping statement which makes little obvious sense on first reading , so let us dissect it more carefully . |
| 6 | Once you have learnt it all , Computer Puzzles will give you something to run whenever one of your friends makes that irritating remark : ‘ It 's very nice … but what can you do with it ? ’ |
| 7 | The right hon. Gentleman might look close to home before he makes that general assertion . |
| 8 | Howard Raybould , a wizard with wood , makes free-standing carved pieces of bowls of fruit and wreathes mirror frames with ribbons and garlands possessing the baroque virtuosity of a latter-day Grinling Gibbons , while Robert Jones , a Cornish painter , produces still lifes as nourishing to the spirit as the stomach . |
| 9 | Haut-Brion makes rich supple wines which seem to mature early . |
| 10 | The Syrah is a splendid grape from the northern Rhone , where it makes fabulous high-priced wines at Hermitage and Cote-Rotie for £10 — £20 a bottle . |
| 11 | Radio acting makes specific technical demands on an actor , and classes are usually held by professional tutors who have a wide experience of radio drama and its production . |
| 12 | Geophysics : The group has a diversity of geophysical research interests , unique in the U.K. , which makes possible problem-orientated research incorporating a range of methods , for example , to examine the structure of the Earth 's crust . |
| 13 | This makes possible alternate needle selection on the ribber , so that ( together with a colour changer ) you can knit a version of double jacquard known as ‘ bird 's eye ’ jacquard . |
| 14 | But the fullness of the material makes possible qualitative study with particularly interesting insights into popular opinions and activities . |
| 15 | I have always managed to miss the occasional pairs that nest on the Union Canal near my home and I am relying on second-hand reports when I say that the drake whistles softly to his mate who makes raucous growling noises in return . |
| 16 | Even if only half these elderly people find that the withdrawal of tax relief makes private medical insurance too expensive for them and , consequently , revert once more to relying solely on the NHS for treatment , the cost to the nation of providing this care would be approximately £136 million . |
| 17 | This makes sound political sense given that Environment Secretary Chris Patten is desperate to ensure an easy transition of water from public to private sector . |
| 18 | Ending discrimination against older consumers may be regarded as a moral imperative , but it also makes sound economic sense . |
| 19 | If the barriers to trade in the EEC are removed and it makes sound economic sense to do so , well and good . |
| 20 | We have not yet identified the subunit which makes this putative contact . |
| 21 | HOUSESITTER Steve Martin gives fans a regulation dose of his endearingly gauche self and Goldie Hawn remains true to her kooky Sixties persona , but together they enact an often hilarious charade of married life and send-up of Rockwellian morality that makes this quirky comedy far from predictable . |
| 22 | Later on the same page he makes this challenging statement ‘ If any of us actually had the power to release souls from purgatory and refused to exercise that power except in return for a payment of money he would be considered cruel and unchristian — which indeed he would be . ’ |
| 23 | And then they can all be turn Then they 're happy they This is sort of lent if you like , they say donated but think of it as lent , it 's lent its electrons to the fluorines cos it wants to get rid of them and the fluorines wanted to take them so , it makes this nice bond . |
| 24 | The fact that cats are solitary hunters and would certainly not wish to let other felines join them in stalking a particular prey , makes this clicking noise something of a mystery . |
| 25 | In some countries nature imitates art and makes this fancy reality . |
| 26 | That makes this new release an exceptionally attractive one , and essential listening for this much-loved violinist 's admirers . |
| 27 | What does it do with the first spiral ( 5 ) as it makes this new spiral . |
| 28 | What is it that makes this substantial book produce , mixed-in with its rewards and knowledge , a depressing effect ? |
| 29 | Soft collaring makes this mini version of the divided dress ideal for holiday wear — great for showing off tanned legs . |
| 30 | Having nothing to offer in its place perhaps makes this pure iconoclasm , but it is meant as a goad to sharper thinking . |