Example sentences of "it [vb -s] make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It involves making a small incision in the cornea and ‘ threading ’ a clear plastic ring through the deeper tissue layers . |
| 2 | It involves making a small incision in the cornea and ‘ threading ’ a clear plastic ring through the deeper tissue layers . |
| 3 | In one way the length of the history was a good thing as I have benefited in the end from the latest surgical techniques available in London , and although I still have to be careful it has made a tremendous difference to my life . |
| 4 | In ANDES " work , particularly in the controlled zones and with refugees , it has made a concerted attempt to include women , and its educational materials have been drawn up bearing in mind the need to broaden the context of women 's work . |
| 5 | More can be done and more is being done and we shall encourage the industry to go out and get more business wherever it is ; but it has made a good start . |
| 6 | The Nicaraguan government states that it has made a clear break with the use of imprisonment as a means of political repression . |
| 7 | A tribunal must make a compensatory award if it has made a basic award . |
| 8 | Publication in a high-impact factor journal such as Nature represents an acknowledgment that the work is at the cutting edge of science , and that it has made a significant contribution to that science . |
| 9 | In my garden it has made a swift transition from weed to wild flower to flower . |
| 10 | It has made a big difference . ’ |
| 11 | Another cell leader , , added : ‘ It has made a big difference — people are more involved in the whole production process . ’ |
| 12 | The delay is due to the complex documentation required , X/Open claims , saying that it wants to make a big splash for XPG4 , now scheduled for the Autumn . |
| 13 | No-one knows better what it takes to make a championship-winning team . |
| 14 | It seems to make a fair amount of sense . |
| 15 | It hopes to make a fresh attempt to limit excessive overtime , heavily criticised in the report . |
| 16 | I love working with handicapped people ; I did similar work in Australia in my spare time and , you have to admit , it does make a pleasant change from accidents and medicals . ’ |
| 17 | So it does make a slight difference to the erm the lump sum . |
| 18 | Although no one would claim that Kansas City is now a model of racial harmony , it does make a sharp contrast to St Louis , Missouri 's other main city . |
| 19 | I am glad that so many more knitters are using double jacquard as it does make a super skirt . |
| 20 | Just a mention about the Good Old Days Quiz Book , a B B C publication which is at your local B B C radio station , costs three pounds for one thousand questions , do n't be without it this Christmas , and it does make a lovely Christmas present as well . |
| 21 | It does make a measurable difference . ’ |
| 22 | Yet when the bee-eater starts to make its nest , it will fly repeatedly beak-first at the face of a sandstone cliff or the hard mud of a river bank until , by dislodging grain after grain , it manages to make a slight depression to which it can hang . |
| 23 | It shows how difficult it remains to make a cricket-related living in what is still the smallest populated Test country . |