Example sentences of "it make a [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd given him some papers , and somebody had gone to the cashier for his money ( it made a nice fat bulge in his hip pocket ; he patted it now and again as he walked , just to make sure it was still there ) and eventually he 'd signed some papers . |
| 2 | Still , it made a nice little break for you . ’ |
| 3 | Then , just when it seemed to have settled , it made a sharp sideways movement , tugging against the halter . |
| 4 | Her massive bosom was heaving in and out and the splash of water down the front of it made a dark wet patch that had probably soaked right through to her skin . |
| 5 | He released a catch , springing open the bonnet , and twisted a metal cap , stepping back as it made a loud hissing sound . |
| 6 | It made a sweet clear sound in the quiet room . |
| 7 | Jean held up her hand to it and when it made a bright white spot on her palm , she closed her fingers over it and pretended to give it into Donald 's hand , like a delicacy . |
| 8 | I could n't see what it was but it made a funny crackling noise . ’ |
| 9 | They say it made a few other people happy as well … |
| 10 | It made an upside-down U shape . |
| 11 | It made an interesting little noise , so he did it again . |
| 12 | The pleonasm can be cured by making the dependent item more specific so that it makes a net semantic contribution to the phrase : my patriarchal uncle ( notice that adding specificity to the head has no effect : ? my male maternal uncle ) . |
| 13 | so it makes a lovely little toy . |
| 14 | Fraganes , a good way of getting to the more remote spots — it makes an eleven-hour round trip regularly , several times each week — — has gone , and no one is going my way . |