Example sentences of "made [pron] [adv] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My practical mastery had made me acutely aware of the boundaries which separate those inside the institution from those excluded from the specialist knowledge of ‘ doing the business ’ and I was more than ever aware of the suspicions which would have been aroused if I had introduced questions of an academic nature , or had distributed questionnaires . |
| 2 | These new men have made me see form , have made me more conscious of the sky where it juts down between houses , of the bright patterns of sunlight which the bath water throws up on the ceiling , of the great ‘ Vs ’ of light that dart through the chinks over the curtain rings , all these are new chords , new keys of design . |
| 3 | Ferrying Jamie to his sporting activities has made me more conscious of the need to exercise , and I work out at a gym once or twice a week . ’ |
| 4 | The physical characteristics , which include slanted eyes , a short flat nose , a short neck , a fissured tongue and stubby hands , have made them instantly recognisable to the general public , where they are more commonly described as ‘ mongols ’ . |
| 5 | That lack of sensitivity has not made her especially popular in the locker room , but she has nevertheless gained enough respect to be selected to the board of the Women 's Tennis Association over many years , and she currently serves as its President . |
| 6 | He says metering has made him more conscious about the water he uses . |
| 7 | Further , his total avoidance of arianism is held to have made him more acceptable to the catholic Gallo-Romans , than were the other kings of his generation , and to have helped ensure that the Franks were more successful than either the Burgundians or the Visigoths . |
| 8 | Rumours of a social evening at the Hall with the entire village being invited had n't exactly dispelled all worry , since it was his summer parties that had made him so unpopular around the area in the first place . |
| 9 | His liking for the man made him uncomfortably aware of the similarity in their jobs . |
| 10 | ICI , in sixth place last time , has fallen to 12th : still heavily dependent on commodity chemicals , ICI 's restructuring has not made it as immune to the industry 's boom-bust cycles as it had hoped . |
| 11 | The position of the piece of gravel would have made it virtually impossible for the fish to dislodge it . |
| 12 | I have made it perfectly clear to the ferry owners in Rathlin that we shall do nothing without discussing it with them and the islanders ' development and community association . |
| 13 | The island 's isolation and woodsy beauty have made it wildly popular in the past few years ; prices for many single homes have jumped above $300,000 . |
| 14 | The clash came as Mr Kinnock exploited the apparent contradiction between Mrs Thatcher 's claim that she did not know why Mr Lawson resigned and the former Chancellor 's assertion in last Sunday 's Walden interview that he had made it quite clear to the Prime Minister that Sir Alan Walter 's continued presence as her economic adviser was the only issue . |
| 15 | ‘ I have made it quite clear from the beginning that a partnership government has to be a partnership at all levels , ’ he said . |
| 16 | I have made it absolutely clear from the outset that I would not in any circumstances give up my family 's present interest in Blackpool FC . |
| 17 | In this case it seems that the structure of the drama has made it too easy for the children — perhaps because of the non-confrontational role adopted by the teacher as messenger early on , when he was excited and enthusiastic about the railway and its effect on another town . |
| 18 | Is the contractor entitled to be relieved of responsibility on the basis that if the variation was going to be made in any event at that time , to have been further advanced in the contract programme would only have made it more expensive for the client ? |
| 19 | Lieutenant Curtis had made it very clear to the surveillance team how mentally unbalanced and dangerous he considered the Prophet to be . |
| 20 | I 've always had very strong feelings against joyriding , but I think it 's made me more aware of the consequences . |