Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun sg] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the rest , the only changes were ones that made the scheme easier to introduce . |
| 2 | Using sections of two routes made the journey longer but minimized the distance between wells . |
| 3 | The hot summer and low water levels made the problem worse but it is Britain 's farming and sewage practices that are the key to the problem . |
| 4 | The condemnation of the large hospitals for the mentally disordered has been well founded and well meant , but it has , to some extent , made the problem worse . |
| 5 | If this analysis is accepted , then it is clear that the attempt over a long period of time to protect the position of those living in privately rented accommodation has failed and has , in fact , made the position worse . |
| 6 | The fact that she was pregnant with his child made the decision easier to make . |
| 7 | As in Brazil , the high real interest rates made the public richer , increased the government deficit , and fuelled inflation . |
| 8 | The Athenians built 2,400 homes there in the 1970s , when faster boats made the trip easier , nearly doubling the previous number of houses on Aegina . |
| 9 | She looked as if she had been kissed thoroughly — her fair hair was tangled , her lips full and red , and even her own blushing made the point clearer . |
| 10 | That the Polish Jews were socially , politically and economically quite distinct from German Jews only made the business easier , since the two groups were at loggerheads with each other . |
| 11 | That it was the wrong remedy was discovered later when he was given a higher potency which helped the eczema but made the asthma worse . |
| 12 | You heard Alan say that erm Joan has laid the guidelines down and made the job easier . |
| 13 | The all-important cost of £64 made the table cheaper than making a similar model from scratch , and the fence proved accurate enough for rebating and jointing . |
| 14 | It made the pain worse , but I kept hugging it , holding it . |
| 15 | The movement made the pain worse and he groaned even more loudly . |
| 16 | For Kate , the passing of time made the silence chillier , until it felt like an icy shroud around her . |
| 17 | Alexander had , up to now , been completely ignorant of this habit , and anything that he did to change it only made the situation worse . |
| 18 | The old theory was that they somehow made the web stronger mechanically , a belief reflected in the name stabilimentum . |
| 19 | I took down the curtains , the pretty curtains that she had made , because they hid my window and made the earth smaller . |
| 20 | Have the innovations introduced since 1976 given the Treasury greater control ? |
| 21 | If to carry the comparison further one consults the ranking order of precious stones current in mid-Victorian times set out in Kluge 's handbook of 1860 , one still finds some degree of continuity but notable changes in ranking order . |
| 22 | The crossing of Alpine passes was frequently accomplished only at night or blindfolded , as if ignoring the view would somehow make the journey safer . |
| 23 | Miller picks out data backup and integrity enhancements as areas System 10 can make the system easier to manage . |
| 24 | Miller picks out data back-up and integrity enhancements as areas where System 10 can make the system easier to manage . |
| 25 | If these are set up in advance do they make the decision easier ? |
| 26 | However , the U-pattern shift without clearly marked neutrals does make the work easier . |
| 27 | The fear of suffocation that accompanies an asthmatic attack is understandable , but the anxiety itself can make the attack worse — or even bring one on unaided . |
| 28 | Giving banks and building societies the right to handle conveyancing might not make the service cheaper , but the competition should mean that it was done better . |
| 29 | ( Simply removing the crutch will make the problem worse . ) |
| 30 | Male callers however are far more likely to be looking for easy solutions to a debt problem , usually a further loan or re-mortgage which in the long term will often make the problem worse . |