Example sentences of "[noun sg] make the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the 25-year-old flyer made the most of his come-back chance when he starred in last weekend 's win at Derby . |
| 2 | In practice the demands of the administration made the latter appointment impractical . |
| 3 | A young Arsenal fan made the same point after having listened rather contemptuously to a discussion by academics about working-class ‘ resistance ’ to increasing middle-class infiltration of football . |
| 4 | The view is excellent from all seats , although the two passengers in the middle of the benches have to lean from side to side to make the most of it . |
| 5 | Within the overall pattern we must look very carefully for the local variations , realize the implications of both soil and climate , and plan our holding to make the most of the resources . |
| 6 | And in an attempt to make the most of very limited quotas , even licensed vessels have been dumping back into the sea all but first-class specimens — an outrageous practice that fisheries minister Helmut Angula says Namibia ‘ will not tolerate . ’ |
| 7 | Sensibly , but with some sensitivity , her boss made the same points to Muriel as he had made in his reference , asking her at the same time if these conflicts had ever arisen out of the office with family friends or neighbours . |
| 8 | The resistance of Ulster was also linked to its business roots with such slogans as " Industrial Ulster is united " or " They mean business " , and Law made the same point when he described in Norwich a recent meeting that he had addressed in the Ulster Hall : |
| 9 | HARTLEPOOL South made the most of nearest Marske Eppleton being on cup duty to open up their lead at the top . |
| 10 | The Institute , along with several other respondents , suggested that the OFR should be a Stock Exchange requirement the Scottish Institute made the same suggestion , but advised a five-year trial first . |
| 11 | Again , the TUC General Council made the same accusation when it met the Beveridge Committee seventeen years later : F.H . |
| 12 | Dotty and Grace had gone in the ambulance with St Ives and Desmond Fairchild was in the Oyster Bar making the most of the unexpected drinking time . |
| 13 | Far from doing this , Hildyard and Olson simply reproduce those very conventions in their own work making the same claims for objectivity as those made by the Royal Society . |
| 14 | The second question makes the same sort of enquiry about the relations between categories . |
| 15 | The willingness of part-time farmers to go on training courses demonstrates their determination to make the most of their farms . |
| 16 | But there 's no mistaking Madge 's absolute technical control and his determination to make the most of the grand old man 's music . |
| 17 | Lennie 's ( 1980 ) proposal makes the most sense of the relative number of the cell types in the retina but is difficult to reconcile with the lesion data . |
| 18 | Present EEC legal structures , combined with the changes which are proposed to make enlargement possible , will , Akos Bod fears , lead to the Community making the same mistakes which were made by Comecon . |
| 19 | But what are the chances of having the financial security to make the most of retirement ? |
| 20 | Their failure to make the most of the scientific literature seems to begin early in their academic careers . |
| 21 | A child , named Lewis after his father , was born to Goram and his wife 18 months ago , and added another stabilising dimension to the life of a player now consumed by the need to make the most of the gifts that were handed down from father to son . |
| 22 | 4 Make a rough diagram of your design and determine whether it is appropriate to the size of the site , e.g. a herb border on the grand scale will not be successful in an area 3 x 3 metres ( 10 x 10 ft ) ; in other words the proportions of the design should be such that there is room to make the most of them in the area concerned . |
| 23 | The National Trust , the UK 's most active conservation charity , is one of many organisations in Somerset to use the expertise of British Gas South Western 's Technical Consultancy Service to make the most of natural gas . |
| 24 | The bushbaby and barn owl also have big eyes , and , like the tarsier , their eyes are no longer spherical but swell out at the back to make the most of the available space . |
| 25 | Chilling , not overheating , has become the danger , so the male opens up the mound during the day to make the most of the waning sun , and covers it over again at night to retain what warmth it has . |
| 26 | The annual celebration of the ‘ World day of the Sick ’ , therefore , has the manifest purpose of making the People of God and , as a consequence , the many Catholic health care institutions and civil society itself , more aware of the necessity of ensuring the best possible care for the infirm ; of helping the sick person to make the most of suffering , on the human level , but most of all on the supernatural one ; of especially helping the dioceses , Christian communities and religious families to be involved in the health care of apostolate ; of enhancing the ever more valuable commitment of volunteers ; or reminding people of the importance of the spiritual and moral training of health care workers , and last of all of creating a better understanding of the importance of religious care for the sick among diocesan and religious priests , as well as among those who live and work at the side of the person in pain . |
| 27 | This opportunity provided a welcome break from the purely botanical work to which I was accustomed , as well a s a chance to make the most of my botany/zoology background . |
| 28 | Below : Set in a large , sloping garden amid mature trees , this elegant design by Cascade makes the most of its south-facing position . |
| 29 | But the , the answer to the question then , are or is foreign policy making the same for all governments , again there are similarities . |
| 30 | So the eager tourist , arriving at the station , could arm himself with all the necessary guidance and advice to make the most of his visit and of the railway routes connected with his destination . |