Example sentences of "[noun sg] make the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After Charibert 's death Leudast made the mistake of wishing to see Tours transferred to the kingdom of Chilperic . |
| 2 | David Checketts was his first private secretary , a former squadron leader in the RAF who had been equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh , and was the perfect person to help the Prince make the transition from the armed services into a full-time working member of the ‘ family firm ’ . |
| 3 | The egg shell skull rule and rule on extent of damage make the remoteness rules plaintiff friendly where personal injuries are suffered . |
| 4 | A combination of impeccable service , lavishly decorated public rooms and fine cuisine make the St. Francis a landmark in itself . |
| 5 | ‘ I have been described as lacking in chivalry , ’ he said , and his flat Midlands accent made the word sound medical . |
| 6 | How her accent made the teachers treat her differently . |
| 7 | Apart from the attractiveness of the flowers , the fleshy , leathery , circular or oval leaves of diverse coloration make the water-lily a favourite plant to be kept in the heated and unheated aquarium . |
| 8 | The combination of a large meal and physical tiredness made the thought of sleep irresistible , and she longed for her bunk . |
| 9 | The need for money made the lord increasingly concerned to turn the fiefs of his vassals to his own financial advantage when he could . |
| 10 | Mum made the dress . |
| 11 | A strong magnetic field made the electrons swirl around and so shed energy in the form of radio waves . |
| 12 | My sister made the mistake of letting the children see them and you can imagine they were very soon much depleted . |
| 13 | So the board made the Income Tax ( Building Societies ) Regulations 1986 ( S.I . |
| 14 | I 'll finish off my woollen knitting make the pizza and chips , and then that 'll be time for Dawn . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , Vietnam , as well as China , represented entanglements for US policy although , in one respect at least , the possibility that the US might be able to influence French policy and be able to exert sufficient influence on France to reach a negotiated settlement made the situation more hopeful . |
| 16 | In addition the Budget made the tax on diesel supplied by firms for employees ' private motoring lower than the tax on petrol . |
| 17 | Inside the synagogue long wooden bench-seats facing the curtained Ark of the Law were filling up , and the high roof made the din of conversation echo loudly . |
| 18 | The night was full of the rasp and scrape of branches as the wind made the limbs of the trees beat against one another . |
| 19 | Suddenly the wind made the plant move , and Mary saw something under the dark green leaves . |
| 20 | The customary gallery of managers and scouts assembled to watch on a night when a chill , blustery wind made the measurement of passes difficult with the result that the match and Rovers in particular took time to warm up - until the 20th minute . |
| 21 | 13 MINUTES : Goddard , whose return to the side made the team tick , crossed for Guentchev to beat the Saints ' offside trap . |
| 22 | Lie-don 's lyrics , his jack-knife turns on single words like ‘ Va-cunt ’ , the inspiring segueing of jackboots marching , hands clapping , and a drum 's beat , and the basic thrill of the most rancid and magnetic voice in rock made the Sex Pistols the most intimidating and exhilarating fanfare of contempt and discontent going . |
| 23 | But in January the Iraqi leader 's flat disdain for a diplomatic alternative made the start of the war to liberate Kuwait straightforward for America and its allies . |
| 24 | As the aircraft carrier made the battleship obsolete , Phil Lowe established that the lumbering forward was about to join the mastodons in extinction . |
| 25 | When Gypsy made the Dance Top Ten , the ‘ video ’ shown was simply a bizarre still photo of what appeared to be a bespectacled school-kid . |
| 26 | This practice made the clay into a more workable material , improved the firing qualities as well as making economic use of the materials readily available on the farm . |
| 27 | The line-up for the fourth Grand Slam Finals of the Vauxhall Indoor Tennis Trophy reflects a mixture of old and new , as former champions Queen 's Club make the grade for the fourth time , whilst Royal Berkshire earn a place in the last four for the first time in their debut Trophy season . |
| 28 | Suppose we believe that the snow is what is muffling the sound of the traffic , or that flipping the switch made the windscreen wipers start to work , or that it is the position of the car 's heater that accounts for the driver 's left knee being warm . |
| 29 | Corpus Christi College made the suggestion that he should sleep in Corpus but take his meals in his old college of Magdalene ; a proposal so bizarre that it should be accounted for by a motive , not to have at dinner a famously silent person , imagined as a wet blanket . |
| 30 | The extract from the file on Tweed you sent with the courier made the point he often stays at top places because he thinks he 's less likely to be noticed . ’ |