Example sentences of "[adj] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Too young to rule effectively in person , he was too old to make a minority an attractive prospect . |
| 2 | Too young to rule effectively in person , he was too old to make a minority an attractive prospect . |
| 3 | David O'Leary had another reason for the lack of flair : ‘ Once it went to extra time everyone was afraid to make a mistake . |
| 4 | A twelve year old makes a wish at a fair ground fortune telling booth that he could be big , and the next morning his astonished to find that he 's fully grown |
| 5 | Seb 's father was a large , comfortable-looking man who did not seem disposed to make a fuss . |
| 6 | De Gaulle was too embarrassed to make a scene of it . |
| 7 | The replies were versions of , ‘ He is a brave man for talking out about corruption , but he is too unstable to make a leader , ’ and ‘ We village people are all stupid , we know that , but we do n't want another war . ’ |
| 8 | A public officer has discretion wherever the effective limits on his power leave him free to make a choice among possible courses of action or inaction . |
| 9 | It is sometimes argued that indirect taxes are , in welfare terms , preferable to direct taxes , as they leave the taxpayer free to make a choice . |
| 10 | Yet all couples have to make the break from home , emotionally if not physically , if they are to be free to make a marriage work . |
| 11 | ‘ It means of course , ’ she went on in the same level tone , ‘ that you will not be free to make a decision until your uncle dies . |
| 12 | Where proceedings are delayed through unreasonable or time-wasting behaviour by one of the parties involved , the Reporter should feel free to make a recommendation , on which the Secretary of State will place considerable weight , that the expenses of other parties be awarded against the party responsible . |
| 13 | She left his office quietly , too raw to make a scene and attract attention , wanting only to crawl into a corner and hide . |
| 14 | Then George Potter retired in 1966 , leaving this nucleus of magnolias , we felt it was a good foundation to build on , although we were careful to make a selection rather than a collection . |
| 15 | Er and it would be just as sensible to make a discount for industrial land on that basis . |
| 16 | Without ruining life with morbid obsessions about attacks and burglaries , it 's sensible to make a home as secure as possible with strong locks on doors and windows and maybe some form of alarm system . |
| 17 | Pale shades reflect light , opening out small areas , while on the other hand , dark , rich tones will absorb light to make a room look smaller . |
| 18 | The purée keeps well in the refrigerator , so it is economical to make a batch and store it . |
| 19 | Mr Hayton said he would be willing to make a presentation of the computer findings to councillors and if the results could be challenged , they would be re-examined . |
| 20 | Especially if you are never willing to make a decision without first seeing and perhaps trialling the product . ’ |
| 21 | During his absence all government business , even the most trivial , came to a stop , since no minister was willing to make a decision while Lij Yasu was away . |
| 22 | If , on the other hand , the trader ( without the customer having requested him to do so ) has telephoned the customer indicating that he is willing to make a visit , the trader 's subsequent visit will be unsolicited and the Regulations will apply . |
| 23 | my Lord , my Lord erm my Lord that really brings me to what are , er my conclusions , my Lord erm , can I just practice my conclusions with two erm comments , first of all about the , the my learned friend seems to paint erm in relation to this of course Mr made a point quite strongly that he agrees this is a relevant consideration and that er have exaggerated the situation and if they are willing to make a point a like this it would require evidence , they did point to their accounts , Lord erm I do n't see to put in evidence , but the , the statutory statement of business served er filed by on the first of September this year with the D T I , revealed that has a total of sixteen and a half billion in it 's members premium trust funds which is up four billion from the end of the previous year , erm , set against that the claims now made against the names is , is relatively speaking er small , erm my Lord |
| 24 | If you 're energetic there 's a choice of so many land to water-based sports and activities , too numerous to name — and almost too mind-boggling to make a decision on . |
| 25 | Before the end of the year , he was also prepared to make a concession to Philip Augustus and legitimize his heirs — Philip 's bigamous wife had conveniently died — to encourage Philip towards the support of Otto . |
| 26 | it was not relevant that the insurer was prepared to make a payment in the event that they did provide insurance cover . |
| 27 | Following this , the children come to realise that pictures are part of a tradition ; finally , children may be prepared to make a judgement going beyond an individual culture . |
| 28 | Maxwell suggested that the government might be prepared to make a grant equal to the amount collected by the refugee organisations . |
| 29 | In case anything went wrong , I was prepared to make a dash for Armstrong . |
| 30 | The apostle Peter told his friends : always be prepared to make a defence for the hope that is in you . |