Example sentences of "[noun pl] make [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parkin secondly criticises the use which functionalists make of evidence which seems to indicate a consensus about the prestige ranking of occupations . |
| 2 | The romantic-lyrical ballad style of twentieth-century Tin Pan Alley clings stubbornly to its role in the representation of gender relations within the norms set by the stereotype of the bourgeois couple , despite attempts made from time to time to move it into new patterns with new meanings . |
| 3 | In a more explicitly theoretical paper , Lavandera ( 1982 ) presents the general argument that syntactic variation can be studied only at a superficial level if the analytic method does not take account of the use which speakers make of variation for stylistic and discourse purposes ; frequently they exploit subtle differences in meaning of the kind which ( for example ) Weiner and Labov deliberately simplify . |
| 4 | It seems clear that studying intonation in relation to discourse makes it possible to explain much more comprehensively the uses that speakers make of intonation . |
| 5 | The accommodation model deals with the adjustments which speakers make with respect to each other in a particular encounter , but it can not explain the " base line " of behaviour which each individual brings to that encounter , i.e. the speaker 's own norm , which is itself somehow related to the community 's norm . |
| 6 | I y c Yes , debates in cabinet perhaps , but we 're not talking about debates in cabinet , we 're talking about speeches made at Blackpool or at fringe meetings of Blackpool , which lead people to believe that the government is moving substantially towards the right . |
| 7 | At common law no protection was given to those reporting speeches made in Parliament . |
| 8 | A strong Calvinist , he was never a friend to the episcopate , and moved the cessation of business in response to the accusation of seditious speeches made by Bishop Richard Neile [ q.v. ] , once Salisbury 's chaplain , against the Commons in 1614 . |
| 9 | I have referred to some of the powerful speeches made by Opposition Members with particular constituency interests . |
| 10 | Back-bench revolts are not unknown , e.g. the Shops Bill in 1986 , and many government sponsored amendments represent concessions made by Government to its own supporters . |
| 11 | ‘ The concessions made by Cabinet ministers in private consultations with government backbenchers are no substitute for public scrutiny . ’ |
| 12 | And once again , there was a welcome on the streets as the cars made for Freemantle . |
| 13 | These efforts paid off when J.D. Power and Associates , an influential market-research firm ( see box ) , ranked the Buick LeSabre as the most trouble-free of all cars made in America . |
| 14 | In addition , I have put the matter on the agenda for the Ministers of the Interior of our partners in Europe , because I want a European standard with tighter security applying to all cars made in Europe and sold in this country . |
| 15 | So , you know , all erm , Toyota Corollas or something are produced in Derby and those cars made in Derby will not only satiate the U K demand , but they 'll also be exported to all other countries in the world , including Japan itself . |
| 16 | Cascade or waterfall units made of fibreglass or vacuum-formed plastic are readily available in a multitude of shapes , sizes and colours . |
| 17 | Composed variously of opus sectile ( marbles in a variety of geometric shapes ) , opus alexendrinum ( large slabs of precious oriental marbles ) and opus tessellatum ( pictorial designs made from tesserae , like mosaic ) , over the centuries the pavement has buckled into a surface far from level and has suffered from atmospheric pollution as well as wear and tear of daily use . |
| 18 | From Australia , former Woodworker editor , Peter Collenette sends a report on the Tasmanian furniture-maker , Alan Livermore , who is one of the few designer-makers to have his designs made in factories and in his own workshop . |
| 19 | Much analysis of public transport use has been based simply on estimating the number of single ( one-way ) trips made by passengers . |
| 20 | Use in rural areas is extensive , but it is in urban areas that it reaches its apogee , with some 30 per cent of home-work trips and 64 per cent of home-school trips made by cycle . |
| 21 | But given the opposing demands made on film productions before they are shown , I believe it 's as close as we may get towards an insight into the rank and file members of a movement that had a profound influence on Liverpool politics for a decade . |
| 22 | Within this framework , Lyons ' emphasis on the particular demands made on English by its international functions might provide some partial explanation for its greater use of paralinguistic features rather than grammatical ones for indicating status , although more comparative and historical research would be necessary . |
| 23 | In some cases , however , the exigencies of timetabling for examinations and the demands made on students by applications for courses of further study can reduce the effective time available to the one-year foundation courses to as little as twenty or twenty-four weeks . |
| 24 | Mr MacGregor said that he would delay introducing the scheme because of the demands made on teachers by other educational reforms . |
| 25 | To ‘ walk in God 's ways ’ reflects all the demands made on Israel by Yahweh , the personal God of the Old Testament . |
| 26 | At present however , service managers lack information about the nature of current practice , the demands made on welfare officers by courts and divorcing families , and the resource implications of these . |
| 27 | Everybody knows that college teachers have long holidays , but few people appreciate the variety or intensity of the demands made on college teachers . |
| 28 | The demands made on people need always to be heavy . |
| 29 | it overlooks the need to assess and reassess the needs and changing demands made on department funds . |
| 30 | Increasing and conflicting demands made on funds for NHS use tends to focus media interest on the service 's shortcomings rather than its strengths . |