Example sentences of "[noun pl] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not long after , the Athenians made a peace with the Spartans and their allies for thirty years , giving up Nisaia , Pegai , Troizen and Achaia , their possessions in the Peloponnese ’ ( Thuc. i.115.1 ) . |
| 2 | Despite the lack of international judicial uniformity on several important issues , the Hague Rules made a signal contribution to international trade . |
| 3 | TWO alert cops made a drug bust — and seized cannabis plants growing at the POLICE STATION . |
| 4 | Some authorities made a point of saying that they did not have a training programme because they depended on courses that presented themselves , e.g. : ‘ We always hope to send staff on courses as they are advertised ’ . |
| 5 | Two other defenders made a grab for Okoye but missed . |
| 6 | GNASHING teeth make a sort of sliding , scraping noise inside the head , I find . |
| 7 | Third , Prisoner 's Dilemma type situations are another class of cases where authorities make a difference while conforming with the dependence thesis . |
| 8 | These superb exhibits created by experts make a visit to EDEN CAMP a wonderful and revealing day out for all the family ( please allow three hours plus for a visit ) . |
| 9 | Complicated patterns make a room shrink . |
| 10 | In return employers make a commitment to provide support for schools and colleges , as well as further education and training and worthwhile jobs for those who reach the agreed targets . |
| 11 | ‘ Before the revenue laws were tightened up , the Joseph-Robinson shareholders made a fortune out of this stuff . |
| 12 | Spurs made a £810,000 profit in the six months to November , 1991 . |
| 13 | Some interviewers make a grid and award marks against each heading . |
| 14 | This is shown by the judgment of Lord Greene in Saltman where he said : " If two parties make a contract under which one of them obtains for the purpose of the contract or in connection with it some confidential matter , even though the contract is silent on the matter of confidence the law will imply an obligation to treat that confidential matter in a confidential way as one of the implied terms of the contract ; but the obligation of confidence is not limited to cases where the parties are in a contractual relationship " . |
| 15 | The experience is one to suggest an affirmative response to the question , ‘ Do Parties Make a Difference ? ’ |
| 16 | Rose , in his book Do Parties Make a Difference ? , argues that " the 1974 Heath Government fulfilled at least 80% of its manifesto pledges … [ and ] the 1979 Labour Government … acted unambiguously upon 54% of its manifesto commitments and gave some evidence of action upon another 19% " . |
| 17 | Many of the new designs make a quantum leap in the choice of materials ; more and more parts are being made of plastics . |
| 18 | In 1279 the purely clerical assemblies of both provinces made a grant to the king towards the cost of the Welsh wars , but again only after there had been discussion in diocesan assemblies . |
| 19 | Make-up manufacturers made a fortune . |
| 20 | En route aircraft from the BPF carriers attacked Sumatran oil refineries around Palembang , and on January 24 a force of 43 Avengers , twelve Fireflies ( eight 60lb rockets each ) and fifty escorting fighters made a strike against Pladjoe refinery . |
| 21 | ‘ Besides , schools make a reduction for two , do n't they ? |
| 22 | I believed then and still believe now that schools make a difference . |
| 23 | ‘ Are n't you going to introduce me ? ’ he enquired shortly of Rosemary , while his eyes made a meal of Leith 's thick chestnut-coloured hair and her beautifully structured face and figure . |
| 24 | A DIGITAL counting system to prevent overcrowding at Perry 's Brasserie in Beaumont Street , Darlington has been a great success , staff said yesterday The scheme was introduced last month after environmental health inspectors made a surprise visit and found about 930 people inside the capacity is 725 . |
| 25 | In March parents and relatives of Italy 's 17,000 missionaries made a pilgrimage to Rome . |
| 26 | Crichlow stood on the finish pontoon with a grin like a piano keyboard while the Canadian team supporters made a din the like of which has never been known before from Canadians . |
| 27 | Is it true that a former DTI Minister , who happens to be the current treasurer of the Conservative party — the noble Lord Beaverbrook — in five months made a profit of £50 million by purchasing and then selling a huge tract of the fragile Guyana rain forest ? |
| 28 | FIGURE 1 Three triangles make a gull ! |
| 29 | A* algorithms make a decision at point B about which path to follow up . |
| 30 | Male crickets make a noise by rubbing their wings together . |