Example sentences of "[noun pl] make any [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Whatever one 's political view of them , if the privatization proposals made any sense then prices being kept down by competition should be at their heart .
2 Do you really believe star signs make any difference ? ’
3 Only Swimmer of Lakes made any sound , a restless snorting , an anxious pawing at the ground .
4 One of my favourites is the ‘ MEANINGLESS ’ section , where none of the books make any sense .
5 Since the subjects in Study 2 did not expect a recognition phase it was clearly not sufficient to simply repeat the study without subjects making any judgments , instead judgment tasks had to be found that were not related to risk and were still sufficiently engaging for subjects not to suspect a memory test afterwards .
6 There was a brief discussion before another member of the group stepped forward and made an announcement , the only words making any sense to her being those of Rune 's name .
7 After torrential rainfalls over the Bank Holiday , a spokesman for the Three Valleys Water area suggested : ‘ It would have to rain like this every day for three months to make any difference . ’
8 And it would have to rain for months to make any difference .
9 And levels in some areas are now so low , that it would have to rain for months to make any difference .
10 Hopkins argued that much of this type of corporate crime ( violation of consumer laws ) could be viewed as a breakdown in communication or organizational procedures , and he attempted to see if , as a result of being fined , these companies made any effort to locate the flawed chain of information and correct it .
11 None of this new generation of models make any pretence about the inanities and absurdities of their job , and their brand of individual beauty reflects that approach .
12 ‘ Do you find these ideas make any progress at the university ? ’ he asked .
13 ‘ Employers with work-stations already in place will have four years to make any improvements , providing there is no immediate health or safety risk to employees .
14 I was questioned about this in recent years when I visited the Camp during one of my lecture rounds to the ATC in the Highlands , but I only add this yarn to illustrate that it takes all kinds to make any air force station , and I am sure our childrens ' children will be told and the tale will no doubt be embroidered to suit the occasion .
15 None of these comparisons makes any allowance for the effects of inflation .
16 As both a guitar fetishist and a hi-fi victim I read with interest the letter from Jonathan Simmonds in the June issue , since his comments about Eric Johnson 's ability to hear the difference between jack plugs reminds me of the debate in the hi-fi world a while back about whether interconnect and speaker cables made any difference to the sound of a system .
17 What they will add up to is anyone 's guess at the moment ; inflation , uncertainty about the pace and impact of climate change , and the political factors which govern priorities make any attempt at assessment a futile exercise .
18 Step 12 Evaluate the success of your actions by asking : ‘ Have my actions made any difference to the person 's behaviour ? ’
19 Trustspan produce trussed rafters to make any kind of roof work .
20 Neither Sister Cooney nor the doctors made any comment , but its disappearance was noted .
21 Is this sufficient for inverts and would reflectors make any improvement ?
22 The CEGB was forced to use court procedures to make any headway and began the lengthy process of obtaining injunctions against named individuals it could identify .
23 None of the men made any attempt to escape when they struggled , subdued and shaken , on to the bank .
24 There remains overhaul and it is far to early in the proceedings to make any forecasts as to completion dates .
25 In fact very few generative systems make any attempt at processing punctuation .
26 Philip Mead , with six not out , was what one might diffidently label their top scorer , and only two other batsmen made any runs at all .
27 Thirteen per cent said that none of these factors made any difference , or said they did n't know .
28 The first time the adventurers make any attempt to break it , tell them that the figure of Khorne appears to move in the frame and the eyes of the god appear to be turned on them .
29 In fact , only 12 national forests make any money at all , and a paltry $10m at that .
30 The main reason for the first three failures to carry the Bill through Parliament was that the then Secretary of State for Education , George Kekewich , objected to the clauses in the Bill whereby it was not compulsory for local authorities to make any provision for the education of deaf children in their area .
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