Example sentences of "[noun prp] make [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the stink it raised in some quarters , The Krays made perfect sense as a symptom of the curious British habit of turning petty villains into national folk heroes . |
| 2 | When Mr Rocard made that speech , the ecologists were being credited with almost 20 per cent of the vote . |
| 3 | Frau Nordern made another foray . |
| 4 | The editorial panel 's interview with Sir Jeremy Morse made fascinating reading in February . |
| 5 | Guernsey made short work of the opposition when they won the event on home soil in 1990 . |
| 6 | For example , Norway imposed a freeze on social security benefits and West Germany made all student grants repayable to the government , increased contributions to pension and sickness benefit , and delayed rises in pensions . |
| 7 | Brave Gregory Kingsley made legal history after calmly telling a hushed court : ‘ I do n't love her and I do n't want to live with her . ’ |
| 8 | Curran made ten League appearances for the Rokerites in 1986 during Lawrie McMenemy 's ill-fated spell as manager . |
| 9 | Winsor & Newton make three alkyd mediums in total ; Liquin , Wingel and Oleopasto . |
| 10 | Gala won the ruck and Lawson made some ground before belting the ball up the middle of the field . |
| 11 | Garrick Morgan and Warwick Waugh were well matched by the Monmouthshire pair of Tony Rees and Mike Voyle yesterday , and the experienced Rod McCall made little difference when he came on to replace Morgan . |
| 12 | Two figure compositions by Stanley Spencer made satisfactory money although the results will have disappointed those dealers who were pushing Spencer 's market a couple of seasons ago . |
| 13 | During his reign Edgar made one decision which was to have great significance later . |
| 14 | Although she did call for a fuller apprenticeship for women , Amelia McLean did not argue ( nor did anyone else ) that the Monotype made old-fashioned apprentice ships redundant , and that by a historical reversal of the usual procedure , women compositors in 1910 actually controlled a skilled process while men did not . |
| 15 | Armed with sticks and bottles and bare fists the sturdy folk of Sinkport made short work of their opponents , and Aunt Clarabel herself ended the contest by knocking Cut-throat Jake senseless with a rolling-pin . |
| 16 | In this new study , Baur made considerable use of Hegel 's dialectical conception , finding the New Testament to reflect , not a homogeneous movement , but a conflict between an earlier , Petrine theology and a later , Pauline type , which the later New Testament documents were attempting dialectical movement in the development of the church and theology in subsequent ages . |
| 17 | Indonesia Made British Responsibility |
| 18 | Young Queen Conch make admirable aquarium subjects and are valuable controllers of hair algae , their basic diet , in the aquarium . |
| 19 | In 1981 , Prime Minister Robert Mugabe made this comment on the goals of education : |
| 20 | The East Wings of both Knossos and Zakro make better sense interpreted as sanctuaries ( see Castleden 1989 , pp. 48–51 , 90–2 ) . |
| 21 | Could Edward make proper use of such advantages ? |
| 22 | Israel 's talks with Syria made little headway on the major dispute between the two countries , centred on Israel 's occupation of the Golan Heights . |
| 23 | The bidder 's estimate is that at least £31million of the property profit has been taken above the line , and Kingfisher also questions whether Dixons made any profit at all in 1988-89 from selling electrical goods in the UK . |
| 24 | Four weeks ago Richard made medical history by having a kidney transplant in the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham . |
| 25 | Along with the rest of Scotland 's front five — Kenny Milne , Paul Burnell , Andy Reed and Damian Cronin — Wright made sufficient impact to earn selection for the Lions ' tour of New Zealand . |
| 26 | Dustin made dubious reparation to the Italian community by playing the slimy Enrico ‘ Ratso ’ Rizzo in his next movie , Midnight Cowboy , an adulterous Italian bank clerk in Alfredo Alfredo , and Vito , a thief of Italian extraction , in Family Business . |
| 27 | ‘ Dustin made extraordinary sense the first time he ever read the script . |
| 28 | André made delightful company . |
| 29 | Indeed , after 1322 Edward made little use of parliament . |
| 30 | ‘ Edward made this tray when he was doing handcrafts in the bin , ’ she said . |