Example sentences of "[subord] make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had tried to make a pipe once by hollowing out the pith , spongy like the white stuff inside a peeled rush , carving holes with an awl , but the pipe had never done more than make thin sounds magnifying her breathing . |
| 2 | And slick pictures of pretty young people who seem to have nothing better to do than make amateur porn videos — often appearing in up to a dozen different tapes . |
| 3 | It had been anticipated that several of the governors appointed by Congress ( I ) would be replaced by the new government , but rather than make selective changes of those appointees of the former regime the government decided to ask all governors to resign with the intention of reinstating some of them later . |
| 4 | This rationalization for state intervention on efficiency grounds presupposes that government can determine the socially desirable rate of investment and innovation , and that it can take a dispassionate , long-term view of these investment possibilities , rather than make short-run responses to the demands of political interests . [ … ] |
| 5 | To understand and enjoy Versailles , several days are necessary : rather than make several trips from a Paris base itself , it is better to stay in the town . |
| 6 | I have more than made that point in my submission . |
| 7 | Left to itself a vine would carpet the land in every direction , albeit making haphazard progress . |
| 8 | The decision in 1925 turned , however , on a matter which was even more fundamental than making political decisions ‘ knave-proof ’ . |
| 9 | The worry takes two main forms : that American managers spend too much time thinking about short-term earnings rather than making long-term investments ; and that American firms face a higher cost of capital than Japanese or German rivals and so reject investment projects that others eagerly accept . |
| 10 | True , rather than making wholesale changes , gradual changes should be made . |
| 11 | Against this , as we saw , the existentialists argued that rather than making futile attempts to " eliminate " the problem one should subject it to a different type of treatment that would help place it in a proper philosophical perspective , and this was correct as far as it went . |
| 12 | New ways of delivering legal advice and assistance are being explored by the Legal Aid Board including schemes which will franchise certain work to specific firms or agencies rather than making such advice available from any solicitor ( Smith , 1989 ) . |
| 13 | The legislation , which is the first of its kind in the common-law world , was seen as clarifying and putting the law beyond doubt , rather than making new law . |
| 14 | Collecting and cleaning some types of plastic for recycling uses more energy than making new plastic . |
| 15 | Rubber reins are quite simple to recover and be careful prodding with the needle you can stitch the rubber into the reins through the original holes , rather than making fresh ones which would weaken the reins . |
| 16 | drive slowly — it 's safer and it consumes less fuel ; avoid sudden stops and use the gears to slow down rather than making sudden brake stops |
| 17 | Or perhaps it is that life is simply not fair , and that skill and cunning are what we should be using to navigate its choppy waters , rather than making open displays of bravado against the odds . |
| 18 | Philips — like Siemens and GEC — attempted to evolve rather than to make radical changes of direction . |
| 19 | The hard-bitten men round the table knew better than to make that mistake . |
| 20 | Then she was closing her eyes in an agony of resistance , as if making that hand invisible could prevent what she knew was going to happen . |
| 21 | ‘ My Missus if making some tea Selwyn , ’ Barney called after him , ‘ You want some ? ’ |
| 22 | He looked around as if to make sure Agrippa or any other spy was not lurking in the hedgerow , and shook his head in contradiction . |
| 23 | This process saves energy because making new products from virgin materials is less efficient than using secondary materials . |
| 24 | While making primary products more competitive , the devaluation of the kina inevitably resulted in higher inflation which , by the end of 1990 , was running at around 7 per cent per annum . |
| 25 | By holding firm on the divisive issue of the ‘ comb-out ’ , while making substantial concessions on the food question , the Cabinet successfully outfaced the shop stewards ' movement . |
| 26 | Although while making those allegations and telling their bar room stories the Government have added that they propose to respect their obligations under United Nations conventions , they have always followed that with attempts to make the nation 's flesh creep with the thought of the foreign hordes from whom an heroic Home Secretary is now protecting us . |
| 27 | He had decided to opt for medicine rather than the stage , and had felt virtuous , mildly sacrificial , a little self-important while making this choice . |
| 28 | As exclusively reported in NME in August , the band announced their farewell weekend shows at London 's Finsbury Park while making initial plans to tour in December . |
| 29 | It has to be said , however , that some people continue their addiction to death even while making repeated attempts to follow the principles of the Anonymous Fellowship , yet still relapsing time and time again . |
| 30 | While making these decisions she/he may also need to consult the library catalogue from time to time — although a main purpose of stock revision is to improve the range of stock available on the shelves , as well as titles simply listed in the catalogue . |