Example sentences of "[is] make a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only thing she 'd done is make a small scratch with a rose thorn and was unfortunate enough to get a piece of contaminated soil |
| 2 | ‘ What I am going to do , ’ he says , ‘ is make a special presentation , to mark this brave effort . ’ |
| 3 | When you have sent off your pristine cassette , your witty biography and your complimentary tickets , the next thing you need to do is make a follow-up call : ‘ Oh hello . |
| 4 | The choice between big city life and small town values is made a great deal easier by the fact that this idyllic southern country village is like Twin Peaks without the psychopaths , peopled entirely by lovable eccentrics and glamorous models . |
| 5 | The use of certain exclusion clauses is made a criminal offence : the Consumer Transactions ( Restriction on Statements ) Order ( SI 1976 No 1813 ) makes it a criminal offence to seek to exclude or limit liability for breach of the implied terms in contracts of sale where the buyer deals as a consumer a defined in the UCTA 1977 . |
| 6 | Thus the advance is made a split second after discerning the opponent 's attack . |
| 7 | There 's an ecumenical consensus nowadays surely that it is by faith and baptism that one is made a Christian or becomes a Christian and we 've also inherited , many of us , another rite , with its origins in the New Testament , valuable in the making of a christian and the three strands in confirmation set out in the report before us would certainly be owned by all of us . |
| 8 | It 's made a great thoroughfare in the dining area and broken the dining area up a bit . |
| 9 | With Sugar and ‘ Copper Blue ’ he 's made a great start . |
| 10 | She says that it 's made a great difference , the swan can now struggle to it 's feet . |
| 11 | Someone 's made a right pig 's ear of them , and that 's a fact . |
| 12 | ‘ He 's made a marvellous recovery since he 's been with us in Barbados . |
| 13 | ‘ Thoo 's made a good choice there , Aah thinks , ’ he said grudgingly , as he and George walked across Crown Square . |
| 14 | He 's made a good start , now comes the big push . |
| 15 | He 's made a good marriage . |
| 16 | Saddlers manager Kenny Hibbitt said : ‘ I always knew he had quality and he 's made a tremendous start to his career . ’ |
| 17 | President George Bush said : ‘ I do n't know what Saddam 's doing , but he 's made a big mistake . |
| 18 | She says : ‘ He 's made a big difference to my being able to get through it . |
| 19 | A big issue has been made out of the racism allegations , which I think people will make up their own minds about , but no-one 's made a big issue out of the fact that a lot of people are getting ripped off here . ’ |
| 20 | Its local MP sympathises — he says the committee 's made a big mistake . |
| 21 | She says she 's made a special cake and wants us to help eat it up . ’ |
| 22 | If he 's made me believe them , that means he 's made a large part of the new me . |
| 23 | Shaw 's made a considerable investment in the future in terms of systems development and enhancement , with about 80 projects being completed during the year . |
| 24 | ‘ He 's made a remarkable recovery , ’ Sister Cooney said . |
| 25 | But she 's made a miraculous recovery , and has now been allowed home . |
| 26 | Gresham 's made a promising start with contributions from Ivor Crampsie , Alistair Ponder and Hugh Semple but slumped from 131/3 to 169 at the hands of Ashley Cowan ( 4/33 ) and Richard Wilson ( 4/36 ) . |
| 27 | And it 's made a lovely edging for a wooden tray , coated in varnish once the paste is dry . , . |
| 28 | And he 's made a beautiful one for me , so I 'm happy about it . ’ |
| 29 | One of the most successful stage acts is making a controversial comeback after a fifteen year break . |
| 30 | It would be heartless to deny her the pleasure of feeling that she is making a useful contribution to the preparation of meals , but it would be equally unkind not to make it clear to her from the beginning just who will be in charge and wearing the chef 's hat ! |