Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] make [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These reflections do not come at the end of the piece — Palomar then goes on to make analogies with human communication — but they do encapsulate its essential spirit and that of many other pieces in the book . |
| 2 | Mackenzie Walcott lamented ‘ it is almost inconceivable the waste that has mercilessly made havoc of the ancient Memorials that gave renown to Stamford ’ . |
| 3 | The death of a single prisoner in Group 4 custody has rightly made headlines . |
| 4 | While it might seem very odd that a museum which is home to such Rembrandt masterpieces as the ‘ Jewish bride ’ , the ‘ Academy lesson of Dr Deyman ’ , the ‘ Night watch ’ and the ‘ Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul ’ , would allocate the funds for a much less impressive work , the Rijksmuseum has long made Rembrandt purchases a priority . |
| 5 | And Charles 's stubborn attitude has only made matters worse . |
| 6 | The energy crisis has suddenly made governments show extraordinary interest in investing large sums in research into alternative energy sources . |
| 7 | Labour has not made headway with that point . |
| 8 | Foreman has not made things easier for Stewart by his jocular jibes . |
| 9 | Since then single malt has been a great success , but Mr Sandy feels that the Treasury is exploiting it : ‘ Of course we were glad that the Chancellor decided not to increase excise on whisky , but last week 's Budget has not made things right . |
| 10 | Belonging to a generation of British artists who make biomorphic compositions , MacIlraith has not made paintings for six years , although he exhibited his drawings with Anthony Brown in 1991 . |
| 11 | The office is not highly institutionalized and she has not made changes in this respect . |
| 12 | Equal opportunity in education and employment has not made science any more popular with women . |
| 13 | It has put in it 's place , a , er a general purposes and finance sub- committee , this is this one referred to , it has not made allowances for who shall serve on it per county , all it did , it called it together very quickly , and to cut costs to authorities , it 's based the meetings in Bristol instead of Exeter , and it was suggested by the chairman of W R A D , that perhaps any volunteers coming onto it , erm , would in fact come from the surrounding counties . |
| 14 | It certainly has not made tournament play any quicker ! |
| 15 | Maggie , in between numbers at a rock concert , talks to Laura about the young student who has just made love to her . |
| 16 | Chapter 1 has already made reference to the dominance of this approach in the USA , and Chapter 8 will consider some of the arguments for and against it . |
| 17 | The Minister has already made proposals about future arrangements . |
| 18 | It gets a bit dull with just the four of you , and of course everyone else has already made plans . ’ |
| 19 | Charles has already made plans to take his sons skiing alone in February . |
| 20 | The Gibson blend of basic business sense and ambition has already made Hartlepool United the success story of the decade to date , most certainly in the NorthEast , and most likely beyond . |
| 21 | STAP is based on an open systems procurement policy and Siemens Nixdorf has already made £25m from the deal . |
| 22 | Anthea has only just stepped into Yvette 's shoes but has already made pals with the other presenters and , course , Bonnie the dog . |
| 23 | The top of the range , £15,290 convertible certainly has a likeable side , as our road test has already made plain . |
| 24 | The ITC has already made plain how it intends to apply them , namely to reduce still further the output of genuinely Christian Broadcasting and increase the multi-faith type . |
| 25 | It is important to check whether the deceased has already made arrangements for their own funeral , or carried funeral insurance ( see Section 6 ) . |
| 26 | In his alter ego , Graham Tydeman has already made waves as a sculptor with the accent on the unusual ; now , it would appear , he has excelled himself . |
| 27 | For us , the Ceramics Fair has always made money and for a dealer that is the most important reason to return year after year . |
| 28 | Willow was also used for eel traps , and the fact of a river being carefully directed to drive a water-wheel has always made water-mills very convenient places to catch eels . |
| 29 | But she has deliberately made theatre a priority . |
| 30 | At the same time the clubhead has still to make contact . |