Example sentences of "[Wh pn] make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His restlessness permeated the entire house , and she felt guilty , certain that her presence was tying him to Gullholm , that if it were n't for her he would go home , or visit one or other of his sisters or his mother , all of whom made regular telephone calls . |
| 2 | He dodged between the startled shoppers , none of whom made any attempt to stop him . |
| 3 | But Smith 's name is unfamiliar even to many of the professional mathematicians who make regular use of the ideas he introduced . |
| 4 | Rents After discussion it was agreed that the upstairs room be let free to organisations who make regular use of the hall . |
| 5 | Rents After discussion it was agreed that the upstairs room be let free to organisations who make regular use of the hall . |
| 6 | THOSE Sassenachs , like me , who make regular pilgrimages to your magnificent country to fish inevitably become lost in admiration for the scenery and for its inhabitants . |
| 7 | It 's only the oddities who make elderly bachelors . ’ |
| 8 | People who make snap judgements based on hearsay and flimsy evidence are stupid ! ’ she cried , her small figure quivering with outrage . |
| 9 | Intake and despatch is controlled by the operations team who make sure customers orders are scheduled on time . |
| 10 | Breastfeeding may be best — but is n't it time for all those who make non-breastfeeding mothers feel guilty to mind their own business ? |
| 11 | We personally think that many who make poor choices are aware of such commonsense criteria but choose to ignore it . |
| 12 | In addition to spouses the people who make such claims are : former spouses who have not remarried ; children ; people who were treated as children of the deceased ; any other person ( relative or not ) who was being maintained financially by the deceased at the time of his or her death ( Cretney , 1984 , pp. 702–7 ) . |
| 13 | It follows that the meaning of ontological claims becomes fully transparent only if such claims are seen in the context of certain life-modalities of those who make such claims ; in effect , all such claims become interpretable as forms of man " sown self-understanding . |
| 14 | People who make such assertions do so not so much on a scientific basis , but because they have another axe to grind . |
| 15 | This is the stage , sadly , when many people are ready to believe that they can be put in touch with the relative or friend who has died , and consult faith healers who make all sorts of promises . |
| 16 | The package cost $5,100 million , to be financed by compensatory revenues of $2,600 million gained from closing a loophole for wealthy taxpayers who make quarterly income tax payments , $880 million from maintaining the unemployment tax at 0.08 per cent ( instead of allowing the scheduled drop to 0.06 percent ) , and $1,700 million from allowing the Internal Revenue Service to continue to withold tax refunds from people who had defaulted on student loans . |
| 17 | Another reason for the more restricted use of these sorts of typification is that the situations in which they become operative are infrequent , such as the typifications ‘ old biddies ’ or ‘ old dolls ’ for pensioners who make petty complaints , ‘ Easton funny ’ for strange and odd events , and ‘ loopers ’ for odd and strange people . |
| 18 | ONE might forgive John Torode ( 'Illiberal liberalism' , 3 October ) for thinking that the intolerance of liberals who make loud professions of tolerance is preferable to the intolerance of Muslims who do not . |
| 19 | However , the Sun 's italicised section in the body of its report — ‘ he had wooed her five years with champagne and romantic meals , getting just a kiss on the cheek in return ’ — provides the clear message of what allegedly out-of-work actresses are expected to give tycoons who make that son of trouble . |
| 20 | However , we know of two firms who make similar dovecotes together with other garden ornaments : Roseney Farm Designs , Lanlivery , Bodmin , Cornwall ( Tel : 0208 872664 ) and Forsham Dovecotes , Goreside Farm , Great Chart , Ashford , Kent ( Tel : 0233–820 229 ) . |
| 21 | Car repair costs are set to rise under EC proposals threatening independent firms who make spare parts , the Consumers ' Association has warned . |
| 22 | There are certain personality characteristics that are basic to people who make good planners . |
| 23 | There are several specialist ice-cream manufacturers who make good quality coconut ice-cream . |
| 24 | Seventy nine per cent of people who make New Year 's resolutions keep them only a week . |
| 25 | Whilst this suggests that a large number of people make use of the procedure , the recent research figures reveal that it is not only private citizens , but also ‘ large organisations ’ and other ‘ small litigants , ’ who make extensive use of the procedure . |
| 26 | So we start to take an interest , and among other things we 're passed the names of a couple of Iranians who make frequent trips back home by train . |
| 27 | Sarah Draper , Assistant Curator of Archaeology at the National Maritime Museum , Greenwich , expresses the strongest disapproval of private wreck salvage operations and ‘ treasure hunters ’ who make large sums of money from salvage operations . |
| 28 | In his own particular way , Karajan also kept intact the ideal of ensemble opera , building teams and rehearsing , with the aid of handsome subventions from his record companies who make preliminary recordings , over a time-span that makes even Glyndebourne 's schedules look rushed . |
| 29 | As well as toy giant Mattel , who make eternally-young Barbie , they also promote Coca-Cola and the resort 's famous tower . |
| 30 | There is in fact no special protection afforded by the law to members of a council who make defamatory statements at meetings of the council . |