Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] do [adv] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the Giggs/Kelly incident at the beginning of the game it looked like a perfectly fair challenge after all it 's not as if Girly Pallyster does n't make contact with the person he 's marking ( and that 's in both senses of the word marking ) . |
| 2 | As for the Giggs/Kelly incident at the beginning of the game it looked like a perfectly fair challenge after all it 's not as if Girly Pallyster does n't make contact with the person he 's marking ( and that 's in both senses of the word marking ) . |
| 3 | Being the prevailing wind did not make a storm less stormy ; having bubonic plague during a Black Death which affected half the world did not make it less painful ; being overindebted at a time when cultural change had made it fashionable neither excused it nor mitigated it . |
| 4 | This stand does not make me blind to the distress others feel or to the disillusionment that this issue causes . |
| 5 | The Daily Mail does not make any reference to The Fox at all . |
| 6 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 7 | ‘ A whole lot in this mess does n't make sense , ’ said Odell . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , this conclusion did n't make her feel any better . |
| 9 | But all this stuff does n't make me the least bit happy . |
| 10 | As it stands , this organisation does not make clear how the parts relate to each other , what the development is , or even what the point is of some of the parts ( why should there be a special section devoted to her final novel but not the others , for example ? ) . |
| 11 | And to be quite truthful with you , this morning did not make much difference either . |
| 12 | This realization does not make it any easier to accept that our own mercurial organ is the right size and shape for our body . |
| 13 | Unfortunately this logic did not make his task any easier . |
| 14 | I was very conscious that in my presence there it could n't be avoided , though , of course , the Methodist Church does not make any claims to priesthood for its ministry . |
| 15 | Harvey said , ‘ The sooner you get it through your head that this organization does n't make slip-ups the sooner you can relax and stop bugging me . ’ |
| 16 | This reciprocal position did not make for sincerity and real understanding . |
| 17 | She swung round and marched along the path to where the boat was moored , and this time did n't make the mistake of turning back when she heard him laugh . |
| 18 | The appalling layout of the £5.50 public timetable does not make this at all clear and critical correspondence appeared in the railway press . |
| 19 | The Regional Council does not make the claim suggested , but is satisfied that , against the Structure Plan targets , the continuing effects of the recession and the continuing levels of build involving infill and Livingston , the requirements for a five year land supply are met . |
| 20 | The surviving correspondence does not make clear what happened to Mr. Carrick , but as Glassford had by the time of election three votes prepared and George Abercromby defeated Major Dundas , it may be surmised that Lord Dundas 's failure to secure the reinstatement of the collector of Inverness was seen by Glassford as a neglect which justified his remaining friendly with Abercromby . |
| 21 | Corporate management did not make councils more managerial . |
| 22 | These are reasons to be cheerful , but the studied neglect of the national press does n't make only Kitty angry . |
| 23 | To come home from work and sit in front of the TV all evening does not make us feel better . |
| 24 | However , the applicable amount does not make a distinction between those eligible for a long-term as opposed to an ordinary rate , nor is there a distinction between a householder and non-householder , although there are additions for special needs . |
| 25 | It 's too bad that endless repetition does not make a thing true , or nuclear power would be the safe , cheap , people-friendly option that Steuart Campbell fondly imagines ( Points of View , today ) . |
| 26 | On the other hand , the fact that a threat is couched in polite and regretful language does not make it any less a threat , and there is little value in the distinction which has been suggested between a warning and a threat . |
| 27 | Blacks need to realise that affirmative action can not solve their most serious problems , whites need to remember that affirmative action does not make it an advantage to be born black . |
| 28 | To realise that a crippled leg does n't make me some sort of oddity . |
| 29 | Unknowingly Raistrick followed the same path as the St. Mary 's workers and came to the same conclusion : the instability of the antibacterial substance did not make further attempts worth while . |
| 30 | Medical science did not make the progress in mastering cancer , heart ailments and mental and nervous disorders which it had made in dealing with communicable diseases . |