Example sentences of "[pron] makes [art] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says that he 's looking for birds preening or doing something which makes a good composition . |
| 2 | In China , some 7 million biogas plants consume human and food waste , providing gas and a nitrogen-rich sludge which makes a good fertiliser . |
| 3 | " Aurea " , which makes a good splash through spring and summer . |
| 4 | Beta is orange , with a K-type spectrum ; so is Kappa , which makes a good comparison for the red variable Alpha Herculis . |
| 5 | Chi Ophiuchi is an irregular variable with a range of from 4 to 5 ; it lies close to Phi ( 4.3 ) which makes a good comparison star . |
| 6 | ‘ Feminine ’ does often suggest positive ( although limited ) values like petite , delicate and caring as in ‘ She makes a good nurse because she is very feminine ’ . |
| 7 | A pleasant and sympathetic executive , she makes a good team player . |
| 8 | ‘ She has a husband who makes a good living . |
| 9 | The floor of the north-facing harbour is a mass of mooring chains and , according to the Imray pilot , there 's at least one inhabitant with a glass-bottomed boat who makes a good living from visitors ' misfortunes . |
| 10 | Whether or not he makes a good King , we shall have wait and see . |
| 11 | He makes a good point there , though I would have preferred Craig Redpath , the swashbuckling Melrose full-back , as back-up for Gavin Hastings . |
| 12 | He makes a good point . |
| 13 | ‘ It makes a good shroud . ’ |
| 14 | It makes a good spawning medium , my fish spawned this spring and none of them lost a single scale . |
| 15 | There is little industry except the old dog mill which now makes plastic chairs and the new brewery which brews real ale , but being surrounded by the power stations of Drax , Eggborough , Ferrybridge and Thorpe Marsh , it makes a good base for power station workers , who can move for promotion without uprooting their families . |
| 16 | It makes a good contrast to all those clean white jackets on normal club nights . |
| 17 | It makes a good story . |
| 18 | Seeing my disappointment he winked an eye and said , ‘ Well , I must admit that it makes a good story ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ Because it makes a good story , something to talk about in the pubs . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Of course , he might not be geographically correct , but it makes a good story . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Even diluted like I use it , ’ the mother told him , ‘ it makes a good deal of my hair fall out , so goodness knows what 's going to happen to you . |
| 22 | ‘ With no other big news breaking , it makes a good lead item . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ It makes a good target , for two reasons . |
| 24 | The Elgar Serenade has a Larghetto which seems a little slow , and becomes still slower briefly , but there 's plenty of expression and personality throughout the performance , and again it makes a good effect . |
| 25 | It makes a good windbreak too as it filters the wind , rather than encouraging destructive eddies . |
| 26 | I doubt that the public will think that the Bill goes far enough — but it makes a good start . |
| 27 | The dynamic level is quite low , so it makes a good background to a spoken narration or a solo singer . |
| 28 | It makes a good example for them . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ No , ’ he laughed , ‘ but it makes a good tale . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ My sparkle and your strength — it makes a good combination , do n't you think ? ’ |