Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] it make [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Her hair had been flattened by the storm so that it made Trent think of a squashed astrakan hat .
2 The hipbelt 's purple padding is deeply grooved at the sides so that it makes contact with the body .
3 The act affected the working of the political system in a number of significant ways so that it makes sense for us to see the constitution in very different terms from those which focused on the balance between King , Lords and Commons .
4 By " saying " things I do not mean simply that men talk about what they do , but that all their social behaviour is " coded " so that it makes statements about what the social situation is and where the actor is positioned in that social situation .
5 Mr Delors claims that ‘ binding procedures ’ do not break the principle of ‘ subsidiarity ’ — the idea that decisions should be taken at EC level only when it makes sense to do so .
6 If the patient has a positive supporting reaction , the physiotherapist places his foot carefully towards the floor , grading the pressure it receives in order to reduce the automatic reaction of pushing down as soon as it makes contact .
7 The first decision was clearly whether it made sense to concentrate all our resources behind the two core businesses , without foods .
8 In fact the terms ‘ form ’ and ‘ content ’ ceased to be operative and were replaced ( in so far as it makes sense to speak of replacement ) by the distinction between ‘ material ’ and ‘ device ’ .
9 That was not going to help him at all , even if it made Humber happier .
10 In recent years , it has been argued that the position and powers of the Prime Minister have altered so considerably that it makes sense to talk about the rise of prime ministerial government and the transformation of the Cabinet into yet another " dignified " part of the constitution .
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