Example sentences of "[adv] made it [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereby he , had obviously made it clear from the start |
| 2 | Dad 's first name was George , and he had already made it clear on several occasions that when Granpa retired he had no intention of taking over from him as he did n't want to leave his mates on the docks . |
| 3 | But I am surprised your powers of observation have not already made it clear to you that he is in reality more than that . |
| 4 | Poor Ned , cruel with his jealousy , who had already made it clear to her that as soon as Captain Goldsborough went away again — as he surely would — to see to his interests in Antigua and Martinique , then she would have to give Ned exactly what he wanted . |
| 5 | Right , now you you 've already made it clear to us that about half the increase in development costs are due to increases in the costs of the equipment . |
| 6 | He said he had already made it clear to the convention that he wanted to establish a good relationship with COSLA and local government , and to make a new start after a period of expenditure difficulties . |
| 7 | Even within the non-union camp , the British idea of a loose grouping of European states in close association with the United States faced opposition from those who argued for a ‘ third force , essentially a cooperative European security arrangement without American participation : General de Gaulle had already made it clear in 1946 that he favoured this path . |
| 8 | In retrospect , the greatest disservice Charles Howard ever did me was the way he had somehow made it impossible for me to trust this man . |
| 9 | Not only had Cora-Beth been incredibly patient and understanding about his reluctance to become engaged these past two years , but during that period of his life she had somehow made it possible for them to renew their old easy friendship . |
| 10 | But the loss of military independence , industrial capacity , employment and markets that such a policy would involve has always made it unacceptable to Western European governments and electorates , including our own . |
| 11 | In the past we 've always made it easy for you . |
| 12 | He has always made it tough for me when he has been in contention but I can deal with that because I have confidence in my game . ’ |
| 13 | The growth of housing associations has been encouraged and subsidized from the centre , but financial rules have also made it advantageous for councils to co-operate ( form partnerships ) with housing associations . |
| 14 | My friends have also made it difficult for me , but the world has n't come to an end . ’ |
| 15 | Subdued housing market turnover since the end of 1988 has also made it difficult for borrowers to clear arrears by trading down , and some may have thought it in their best interests to default once their mortgages exceeded the value of their homes — although the borrower in this situation still remains legally liable for any outstanding debt after the property has been sold . |
| 16 | I have repeatedly made it clear in the House and beyond that I am working to seek an agreement at Maastricht that will be acceptable to the House and this country . |
| 17 | Volkswagen , which helped develop the smaller Eurobag specifically for smaller cars , introduced the Eurobag as optional equipment on the Golf last year and has now made it available on the Passat saloon as well . |
| 18 | Following upon the Cleveland Report which was concerned with civil proceedings the Criminal Justice Act 1991 has now made it possible for video recordings of interviews with children to be used as evidence in criminal proceedings . |
| 19 | The UKCC has now made it mandatory for all nurses to attend a five-day refresher course every three years to maintain their registration . |
| 20 | If surprise had n't made it impossible for Isabel to prevaricate , her quick blush would certainly have betrayed her . |
| 21 | We always regarded it as a partnership , we just had n't made it official by telling the Institute or the Inland Revenue . ’ |
| 22 | It seems likely that , if Prince Charles had n't made it famous through his children 's book The Old Man of Lochnagar , nobody might have known that , by 1984 , only 13 trout survived in this highly acidified loch . |
| 23 | The Danish blocking of Maastricht has at least made it possible for Britain to argue for ‘ no Single Currency ’ and to suspend her membership of the ERM , an option formally closed by the Treaty . |
| 24 | The Chancellor has evidently made it clear to Moscow that West Germany respects East Germany 's existence as a separate state , that it does not want to alter the present military set-up of Nato and the Warsaw Pact , and that although it aims to overcome the division of Europe , this does not also apply to the political division of Germany — at least for the foreseeable future . |
| 25 | He says we 've actually made it clear on our planning application that we 're prepared to look very carefully at the mix and size and type of housing to ensure it fits what local people need in the area . |
| 26 | Follow up calls are not permitted if the investor has recently made it clear to the firm that he does not wish to discuss the matter . |