Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] make the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 During a lull in the shouting I made the tea , and as I was pouring the cups out Mum asked Dad what she should do .
2 On the album I make the comment that somebody had asked me the same question and I said , ‘ Yep , my left hand 's doing good , right hand 's doing alright , my mind 's as sharp as a tack .
3 While the evidence of an expert witness or the advice of a tribunal-appointed expert may have a decisive influence , it is the tribunal of judge(s) or arbitrator(s) which makes the decision as part of its judgment or award , and not the expert .
4 I was really proud of the master stroke which made the album something special .
5 After missing in a flat calm against the French , it was typical of Hastings that he succeeded in a gale which made the Murrayfield goal-posts moan like a didgeridoo .
6 I knew it would fall flat ; but it was n't the bad script which made the film unsuccessful .
7 The burden of proof has switched from the Department which made the error to the claimant .
8 Among the white cells are scavenger cells collectively known as granulocytes ; lymphocytes , which are responsible for the immune response ; macrophages , which are also scavengers ; and a type of cell which makes the platelets involved in the clotting of blood when an injury to a vessel occurs .
9 From a book , The Modern Short Story , by H. E. Bates , I remember a criticism of Hardy which made the blood rush to my head with anger :
10 It is the class of retinal images which make the perceptron fire .
11 This can become extreme , however , for there are instances of very large borders which make the mosaic a small panel in the midst of a hem background .
12 This means that , without a freewheel , the result is an unwanted yawing effect which makes the landing more difficult , particularly if tail rotor/collective pitch mixing is being used .
13 [ 4.1 ] The Landlord may at any time before the Certificate Date require the form of the Lease and the rights and obligations of the parties under it to be varied in such manner as the Landlord shall [ reasonably ] require to take account of any modifications made in accordance with clause 2.4 after the date of this agreement There is limited scope in this clause for substantial amendment to the form of the lease and as very few amendments are foreseeable , a tenant may be justified in deleting this provision , although clause 4.2 contains safeguards which make the clause tolerable if the landlord insists on its retention .
14 Joseph Thomson , the first European to explore Masailand , noted that ‘ they indulged in none of the obtrusive , vulgar inquisitiveness or aggressive impertinence which makes the traveller 's life a burden to him among other native tribes ’ .
15 With Dennis she made the mistake of saying where she lived before he did .
16 Trading involves only a handful of traders who make the markets and a relatively closed universe of institutional investors .
17 Of all the journalists who made the pilgrimage to Dovercourt , the team from the BBC caused the greatest excitement .
18 It was an American poet who made the observation .
19 At the second attempt she made the connection and heard the telephone begin to ring at the other end .
20 Because it is the manufacturers who make the standards , with little or no input from the users or consumers .
21 Three cheers for our kids who made the grade
22 Indeed , Roberts herself makes the point that , for example , Anderson 's reliance upon census data made it difficult for him to see the extent of exchanges across households .
23 With all this hype and cheap talk they make the game look ignorant .
24 However , like General MacArthur he made the promise ‘ I will return ’ and so he did , the next night .
25 His progress was predictably rapid , and after eighteen months he made the move to television , even though it was only as an assistant on Pets and Vets , an animal welfare show .
26 The authorities which made the list became hot gossip — Walsall , Avon , Haringey , Greenwich , Barking & Dagenham , North Tyneside , Newcastle , Manchester and Liverpool .
27 They include aerobatic displays , rural crafts , trade stands , and a motor safari which make the event of interest , not just to equestrian enthusiasts .
28 Unfortunately , the equally essential but less tangible skills which make the difference between the ordinary and superlative restaurant manager can hardly be judged in the short period of a competition .
29 What has happened however is that we have lost the philosophical framework which made the development of patristic Christology possible .
30 Goulding scored a super try early in the second half , beating two men close to the line to score near the posts — and he also created the chance for the final try which made the game safe for Widnes .
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