Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Richard Neilman of the Nazelden Foundation in Minneapolis identifies the following eight characteristics : The sufferer thinks frequently of the next opportunity for use or may make specific resolutions not to use . |
| 2 | In principle , that ought to make Japanese firms the ideal global companies . |
| 3 | That ought to make this situation easier to bear . |
| 4 | One of the first rules of house and hall parties had been to scout the building for dark corners that might make useful retiring-places if the evening went well — preference was given to anywhere that had a lock on the inside . |
| 5 | Labour is equally ludicrous : it is committed to banning ‘ trees and shrubs that could make more women feel vulnerable to attack ’ . |
| 6 | This was a power station that could make maximum use of the available supplies of uranium by actually creating its own new fuel . |
| 7 | No I do n't think there were , there might have been one or two , yes I do know one that used to make some form of er something for the saddlery trade and you know those houses opposite the alms houses in Road , there are some alms houses on the one side , then there 's some houses that lie up steps on the other side of the road if they 're still there . |
| 8 | It concerned the plot to overthrow his brother and form a new dictatorship ; but he had discovered another side to the story , a sinister angle that would make international headlines if it were ever made public . |
| 9 | The broad gauge set the standard for developments for half a century , largely because the greater stability permitted higher speeds than were then possible on the narrow gauge and hence led to engineering advances that would make such speeds possible , eventually in the narrow gauge as well . |
| 10 | Is there a company that would make new frames using my silver surrounds ? |
| 11 | Of course , two parties may announce before an election that they are prepared to go into coalition with each other but they can not guarantee the election result that would make that coalition possible . |
| 12 | Eighteenth-century Bristol was an environmental disaster area with problems of atmospheric pollution that would make present-day Mexico City seem like a health resort . |
| 13 | Competitive equilibrium ensures that there is no resource transfer between industries that would make all consumers better off . |
| 14 | Many church leaders have been speaking out in favour of changes that would make African societies more participatory . |
| 15 | The object of the League was to create the conditions of international security that would make general disarmament possible . |
| 16 | There are several other wedding anniversaries that would make successful flower pictures — for instance , for the bronze anniversary it would be very interesting to find a coppery frame and some flowers to match . |
| 17 | Here are several other suggestions that would make excellent messages for various occasions , and provide a very different way of expressing your feelings : |
| 18 | It was de Kruif who in 1919 , as a young PhD just returned to the University of Michigan after two years at war , decided on a career that would make more money for himself and his future wife than what he called ‘ microbe hunting ’ . |
| 19 | I suspect that Pound is rueful at best when he looks down and sees us industriously annotating out of Sir Edward Coke Canto 107 , without noticing that the English language is in that canto handled with none of the sensitivity that would make those labours worthwhile . |
| 20 | King & McGaw 's order and delivery department enable us to feature posters for almost any book promotion we have undertaken at very short notice , and its warehouse staff can pick , pack and despatch any quantity of posters from a large range with a speed that would make most book publishers ' head spin ( with a twice-weekly delivery and a next day customer order service , I think most booksellers would agree with me ) . |
| 21 | With Gary 's wealth of experience in bridal hairstyles and his superb creative talent we 're going to create a look for you that would make any bride blush . |
| 22 | Mariana did n't look up so the smile Trent gave her was a waste of time and he could n't think of anything else to say , or nothing that would make any difference . |
| 23 | I find the Epigraphes antiques short of that elusive Debussyan charm which needs pianistic half-lights , and although the other shorter pieces on this disc are thoughtfully done ( for example , La plus que lente , Le petit nègre and the Danse bohémienne ) , one looks in vain for the special insight and sensitivity that would make these performances memorable . |
| 24 | An allocation is Pareto-efficient if there is no reallocation of resources that would make some people better off without making some people worse off . |
| 25 | The Strategic Defence Initative Organisation , which over the past decade has spent some $10 billion in answer to Ronald Reagan 's call for a defence that would make nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete , is no more . |
| 26 | To do so would require a delay of many years in order to put British Telecom 's accounts into a form that would make piecemeal disposals possible ’ . |
| 27 | In the down-sizing 1990s , this essentially means providing the glue that will make disparate mainframe , client-server and network systems co-function . |
| 28 | What are the circumstances that will make one technique more effective than another ? |
| 29 | While the Alvey project will shed light on difficulties being experienced with systems now in service , this ESRC project is intended to provide background long-range knowledge that will make future expert systems easier for people to use . |
| 30 | How can we ensure that the data survives that will make these questions answerable ? |