Example sentences of "[conj] it made [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The creation of the autonomous region had been opposed by the Moro National Liberation Front ( MNFL ) , the largest of the separatist guerrilla organizations , on the grounds that it made insufficient concessions to Moslem autonomy and failed to meet the terms of the 1976 Tripoli Accord [ see p. 28440 ] . |
| 2 | It was only after the rebellion of autumn 1483 had demonstrated that Richard had lost the support of a significant number of his brother 's men , that it made political sense to indulge in general criticism of Edward IV 's reign . |
| 3 | It was only after the rebellion of autumn 1483 had demonstrated that Richard had lost the support of a significant number of his brother 's men , that it made political sense to indulge in general criticism of Edward IV 's reign . |
| 4 | The real clincher was that it made better tea and beer than the pump muck . |
| 5 | From my discussions with British Rail , I know that it made specific proposals for the diversion of at least four of the crossings and that the Ramblers Association objected to them all . |
| 6 | It was claimed that it made rural communities vulnerable to guerrilla reprisals . |
| 7 | At the meeting the SOC finally ceased its efforts to amend the UN draft plan so that it made explicit mention of " genocide " , in reference to the appalling human rights record of the Khmer Rouge government of the late 1970s . |
| 8 | Rather , the fact that it made any headway at all bears witness to the degree to which wide sections of the British public became alarmed by the apparent drift of Chamberlain 's foreign policy . |
| 9 | Not that it made any difference to the dead . |
| 10 | I recall from when I saw it later that it made excellent footage . |
| 11 | Its yellow eyes were looking at me ; its mouth opened and it made strange sounds at me . |
| 12 | The theory was a good scientific theory , in the sense described in Chapter 1 : it was simple and it made definite predictions that could be tested by observation . |
| 13 | And it made better grass . |
| 14 | Our masters have had to size up the capacity they have at different plants and it made more sense to move production to Leeds |
| 15 | There were n't , we did it singly and it made more people did n't it ? |
| 16 | Wake , who has taken over from Ron Aitken , said one of BAIE 's strengths was its diversity and it made sound practice , as well as fun , to tap into the network . |
| 17 | But Luke only nodded , as if it made perfect sense . |
| 18 | We know if it made any note of where we 're meant to be going . |
| 19 | And he said er ten pound were n't it , but it made four joints , yeah |
| 20 | But it made awful mess . |
| 21 | So when Fleischmann and Pons announced test-tube fusion as a source of energy — which was the ‘ angle ’ that the media took up and portrayed it as a clean source — the news that they apparently saw tritium as a fusion product was lost on most media , but it made many scientists concerned and others excited . |
| 22 | It may have rained for hours , but it made little difference to the River Lambourn . |
| 23 | The first meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers was held on 2 January 1818 with eight founder members present , but it made slow progress until in 1820 Telford , who never joined the Smeatonians , agreed to become the first president . |
| 24 | In the upshot the SEA , whilst it made some concessions to the political aspirations of the EP , was notable chiefly for its powerful commitment to the economic concept of completing the internal market . |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , of course , ’ said Holly , as though it made any sense to her . |
| 26 | A fist flew towards him on the screen , filled it as it made apparent impact and then vanished away . |
| 27 | The only real characteristic of each day was that it was the same as the day before and to give any account of such days in strict sequence would make as tedious reading as it made tedious living . |