Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] make [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The use of tagged architecture is limited to research projects at present , although the Burroughs B6700 computer makes some use of tagging .
2 Outstanding among those contributions are his Math Vab Mathonwy ( 1928 ) and Rhiannon ( 1953 ) which , in spite of some evident shortcomings , particularly a failure on the author 's part to make sufficient use of the comparative method , testify to Gruffydd 's originality of mind , his general perceptiveness , and his clarity of exposition .
3 One 's inability to make better speed on a scrambling descent seems as paradoxical as it is frustrating .
4 The two men 's inability to make common cause illustrated one of the main reasons why the government had less to fear from oppositionists than the radical manifestos of 1861 – 2 appeared to suggest .
5 I would have thought that it is the DoT 's responsibility to make some provision for cyclists on main routes like this .
6 The pattern maker 's lathe made fast work of this , the cutter mounted on the cross-slide and wound down the length of the wood .
7 Indeed the Church 's counter-offensive made common property the most familiar arguments of deists and natural law philosophers in order to refute them .
8 WOBBLER : Bruce Grobbelaar 's return made little difference to Liverpool 's leaking defence .
9 Hungry as we are today for the luxury of authenticity and for visual elegance , we find that the Potter 's work makes enticing reading : " How delicious to a schoolboy 's healthy appetite sixty years ago , was a potted meat at breakfast in my grandmother 's old Wiltshire home .
10 Gordon Mitchell 's admirable technical accuracy involves the eye , but the lyricism innate in the best of Brenda Lenaghan 's work makes greater appeal .
11 Ferguson 's chance to make fresh start
12 The story of how Meehan and his advisors tried and failed during the next seven years to obtain justice for him in the light of increasing evidence of his innocence and Waddell 's guilt makes sorry reading .
13 He was injured again when Quinn 's boot made accidental contact with his face .
14 He was injured again when Quinn 's boot made accidental contact with his face .
15 AND FROM THE RACISM THAT SADLY AFFLICTS US ALL AND LEADS WHITE PEOPLE TO ASSOCIATE INFERIORITY AND DARKNESS , KURTEN 'S RECONSTRUCTION MAKES MORE SENSE , SINCE NEANDERTHALS LIVED IN GLACIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND LIGHT SKIN MAY BE AN ADAPTATION TO LIFE IN MIDDLE TO HIGH LATITUDES .
16 The applicant then submitted that a statutory redundancy payment was ‘ pay ’ within article 119 and that on the employer 's default to make that payment the Secretary of State guaranteed the sum under section 106 .
17 And more than Pringle 's will make this year , if you waste any more of my time . ’
18 The first two parts of the proposal were acceptable as offered , but the motion failed in total because of the President 's unwillingness to make any accommodation of any kind on the third clause despite the amendments .
19 They are inter-related and Kennedy 's discussion of bioethics at life 's end makes compelling reading .
20 With barely a week to go before the maiden flight , Paul 's report made alarming reading .
21 The Doctor 's conversation made little sense to Blake .
22 Terah dies , and the stage is set for the story of Abraham ( the new name records God 's promise to make this man the father of many nations , 17:5 ) .
23 How do they develop children 's ability to make effective use of the opportunities for collaboration which the environment provides ?
24 Anyone not a fool or a maniac should acknowledge Izzy 's ability to make this stuff work ; most people do this sort of thing very badly and so we call ‘ rock ’ inane and hopeless , but Stradlin brings verve and love to his work and the drooling beast is once more revivified .
25 Also responsible for the set design and amazingly effective lighting , Michael Poynor 's production made superb use of his youthful cast .
26 Adorno 's view made some sense in 1930 or 1940 , then ; but subsequently , when semi-stasis gives way to more obvious conflicts , its flaws show through .
27 The BEA engineers , in consultation with the boiler-makers , initially concentrated on alternative options for improving boiler reliability , and they had serious doubts about the manufacturers ' capacity to make reliable unit boilers with the higher postwar steam conditions , though gradually these were adopted after 1952 .
28 The three-course table d'hôte menu makes good use of local produce ; Border lamb and fresh trout from the River Tweed are firm favourites .
29 Nor does the arts/science distinction make much sense in terms of graduate employment , if it is assumed that the distinction is based on a simple non-vocational/vocational one or ‘ non-relevant/relevant ’ one .
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