Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] make the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For me it is still a long haul towards fluency ( and the closer you get , the more tempting just to stop with what you have ) but that sense of a door opening when you reach the conversational level makes the effort of getting another language worthwhile . |
| 2 | His outline programme included a 100-day package to curb inflation , a declared intention to make the forint into a convertible currency ( but without a specified target date ) , and a commitment to land reforms , as demanded by the Smallholders who had campaigned on the single issue of returning farmland to its pre-1947 owners ; agriculture was to become primarily based on private ownership , with encouragement for family farms and voluntary co-operatives , although a limited number of state farms would also remain in existence . |
| 3 | I have found when mixing cement , sand and water , that they need the help of a softening agent to make the mortar much more malleable . |
| 4 | Yet the political imperative made the bargaining essential , indeed urged it on . |
| 5 | Some miners wanted to take up this challenge , but there was not sufficient determined popular support to make the break with a more conventional trade union practice . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , Vietnam , as well as China , represented entanglements for US policy although , in one respect at least , the possibility that the US might be able to influence French policy and be able to exert sufficient influence on France to reach a negotiated settlement made the situation more hopeful . |
| 7 | Electronic mail makes the importance of context all the clearer . |
| 8 | Inside the synagogue long wooden bench-seats facing the curtained Ark of the Law were filling up , and the high roof made the din of conversation echo loudly . |
| 9 | The sight of Gustave Eiffel 's soaring pyramid makes the visitor 's heart quicken . |
| 10 | He kept the turn going to the right , using the drag of the extended reverser to make the turn easier . |
| 11 | Coffee and a careful briefing make the difference , and the boys spark as always . |
| 12 | However , I found that in many instances this slipping action makes the disc useless , as it is unable to cut to any depth before it stops rotating . |
| 13 | Too steep for tillage , the higher slopes of the hills carried innumerable sheep , and the mild , damp climate made the land less suitable than chalk downlands for the sheep fold and wheat growing . |
| 14 | Ireland is presented as a place whose feminine nature makes the country require a more powerful masculine presence to keep it from the savagery of the giant who is unmistakably a Roman Catholic monster . |
| 15 | The New English Bible makes the meaning of verse 5 plain . |
| 16 | My right hon. Friend made the position absolutely clear on Tuesday . |
| 17 | Had he been in his place on Tuesday , when my right hon. Friend made the opening speech on the Loyal Address , he would have heard him say that the Government would introduce a measure to deal with the young thugs , as my hon. Friend calls them , who indulge in joyriding , a practice which hon. Members in all parts of the House deplore ; those young people will , therefore , be offending . |
| 18 | My hon. Friend makes the point : it is his local authority 's duty to comply with the 1968 Act and not for the chief constable to bend section 39 of the 1986 Act . |
| 19 | My hon. Friend makes the point well and pithily . |
| 20 | I like to put a pale colour behind a darkish one to make the dark colour stand out more and a dark colour dropped in just at one point behind a light colour to make the paleness improve . |
| 21 | The year 1759 was the annus mirabilis , the year of marvels , in which British arms were triumphant throughout the world , but each fresh victory made the French more eager to strike at their enemy 's heart and homeland . |
| 22 | Concerning the question of enhancing the role of the institutions of the Community , the Foreign Secretary made the point that work was being done to establish a more active role for national parliaments in considering Community legislation in line with the strong tradition of the Westminster and Danish parliaments . |
| 23 | The sun was falling from the sky , exhausted after its day 's work , and the approaching twilight made the school seem even larger . |
| 24 | The text retrieval system , like many other systems throughout the authority , suffers from the absence of the political , managerial and cultural will to make the system work at its most cost effective . |
| 25 | Sometimes the historical background makes the law more intelligible , or supports one interpretation of the law rather than another . |
| 26 | Instead of the stitch being transferred completely , leaving an empty needle to make the lace ‘ hole ’ , the stitch is only partially transferred . |
| 27 | If this reduced the likelihood of an lbw decision the unfamiliar angle made the batsman 's job that much more difficult . |
| 28 | His successful enthusiasm for Scottish TV made the business a media conglomerate , as did the acquisition of book publishers , magazines and the contract for Yellow Pages ( another American invention ) . |
| 29 | These lies also alter the loft of the club ; a downhill lie will make a 5-iron into a 4-iron or even a 3-iron , whereas an uphill lie makes the club more lofted . |
| 30 | The Blackpool Civic Trust made the restoration of the car their special project for the Borough Centenary in 1976 , and accordingly the car returned in 1975 and was displayed on the Promenade opposite the Foxhall . |