Example sentences of "[adv] make a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was already chaotically busy with officials and administrators knitting together the many responsibilities which would eventually make a successful tournament . |
| 2 | Now , if you make a cup very deep and turn the sides over , you eventually make a lensless pinhole camera . |
| 3 | People only rarely make a positive choice , weighing up one credit arrangement against another . |
| 4 | Here at the scene of the crime he only made a preliminary examination . |
| 5 | The pelagic zone also includes a few creatures that are land-based , but none the less make a significant contribution to the marine ecology : birds such as the puffins , gannets , boobies , auks , terns and penguins ; the pinniped carnivores — seals , sea-lions , fur seals , and walruses ; other carnivores — the sea-otter and the polar bear ; reptiles such as some marine crocodiles and the marine , herbivorous iguana of the Galapagos Islands . |
| 6 | When the children help , they sometimes suggest a different way of arranging things and even a small alteration can suddenly make a forgotten toy more popular . |
| 7 | Here , instinctual need provides the impetus for intelligent action , and an instinctual drive which would merely make a hungry dog bark at a suspended bone makes a hungry primate build , climb and reach with a tool . |
| 8 | It would perhaps make a poignant epitaph to Eliot 's creative career that he should return to the literary associations and memories of his youth in America — the " Victorian American " who even in his rebellion against that inheritance marked himself as its true heir . |
| 9 | You will only make a powerful enemy . |
| 10 | Non-executive directors can only make a limited contribution to a company given that they have little knowledge of its day-to-day working . ’ |
| 11 | If a bird pecks at these it will probably only make a small tear in the edge of the wing and the butterfly may then escape . |
| 12 | ‘ It has already been said that the Duchess of York will only make a fleeting visit with princesses Beatrice and Eugenie so it looks like that the two royal outlaws will now just be bringing the children to tea . ’ |
| 13 | She could only make a calculated guess ; sheer horror at coming face to face with a former lover when the present one stood stiffly beside him . |
| 14 | It is also interesting to note that endorphins are released when acupuncture is practised and perhaps make a significant contribution to the therapeutic effects which may be achieved . |
| 15 | As far as BCCI is concerned , it is understood that a very high proportion of the loans made by BCCI have some sort of deposit associated , and this will obviously make a substantial difference to the amount which can be claimed on behalf of BCCI . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm so glad — because you 'd obviously make a marvellous mother , ’ she said enthusiastically . |
| 17 | By chastising a horse , we only make a tense situation worse . |
| 18 | I obviously made a huge mistake in thinking that we could ever learn to tolerate one another . |
| 19 | You will need to remove all pots and switches to do this , so make a good diagram of the wiring before you do so . |
| 20 | The good reporter did n't necessarily make a good man in the studio , I reminded myself . |
| 21 | But does it necessarily make a secondhand diesel a good buy ? |
| 22 | He had suddenly made a serious error . |
| 23 | In all cases discussed here ( except one ) the testator had none the less made a juridical intention quite clear . |
| 24 | They were still unsure about what to put on the B-side , and only made a final decision as they travelled to the recording studio on the bus . |
| 25 | They were usually billed as the star attraction so John obviously made a good profit out of them but they were still paid at the same rate as all his juveniles , five shillings a week . |
| 26 | She preached about the passover , a subject they had been studying at Bible camp , and obviously made a good impression . |
| 27 | Well not disappointed that they 'd picked up Marvin Cox because obviously they 're going to need a very strong side if they 're going to win anything so erm you know , with guys like Marvin around , then it 's got to be a good idea , you know , they 've obviously made a big jump there to grab someone they think 's going to make a difference . |
| 28 | Having apparently made a good case ( to wit , the UK now spends nearly two per cent less per head on education than in 1980 ) it starts talking about education . |
| 29 | This was the line of reasoning adopted in the Takeover Panel case : the government had apparently made a conscious decision to encourage the setting up of a self-regulatory body , and the Panel operated against the background of a network of statutory provisions relevant to its activities . |
| 30 | But they had all made a serious error , himself included . |