Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adj] make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not possible to make much speed in such conditions . |
| 2 | However , it is not possible to make this inference from the data as they are based upon subjects ' responses to a single question . |
| 3 | With cross-sectional data it is not possible to make precise comparisons between changes in employment and economic activity over time . |
| 4 | It 's not usual to make new partners put up a lot of cash . ’ |
| 5 | But it 's not only Trodd and other producers who believe that what makes good work in a collaborative art is the challenge of having to justify decisions to your colleagues , and having colleagues who are not afraid to make those challenges . |
| 6 | The Paris–Bonn axis , it is true , was about to be formalized , with the signing of the Franco-German treaty in January 1963 , but it quickly became clear that the Federal Republic was not willing to make this axis the basis of its foreign policy . |
| 7 | It was not prepared to make any concession at all . |
| 8 | The Chinese were not prepared to make any concessions . |
| 9 | An angry spokeswoman for Edwardian Hotels said the group was not prepared to make any comment on BCCI . |
| 10 | On the subject of the ghost train , the shepherd was not prepared to make any comment . |
| 11 | A man of few words , but strong opinions , the England skipper is not prone to make rash assessments . |
| 12 | Countries can think about widespread famine and the international organization needed to deal with it , but it is not easy to make detailed plans years in advance of the crisis . |
| 13 | Although all Colleges that were within the control of the LEA had broadly similar organisation structures , at a detailed level there were significant differences ( ie in structural arrangements and in the numbers and expertise of staff ) , and it was not appropriate to make detailed proposals for individual Colleges at this stage . |
| 14 | Michael Powell noticed the development of a ‘ civil service ’ mentality within Rank at the time of making The Red Shoes , but his argument that ‘ there is something after all to be said for lavishness , improvisation and a certain amount of waste ’ was not likely to make much headway with John Davis , managing director of Rank from 1948 , who disliked creative people , considering them extravagant and unreliable . |
| 15 | But if we are both determined to mislead him , he is not likely to make much headway . |
| 16 | You 're not supposed to make lumpy custard . |
| 17 | The researchers were not able to make early judgements about the ‘ success ’ or ‘ failure ’ of this attempt and noted that the most striking find was diversity of impact . |
| 18 | In all my professional experience of giving support to troubled marriages , I have never met any couple who were not able to make considerable strides forward if both were genuinely willing to give attention , to the issues underlying their discomfort and conflict and make the changes necessary for health and growth . |
| 19 | What is surprising is that the group which was told the topic immediately after the reading was not able to make any use of the information ; they did just as poorly as the " no topic " group . |
| 20 | It is not difficult to make similar observations in the case of other adjectives : ( 8 ) a meteorological expert romantic novelists foreign policy a nuclear scientist animate nouns the royal hatmaker All these are wholly respectable phrases of English ( especially the last one ) but , in every case , a test using the sentence " This N is A " will either give a meaning to the adjective which is different from that in the original phrase , or simply produce an unacceptable result . |
| 21 | It is simply not necessary to make all policy behind closed doors . |
| 22 | ‘ where it is shown to the satisfaction of a rating authority that any amount paid in respect of rates , and not recoverable apart from this section , could properly be refunded on the ground that … ( e ) the person who made a payment in respect of rates was not liable to make that payment , the rating authority may refund that amount or a part thereof . |
| 23 | Counsel for the appellants argue that the Secretary of State is not entitled to make this distinction . |
| 24 | But we are n't due to make another port of call before we reach home . ’ |
| 25 | Does n't this make 20 points as opposed to our present 19 ? |
| 26 | ‘ However , we were n't able to make that recommendation — although the geology is unusual and the forests have been opened up by gold miners , it is n't under desperate threat and we did n't feel that the area was of particular conservation value . ’ |