Example sentences of "[that] make [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The dogs followed hard on their heels up the deep-treaded , creaking staircase that made a gradual ascent to the first floor .
2 In chapter four below , there will be an examination of her poetry to demonstrate what sorts of books Leapor read , and especially those that made a strong impact on her work .
3 Damp , fragrant veils that made a cool tent around the central space of heat where Rose began to ply the heavy iron .
4 There was something about this part of France that made a powerful appeal to her imagination and emotions .
5 Somewhere among the crags of limestone that made a broad shelf along part of the foin 's lowest slopes .
6 There was a spaciousness and simplicity of line that made a perfect foil for the few touches of vibrant colour that drew the eye , and yet the whole effect was completely uncontrived , as if it had all come together naturally .
7 Carson liked her because she seemed to display the ideal mix of warmth and distance that made a good neighbour .
8 He was accustomed to it from his schooldays since his was n't a memory system that made a good impression on harassed teachers or impatient examiners , especially as it did n't work at all with books .
9 The main proof Van Laue offers for this argument is the polarisation of society between global conflict and a backward society that made a liberal constitution impossible .
10 The air was fresh and sweet , the river swept along on its way , swelled by the backwash that made a tiny waterfall further along .
11 And he was the only lecturer who would admit that he 'd changed his mind about something since the last lecture , and that made a great impression on me .
12 And that made a big difference to my life .
13 There was something about the expression on his face as he unclipped his seatbelt and turned towards her that made a sudden flurry of alarm run through her , and she backed as far away as the close confines of the car would allow .
14 Powered by roller skates , many of these locomotive dancers were whirling corrugated plastic tubes that made a wooo-wooo sound .
15 As she hurried over the rough track that made a short cut between her aunt 's cottage and the farmhouse where Angela lived , Cheryl 's eye was caught by a splash of colour on the far side of the field .
16 The woman smiled and nodded at me through the noise that made a surrounding silence .
17 The feel of them brought him back into the attic room , to the confusion that made a few words on a piece of paper into a lifeline .
18 The new calendar , now known as the ‘ Young-Avestan calendar ’ appears to have been adopted in the reign of Cambyses ' great successor Darius I. The most thorough and plausible investigation of the date of its introduction is that made a few years ago by the distinguished historian of ancient astronomy the late Willy Hartner of Frankfurt University .
19 It was a standard opening — the kind of play that made no real difference to the final outcome — yet somehow the boy made it seem a challenge .
20 It was , after all , the absence of free trade unions that made the Soviet Union such an effective tyranny , for there was no protector of the individual against the system ; and it was Polish Solidarity that began the unravelling of the communist tyranny .
21 Agricultural prosperity rested on secure tenures that made the substantial farmers feel themselves to be full proprietors .
22 But it was guarding the Japanese prisoners in Changi Jail that made the deepest impression on the 20-year-old sergeant from Billingham .
23 The only road was a quarter of a mile away up a track , leading down to the campsite itself , so that made the immediate area pretty safe .
24 Miss Murdock , who appears to have had a sense of humour , expressed her high regard for the autochrome process , the delights of which she said , were mainly due to the high number of failures that made the occasional success all the more thrilling .
25 Miss Murdock , who appears to have had a sense of humour , expressed her high regard for the autochrome process , the delights of which she said , were mainly due to the high number of failures that made the occasional successes all the more thrilling .
26 Even Riven laughed with the rest as they piled into the inn Finnan had told them of , and Ratagan wished the landlord good day in a roar that made the poor man cower .
27 Ramsay MacDonald was beaten by such a campaign in 1921 with language that made the general election of 1918 seem tame .
28 If redundancy was the leading form of change to 1981 , it was gains in productivity that made the greatest inroads from then .
29 It was only the breeze when the car was moving that made the warm air breathable .
30 ‘ Fowler ’ was inserted for ‘ Tebbit ’ on the placards and the demonstration went ahead with a degree of intimidation that made the front page of every national newspaper the next day .
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