Example sentences of "makes it [adj -er] " in BNC.
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1 | Marie strokes the back of my head , but it just makes it worse . |
2 | When the pain is worse ( < ) for the slightest movement and continued motion only makes it worse still . |
3 | Headache better ( > ) cool air and motion until they become warmed up which then makes it worse ( < ) ; worse ( < ) lying down , warm wraps and noise . |
4 | What makes it worse is that nobody seems to know what happened . ’ |
5 | ‘ Perhaps it makes it worse . |
6 | He does n't understand , I suppose , and that makes it worse because he feels more . |
7 | The fact that both Linda and I were abused makes it worse because I want to help her , I want to comfort her , I want to care for her , but by doing that I 've got to forget about what 's happening to me . |
8 | I think very often you do need professional help and it is n't possible to do it with family and friends because of the interaction that actually makes it worse . |
9 | I think that just makes it worse . |
10 | That 's what makes it worse . |
11 | Most neither know nor care , which makes it worse . |
12 | Soon as she sees something going wrong , she comes bowling round spreading sweetness and light , and that just makes it worse . ’ |
13 | What makes it worse is the fact that this could be their most significant tour , with the ( temporary ) return of John Lombardo . |
14 | She said : ‘ Do n't you think that makes it worse ? ’ |
15 | No — do n't drink ; that makes it worse . |
16 | ‘ That makes it worse , not better , ’ burst out McAllister . |
17 | That makes it worse , I suppose . ’ |
18 | ‘ I suppose that makes it worse . ’ |
19 | What makes it worse is the fact that this could be their most significant tour , with the ( temporary ) return of John Lombardo . |
20 | What makes it worse was that yesterday Andy Cole scored 2 ( out of his 3 ) goals when he was offside . |
21 | And if you remember I said that , because of its concern for security , the state creates a capacity for violence in the world of states , its , its environment and since this is er erm a characteristic of all states , however large or small the resources , they all create this capacity , they all have a defence policy er there is a consequent competition and this competition , far from resolving the problem of security , in fact exacerbates it , it makes it worse , and so states find themselves competing at different levels er competing particularly in the creation of military capabilities and the consequence of this is a more or less sustained and permanent arms race which frequently er produces armed struggles and war . |
22 | There are hitches and hassles aplenty to contend with now and what makes it worse is that you 're powerless to do anything except grumble and grouse . |
23 | He said : ‘ That makes it worse . ’ |
24 | It 's a one way street and all ai n't it , that makes it worse . |
25 | it 's no use going up to look at four walls , it makes it worse , again . |
26 | So I always sit up in bed for ages really wide awake , and I 'm reading and doing all sorts of thinking like things , and I 'd be talking to Ben , and he would say yeah , yeah , and he 's really vague as well , and I , I get really angry and then I think you can tell because then you tend to lean across and say , are you alright , are you alright , and I just find it makes it worse . |
27 | A horse will pull all the more against a bit which causes him pain or if his mouth is split in the corner even though pulling makes it worse . |
28 | But it continues to be developed , and each refinement makes it simpler and speedier . |
29 | It seems to be assumed by many advertisers that this sort of thing makes it simpler for the ( presumably illiterate ) public to take in , but I have never seen any evidence whatever to prove that it is better than , or even as good as , writing in slightly more formal English . |
30 | An example is the idea that multiplying a number always makes it bigger — an idea correctly acquired from experience with whole numbers , but commonly carried over into work with decimal or fractional numbers less than one , where it causes widespread error . |