Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] makes a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My pebble makes a little grunt . |
| 2 | Her husband makes a veritable meal of professing his regrets : The multiple functions of dramatic irony are apparent here , for this speech is both self-fulfilling — Macbeth will not enjoy any ‘ blessed time ’ from this point onwards — and literally true , since ‘ grace is dead ’ , and Macbeth has killed it ( one of its forms is sleep , which he has also murdered ) . |
| 3 | Her will makes a careful list of most of her very ordinary possessions ; perhaps the most valuable , sentimentally and financially , goes to Samuel Wates , in the form of ‘ Uncle John 's silver watch ’ — possibly the last remaining memento of her deceased brother . |
| 4 | Asil Nadir has been reluctant to return to Britain , partly because he says , media coverage of his case makes a fair trial unlikely . |
| 5 | His finger makes a wide circle . |
| 6 | Your heroine makes a pointed remark , the mysterious man she is face to face with comes back with something yet sharper , more menacing . |
| 7 | Your eye makes a natural adjustment for this when looking at the scene direct so that the colour appears the same irrespective of the lighting . |
| 8 | Because the moment our man makes a wrong move , I 'll take him out ! |