Example sentences of "[coord] it makes [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Pesto ( Italian basil and pine nut sauce ) is delicious tossed over hot pasta , and it makes a useful substitute for fresh basil in a vinaigrette dressing .
2 It 's an event which has a very special atmosphere and it makes a great day out for all the family .
3 The Waitrose champagne is of the ‘ 83 vintage ; it has a glorious style of its own , light yet biscuity , classy with the muted perfume of hollyhocks and it makes a superb apertif .
4 I 've tried most of the guitar synths and stuff , but I just prefer my instrument : it 's very human and it makes the right noise .
5 It 's it 's they 're allergic to gluten and it makes the inner bowel inflamed so it gives him
6 A lively , fun resort it really offers something to suit everyone and it makes an ideal base for exploring Veneto 's many other attractions .
7 ‘ Of course , he might not be geographically correct , but it makes a good story . ’
8 I doubt that the public will think that the Bill goes far enough — but it makes a good start .
9 ‘ No , ’ he laughed , ‘ but it makes a good tale . ’
10 ‘ That is a slight exaggeration but it makes a serious point . ’
11 That 's a fine distinction , but it makes a big difference . ’
12 But it makes the strongest case I have ever read for reassessing the role of the post-war welfare state in the cultural field , and will force even those who are not convinced by his arguments to sharpen up their own .
13 I shall not read it out , because there is not time , but it makes the very point that , purely and simply for medium-term policies and commercial reasons , we shall sterilise billions of tonnes of coal .
14 The contrast may therefore serve to illustrate one major merit of Brooks 's criticism and of the New Criticism in general : their use of ideas such as irony may seem exaggerated and confusing , but it makes the important point that the meaning of poetry , though possibly analyzable , can not be expressed properly in the form of a conventional prosaic statement .
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