Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] makes a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before the cholera outbreak in Two Years Ago ( 1857 ) , where he makes a second appearance , he alone among the landowners takes the doctor 's advice and sees that the pig keeps its distance from the cottage , and that the cottages themselves are thoroughly scoured . |
| 2 | The unpaired 5'T(-1) lies in the major groove of the next duplex , where it makes a Hoogsteen base pair with A17 to form a T.A.T triple helical interaction . |
| 3 | The dynamic level is quite low , so it makes a good background to a spoken narration or a solo singer . |
| 4 | Their basic proposition was that we tend to organise and simplify incoming information until it makes a satisfying pattern . |
| 5 | The courts have stated that the driver who was driving the vehicle with the consent of the owner does not become guilty of s.12 if he makes a reasonable deviation , e.g. to go to the toilet . |
| 6 | Under sections 1 and 14 someone can be guilty only if he makes a false statement ‘ in the course of a trade or business . ’ |
| 7 | If he makes a bad shot he says it 's because he 's blind but Gary says it 's because his technique is wrong . |
| 8 | Viewed from an overhead perspective , Rufus can stomp from block to block with impunity but falls to his death if he makes a wrong move . |
| 9 | If a taxpayer has two residences he can elect which of them is to be treated as his main residence ( s222(5) ) for the purpose of the exemption and notwithstanding the terms of the above concession the husband can avoid difficulty if he makes a positive election . |
| 10 | I wish that it were possible to bring more of those who are responsible for them to justice , but , as my hon. Friend knows , because he makes a close study of such matters , it is often impossible for the police to identify those who are responsible . |
| 11 | A couple of episodes have been shot there — mainly because it makes a nice change from Birmingham where maverick lawyer Kinsey and his partner Trish ( Serena Gordon ) have their offices . |
| 12 | ‘ Because it makes a good story , something to talk about in the pubs . ’ |
| 13 | Because it makes a straight line . |
| 14 | This is what makes the job of the share analyst much more difficult than that of the bond analyst , because it makes a fair comparison between two firms extremely difficult . |
| 15 | on balance credit is beneficial , since it makes a useful contribution to the living standards and the economic and social well-being of the majority of British people . |
| 16 | I do so want to help him before he makes a complete fool of himself . |
| 17 | Before it makes a new rule , an exchange must ensure that the relevant rule is within the scope of any statutory controls that apply to it , and covered by the exchange 's own objects and purposes . |
| 18 | Mr Bishko says sales volumes need to rise by a fifth or a quarter for the US operation to break even , and more stores will be needed before it makes a satisfactory profit . |
| 19 | Characterising the individual speaker 's topic as ‘ what I think we 're talking about ’ incorporates both that element which the conversational analyst tends to abstract as the ‘ topic of conversation ’ for the participants ( 'What we 're talking about' ) and the individual speaker 's version ( 'I think' ) , as he/she makes a conversational contribution . |
| 20 | Much has changed since he was at the Academy in 1959 and he will soon see just how much When he makes a personal tour of the Academy . |
| 21 | If he does sport independently , he has to concentrate on maintaining control over any associated reactions which could knock him off balance as he makes a physical effort . |