Example sentences of "the [noun sg] make [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What this means is that the opportunity to make worthwhile teaching points , about the subject matter on display , will be missed . |
| 2 | It is seen as crucial that all parties interested in broadcasting on the public channel should work together and seize the opportunity to make public television in Australia a reality . |
| 3 | I watched a man working on a special cookery book for a mother who is both blind and diabetic ; he made it so obvious that he valued the opportunity to make some reparation that I wonder whether more opportunities like this could not be created . |
| 4 | From that first step into making money there is a pattern of change in product or profession or activity which is explained by the opportunity to make more money . |
| 5 | is that the boiler making that noise ? |
| 6 | I once attempted to read his first book , Alex Through The Looking Glass , but stumbled and fell at page 10 where the Hurricane made this observation on the subject of literature : ‘ My favourite read is Robert Ludlum . |
| 7 | The trial made legal history when child witnesses gave evidence using closed circuit television cameras . |
| 8 | It was not until 584 that his bid for the throne made serious headway , and then only after the murder of Chilperic had left certain of his followers without a patron . |
| 9 | The substance of the field makes impressive reading Volume 2 covers AI programming languages ; applications research in science , medicine and education ; and automatic programming . |
| 10 | Once again , the intensity of contact spread over such a long time in the field makes this form of self-monitoring difficult to maintain , and there was also a general resistance from below to the management 's instruction . |
| 11 | The decision to make this process possible by the foundation of colleges or universities and the financial maintenance of students has been taken , down through the ages , by the sources of munificence in each succeeding period , until in our own day the lion 's share is produced through public funds voted by central government and local authorities . |
| 12 | However , the decision to make this assumption explicit in [ 18b ] does convey something — something about the speaker 's assessment of the hearer 's processing resources , and hence something about the speaker 's assessment of their relationship . |
| 13 | Her friends were settled , politics infinitely depressing , she came to the decision to make some break ; it was time for her to go . |
| 14 | So he did nothing for Mary or Rufus that morning , did not even seek them out , scarcely knew whether Rufus was still asleep on the terrace or back in bed with Mary , and when he found further sleep impossible because of his shivering body and pounding head , he sat in the kitchen making instant coffee for himself but took none up to them . |
| 15 | Chrissie went on down to the kitchen to make some tea . |
| 16 | When she woke in the morning , she pulled on her dressing-gown and went down to the kitchen to make some tea . |
| 17 | Grace went into the kitchen to make more tea . |
| 18 | If this occurs the chemical structure of the drug makes further growth of the DNA chain impossible , and so the copies of viral DNA would never be completed . |
| 19 | From time to time the University makes available research studentships in selected areas . |
| 20 | ‘ Does the interview with the Admiral make any difference to anything ? ’ |
| 21 | It has one central point of teaching and the details of the story make that point both clear and vivid . |
| 22 | A dashboard-mounted lever allows the driver to make easy direction changes . |
| 23 | The biggest reason for Asia 's sceptical eye on the Gulf , though , is that not many Asians are convinced the fight makes any difference . |
| 24 | We are surprised that the guidance makes scant reference to the importance of strategic planning guidance , particularly since it stresses the close scrutiny which the Secretary of State will want to give to large scale or controversial proposals , which must be referred to him . |
| 25 | The chef makes tasty bread rolls and grows his own herbs . |
| 26 | But the heroes who convey this impression are merely embodying the Apolline response to life 's horror : the attempt to make that horror acceptable . |
| 27 | The industry made much play of the fact that the flask survived virtually unscathed . |
| 28 | Similarly , girth of the penis makes little difference since direction and technique of thrust in intercourse have far more effect than closeness of contact . |
| 29 | Provided you meet the requirements , the card makes good sense . |
| 30 | Of the 22 Republican candidates on whose behalf the President made personal campaign appearances , only seven were elected . |