Example sentences of "make it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Some boards have made it a procedural requirement in their regulations that evidence of title to a property be produced in support of the application for permanent transfer , where the existing licence holder 's consent is not forthcoming , or where there are conflicting applications by prospective transferees .
2 It remains to decide whether the Unionists would have accepted fusion if Lloyd George could have made it a real option in 1920 .
3 The world shortage and price rises had made it a rare delicacy for ordinary citizens , but David Laing liked to sip and swig constantly .
4 The since Terry took over the ground everything 's been refurbished and new crush rails put up you know , and he seems to have made it a good ground .
5 Ever since the aborted rebel Wallaby tour to South Africa in 1987 , French had made it a personal goal to see the Springboks return to the international stage .
6 It is largely self-sufficient in coal , chemicals , and fish , and the recent discovery and exploitation of oil in the North Sea has made it a net exporter of the substance .
7 This absorption gives the spectacular deep blue that has made it a popular material for ornaments since the Middle Ages .
8 Since the formation of the first such combine in 1968 , comprising six units of production with a total of around 6,000 individual members , the Mondragon planners have made it a recommended practice to group individual cooperatives into such units .
9 Austria 's central location has made it a natural corridor for East-West trade for many years .
10 The Gothic style of the mansion has made it an ideal film set in the past .
11 She had made it an attractive place , beautifully decorated with light paint , and furnished with old pieces picked up at auctions with taste and considerable knowledge of antiques .
12 Its situation has made it an important centre for both trade and tourism .
13 The plain fact is that some elements of the social charter would run the risk — indeed , would make it a real possibility — of this country returning to some of the trade union practices that did so much damage during the 1970s .
14 ‘ Your father said you must have the handbag and the shoes as well , it would make it a real outfit .
15 I think we ought to , if we could make it a certain day of the week , something to do with U V A.
16 Their proposed bill would make it a criminal offence to plant surveillance devices on private property to gain personal information , and an offence to take long-distance photos of people on private property — such as those of the Duchess of York topless with her ‘ financial adviser ’ , John Bryan , last year .
17 I hope that the fans who are travelling will make it a great day for the city , have fun and enjoy themselves , and behave . ’
18 ‘ We are the first England representative team to face the Springboks in 23 years and we must make it a memorable day , one the selectors can not ignore . ’
19 That said , its very innovation will make it a poor choice in some cases , and it lacks good database links .
20 Personally , I reject the Oxford claim that English Literature begins with Anglo-Saxon , and would not make it a required subject .
21 And that does n't make it a good single .
22 ‘ Which would make it a good place to try to get in . ’
23 ‘ We will make it a nice picnic , ’ she said , in the spirit of the penitent who intends to do the wicked thing she had first thought of but will also do something pleasant to make it slightly less reprehensible .
24 Erm , then I can , well because dividing point eight by , that 'll make it a strange figure
25 How to fit specific hilltops into a statistical model is a problem , but the predictability of the pattern would make it a useful tool in evaluating leys .
26 Well can we make it a clear definition please because national means , national in terms of agents and corporates means multi-locational and all represented
27 Let's make it a special event .
28 Does n't that make it a different computer ?
29 ‘ His underlying motive is that he wants to change the world , not so he can manage it , but so that he can make it a different place , ’ explains Charles Handy , who picked Gould out from a handful of students at the London Business School ‘ because he stood out in a group of people as by far the most interesting , and that was because he was determined to have control over his life ’ .
30 Philip Gould ( right ) : his underlying motive is that he wants to change the world , not so he can manage it , but so that he can make it a different place .
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