Example sentences of "it make a good [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | An ice-cream tub with a lid which has very small holes punched in it make a good container for the culture . |
2 | But as I thought then and it has proved since , it made a good story — The pump and towing car did not fare so lightly ; they caught the blast , we missed it . |
3 | The trouble is , once one article said it , then other articles copied it because it made a good story . |
4 | I do n't know what animal it was , but it made a good meal . |
5 | It made a good reason for those excluded to dislike Miss Morgan , but it had been true any time these past two years . |
6 | ‘ It makes a good shroud . ’ |
7 | It makes a good spawning medium , my fish spawned this spring and none of them lost a single scale . |
8 | There is little industry except the old dog mill which now makes plastic chairs and the new brewery which brews real ale , but being surrounded by the power stations of Drax , Eggborough , Ferrybridge and Thorpe Marsh , it makes a good base for power station workers , who can move for promotion without uprooting their families . |
9 | It makes a good contrast to all those clean white jackets on normal club nights . |
10 | It makes a good story . |
11 | Seeing my disappointment he winked an eye and said , ‘ Well , I must admit that it makes a good story ’ . |
12 | ‘ Because it makes a good story , something to talk about in the pubs . ’ |
13 | ‘ Of course , he might not be geographically correct , but it makes a good story . ’ |
14 | ‘ Even diluted like I use it , ’ the mother told him , ‘ it makes a good deal of my hair fall out , so goodness knows what 's going to happen to you . |
15 | ‘ With no other big news breaking , it makes a good lead item . ’ |
16 | ‘ It makes a good target , for two reasons . |
17 | The Elgar Serenade has a Larghetto which seems a little slow , and becomes still slower briefly , but there 's plenty of expression and personality throughout the performance , and again it makes a good effect . |
18 | It makes a good windbreak too as it filters the wind , rather than encouraging destructive eddies . |
19 | I doubt that the public will think that the Bill goes far enough — but it makes a good start . |
20 | The dynamic level is quite low , so it makes a good background to a spoken narration or a solo singer . |
21 | It makes a good example for them . ’ |
22 | ‘ No , ’ he laughed , ‘ but it makes a good tale . ’ |
23 | ‘ My sparkle and your strength — it makes a good combination , do n't you think ? ’ |
24 | It makes a better cut . |