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

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1 Invented in the late 18th century , it made possible large schools with a wide range of age and ability , that could be run by a small complement of teachers .
2 but for us lot it made four nice medium size ones
3 But it created a new kind of assignment , which was a legal assignment in the sense that the assignee might sue directly in his own name without making the assignor a party ; but it made certain special requirements :
4 Its lights flickered at random and it made odd beeping noises .
5 It made such stellar acquisitions as the Packard collection of Japanese art , twenty-five Chinese paintings from the Sung and Yuan Dynasties , a Bacchic group by Bernini , Monet 's ‘ Terrace at Sainte-Adresse ’ , the Robert Lehman collection , David 's ‘ Portrait of Lavoisier and his wife ’ , the Temple of Dendur , Canova 's ‘ Perseus ’ and Velasquez 's ‘ Juan de Pareja ’ ( still the most important single paintings acquisition since its purchase in 1970 ) and made the museum more accessible and inviting to the public .
6 At the time , it made sound financial sense . ’
7 The new consumer durables ( TV , washing machines , refrigerators ) were much in demand , and it made sound economic sense to enjoy the use and benefit of such things at once and pay for them out of rising real incomes .
8 Mr Sproat pointed out that currently BR was under no compulsion to make concessions but did so because it made obvious economic sense .
9 The two researchers propose that the contaminated oil acted as an ‘ adjuvant ’ — it made those rare reactions , common .
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