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

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1 First , it developed the concept of integrated and comprehensive provision ; secondly , in making a connection between school and wage-earning ‘ it successfully rendered the transition as a social and educational process ; thirdly , it made vocational guidance and after-care appear to be essential features of any youth employment scheme ; fourthly , it showed that the service could offer significant opportunities for exercising a personal influence over the adolescent and his family .
2 It made little difference that these needles had been for injections and not for some sinister Chinese purpose .
3 It made little difference as York 's full back Richard Stevenson bamboozled Novos with a hat-trick of exciting tries from set piece moves , the fourth being touched down by scrum half Martyn Harrison in the 49th minute .
4 It made little difference if a dreadful rash despoiled both little faces .
5 It made seventy claims and described the two-channel stereo record adopted worldwide since 1958 , and foresaw quadrophonics .
6 The theory was a good scientific theory , in the sense described in Chapter 1 : it was simple and it made definite predictions that could be tested by observation .
7 A fist flew towards him on the screen , filled it as it made apparent impact and then vanished away .
8 It made good copy and helped with the film 's publicity ; they also gave an insight into what others thought of Nicholson and the way he saw himself , then .
9 The real clincher was that it made better tea and beer than the pump muck .
10 The first meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers was held on 2 January 1818 with eight founder members present , but it made slow progress until in 1820 Telford , who never joined the Smeatonians , agreed to become the first president .
11 As I understand it , MacAlpine is likely to withdraw the planning application for limited working it made last year and concentrate on pursuing its Interim Development Order application with Dyfed County Council .
12 Masklin ran this sentence through his head again , in case it made any sense when you listened to it a second time .
13 In its first year of operation it made 25,000 cars and trucks .
14 In the course of its report it made several suggestions as to reform of the law to increase the availability of credit by removing what were perceived to be legal handicaps : Specifically , the Banking Commission recommended changes in the law of security .
15 Well , it made more sense than ‘ good morning ’ .
16 Last year it made more profit than any of the clearing ( commercial ) banks against which it increasingly competes .
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