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

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1 Apple Computer Inc has always jealously guarded its Macintosh environment , but it made a striking gesture when it allowed IBM to build machines that would run the PowerPC version of Macintosh System when the chip is ready .
2 I do n't know what animal it was , but it made a good meal .
3 ‘ I only had a couple of hours with him , but it made a tremendous difference .
4 I could n't see what it was but it made a funny crackling noise . ’
5 But it made a difficult situation impossible , caused distress to her and her husband and sounded the death knell on the marriage which until then , although in difficulties , neither of them had given up hope of saving . ’
6 ‘ No , ’ he laughed , ‘ but it makes a good tale . ’
7 I doubt that the public will think that the Bill goes far enough — but it makes a good start .
8 ‘ Of course , he might not be geographically correct , but it makes a good story . ’
9 ‘ That is a slight exaggeration but it makes a serious point . ’
10 That 's a fine distinction , but it makes a big difference . ’
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