Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] makes [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I drive to the Hope in my ugly , crusty car which makes horrible squeaking sounds in the rain . |
2 | Each ward should have a planned programme which makes full use of its learning opportunities . |
3 | Maxwell Davies has written for him a 20-minute piece which makes full use of these strengths . |
4 | In these days of restrictions on capital investment it makes good sense to adapt to current and probable future needs when incurring capital expenditure . |
5 | But , as several dealers told The Art Newspaper , waiving exhibition fees is a concession which makes little difference if a gallery can not make sufficient sales to recoup costs estimated at £10,000–40,000 for taking stock and staff to Madrid . |
6 | Combining vaginal and rectal swabs , together with the use of a selective culture medium , improves the predictive value ( positive predictive value of 67% and a negative predictive value of 92% ) but only to a level which makes mass screening viable in areas with high rates of infection . |
7 | It is a form of law superior to other laws — because ( i ) it originates in an authority higher than the legislature which makes ordinary law and ( ii ) the authority of the legislature derives from it and is thus bound by it . |
8 | The dialogue itself makes compulsive reading and there are many musical quotations and ideas to pursue . |
9 | I can remember one unfortunate teacher , faced with a whole class engaged in this feat , saying with a very red face , ‘ Any girl who makes that noise will have an order mark ! ’ |
10 | And its the sorting which makes all money . |
11 | But it is the sad worldliness of the backstage banter which makes this play so interesting . |
12 | But within the fields of the subtle tattwas comprising the inner energetic format , matrix or tapestry which makes each creature what it is , each one also possesses subtle perceptive abilities , just as we do . |
13 | On this basis it makes more sense for an investor to invest in promise than in reality . |
14 | The second major factor which makes chartered accountancy training unattractive to hard pressed small firms is study leave . |
15 | Perhaps Sawallisch should be persuaded to record the work now , though I very much doubt whether he would be able to recapture the real sense of occasion which makes this disc such a compelling experience . |
16 | A takeover is only worthwhile if it is at a price which makes commercial sense . |
17 | The pragmatist who makes this argument tries to build political responsibility out of ordinary , nonpolitical principles of morality . |
18 | If , for whatever reason , a husband initially commands higher rates of pay than his wife it makes economic sense for him to ‘ specialize ’ in paid work and let her shoulder the brunt of the partnership 's unpaid chores ( Becker , 1981 , 1985 ; for a critique see Owen , 1987 ) . |
19 | However , Sharp have a highly restrictive policy which makes such development difficult . |
20 | Not for professional historians so much as for people who really did want to have a version of England 's past which makes some sense sort of sense now . |
21 | Its five books re-tell and overlap the ancient stories of how God created Man and after generations of wandering around living a life which makes Wild West movies look tame , there was captivity in Egypt and then liberation to the Promised Land . |
22 | Though he was an adequate mariner , he was by no means an expert fisherman , being the sort of man who makes more conversation than profit from his catches ; but after a trip across to Plymouth early in the new year , he returned looking exceedingly pleased with himself , dressed in finer clothes than were often seen on the Polruan side of the Fowey , and full of the news that he intended to commission John Knollys to build him a bark of a hundred tons . |
23 | But one thing which makes this product stand out from the crowd is its ability to address the needs of work group computing . |
24 | It follows a very sensible line which makes good use of the existing paths along Dere Street and the Minchmoor , the drove road from Peebles over the Cauldstane Slap to the Lothian plain , the towpaths of the Union and the Forth-Clyde canals , and the Antonine Wall . |
25 | We assess our assistant stewardesses for promotion to other areas of work aboard the cruise ship which makes this job a very good entry level for those who wish to make a career in the industry and we also run a training scheme for our housekeeping department . |
26 | An explanation which makes eminent sense to everyone is to blame the victims of the crisis for the crisis . |
27 | It is the movement of the verse which makes this sonnet come alive , as was brilliantly demonstrated by F. R. Leavis at some length ( Scrutiny vol. xiii , pp. 119–34 , especially pp. 125 ff ) . |
28 | By posing an enigma and deferring its solution , the hermeneutic code pulls off a sleight of hand which makes delayed information synonymous with truth . |
29 | He answers that first God should be loved with the humility and strength which makes all labour light so that no shame or anguish can destabilise the delight ( 111 – 12.99 – 137 ) . |
30 | If the number of children varies , then the branching ratio n can be taken to be the number which makes this sum give the right answer . |