Example sentences of "[noun sg] makes [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The GXA Gaintec S3 graphics accelerator card makes it a good Windows workhorse . |
| 2 | The central location of the Plough makes it the ideal venue for both business and pleasure . |
| 3 | Brown ‘ boiled-up cow ’ type glue is holding the all-solid construction together remarkably well , and the high action makes it the perfect instrument for playing bottleneck and slide blues . |
| 4 | Health experts would undoubtedly argue that Sara 's blasé attitude makes her a prime target for infection . |
| 5 | The Act makes it an absolute offence for a shopkeeper to sell cigarettes or any other tobacco product to young people . |
| 6 | Sunday 's dynamic , no-nonsense , no-holds barred mood makes it a go-ahead time . |
| 7 | Mercury is a small planet , which combined with its small angular separation from the Sun makes it a difficult planet to observe . |
| 8 | This loneliness makes it an ideal home for the red kite — a rare and nervous bird . |
| 9 | Having a large number of accounts makes for very stable behaviour among depositors but the small size of the deposits and their ‘ active ’ nature makes them an expensive source of funds for the banks . |
| 10 | Made from crushed walnut shells the finer texture and super sheer translucent character of Corn Silk makes it the ideal base for your make-up . |
| 11 | Although situated near an industrial area , its location on the banks of the Tennant Canal makes it a tranquil and memorable site . |
| 12 | The speed of access combined with precision of access to any part of the disc makes it an important development for educational users of video . |
| 13 | Without making a song and dance about it your quiet air of self-assured confidence makes you a natural leader , so do n't be surprised to find yourself elected unofficial spokesperson for a group of trusting friends , workmates or neighbours . |
| 14 | Perhaps his most inspired piece is the saga of Cosmo , the fairly accurate knife thrower , whose failure to see the point makes him the sharpest act in town . |
| 15 | His record makes him an outstanding candidate for an R Y A Award . |
| 16 | What makes it , what makes them improve so , the team makes it the same does n't it ? |
| 17 | But this organisation makes it a permanent pleasure for blind and partially sighted people . ’ |
| 18 | My hon. Friend makes me an irresistible offer . |
| 19 | Metallic papers have a highly reflective finish makes them an excellent choice to give a feeling of spaciousness in a small area . |
| 20 | Her age makes her the ideal candidate for a pension mortgage . |
| 21 | You may have some if you have any dental fillings ; it is also used as a contact in telephone circuits and its malleability makes it a useful substitute for platinum in jewellery . |
| 22 | His detached , even , and quite uncontroversial manner makes him a valuable auxiliary of liberal thought . ’ |
| 23 | A Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society , Paul Damari has 25 years experience of the weather business , and his down-to-earth , common-sense approach makes him a welcome change to the distant and expensive alternative , the Met Office . |
| 24 | Her determination to succeed and getting what she wants out of her career and life makes her a laudable influence . |
| 25 | Their no-nonsense style makes them a better Super Bowl bet than the Buffalo Bills , who routed the Atlanta Falcons 41–14 with reserve running back Kenneth Davis rushing for 181 yards and two touchdowns . |
| 26 | Even his ‘ classics with a twist ’ style makes him an obvious role model for this season 's slim suiting . |
| 27 | Mr Portillo 's promotion makes him the youngest Cabinet minister since Dr David Owen was appointed Foreign Secretary under Labour . |
| 28 | Hurston 's blend of scepticism , humour and common sense makes her a reliable and radical commentator . |
| 29 | The bill makes it a criminal offence , punishable by a £1,000 fine , for a lender to try to force a mortgage applicant to use the lender 's own services . |
| 30 | The distribution of PCNA in the cell cycle makes it a useful marked for proliferating cells : increasing through G 1 , peaking at the G 1 /S phase interface , decreasing through G 2 , and reaching low levels ( which are virtually undetectable by immunocytochemical methods ) in M phase and quiescent ( G ) cells . |