Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] a [adj] effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Longer floats can look very loopy in a medium yarn , which is fine if you want a loopy effect , but the more conventional approach is to limit loopiness ! |
| 2 | It 's being around Dodger She has a bad effect on me . |
| 3 | She had a similar effect on people . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , she had a strong effect on me , and an odd one . |
| 5 | two of these at bedtime for yourself , and The ones I 've given you have a slight effect on your skin as well . |
| 6 | An engineer knows how different elements will behave and can combine them to give a desired effect . |
| 7 | Although Poulantzas does not give a direct answer to the question ‘ How are we to know a pertinent effect when we encounter one ? ’ , he does discuss an historical example which may throw light on the matter . |
| 8 | Those new French windows are favoured by Sir John Soane , the Regency architect , because they provide a cheerful effect , although he also complains that windows generally have become preposterously large . |
| 9 | It is not a good idea to keep fountains running in the cold months , because they exert a chilling effect and , of course , the jets in the nozzles will be the first to ice up in a frosty snap . |
| 10 | It was as if marks for the day 's work were being displayed in the school classroom , and they had a similar effect of inspiring competition . |
| 11 | All instructions must be confirmed in writing ; not only if they have a financial effect . |
| 12 | Also chlorine liberating agents should be avoided as they have a similar effect . |
| 13 | They have a similar effect . |
| 14 | The inference is quite clear : blacks are innately whites , these differences are genetic and so can be passed from one generation to the next , and they have a critical effect on sporting performance . |
| 15 | It 's it 's you do n't forfeit them , it 's safe , but they accumula er they they have a cumulative effect and you pay tax or what |
| 16 | It is when ageist attitudes become part of the rules of institutions , govern the conduct of social life , and blend imperceptibly into everyday values and attitudes that they have a drastic effect on the way older people lead their lives . |
| 17 | Only tiny amounts of essential oils are used but they have a big effect |
| 18 | Their main function in emergencies is to release glucose and thus perpetuate the ‘ flight or fight ’ reaction initiated by adrenaline and noradrenaline — they have a longer-lasting effect on the body . |
| 19 | He made a great effect by getting the chorus to sing a proper piano . |
| 20 | If it involves a specific effect , like graduated colours or 3D , it 's better to pay for the features than to come up with a make-do solution . |
| 21 | ‘ Because I should say he has a powerful effect on you . |
| 22 | You have to kick out the yaw damper and put in some twinky footwork on the rudders , but it has a salutary effect . |
| 23 | then I mean it , it has a knock-on effect . |
| 24 | But no well sometimes it has a reverse effect on people . |
| 25 | Because it affects primarily younger people , and in particular young women , it has a powerful effect upon expectation of life . |
| 26 | But it has a strange effect on the tutor . |
| 27 | An act of ill-treatment may be significant because it has a serious effect upon the child . |
| 28 | Not feeding for a couple of days before hand clears their systems and helps to make sure your fish eat the remedy , so that it has a greater effect and avoids the problem of rotting herbs polluting the water . |
| 29 | Information is relevant when it has a significant effect on our assumptions : in other words , when it will allow us to alter our knowledge structures to give us a more accurate representation of the world . |
| 30 | Its power is formidable and it has a direct effect on the fertility of crops and mankind — witness statues of jaguars coupling with women as a means of ensuring the tribe 's continuity . |