Example sentences of "[pers pn] makes [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is called the imprest , and out of this he or she makes all small payments . |
| 2 | The right hon. Gentleman might look close to home before he makes that general assertion . |
| 3 | What gets me about this guy Alderson is that he served in the country area of Cornwall , and he makes all these proposals about inner-city policing ; now how the hell would he know anything about the inner city ? |
| 4 | One of the strengths of Cable 's work here is that he makes such possible lines of argument and controversy vivid . |
| 5 | The busy physician points out that he makes many more night visits than the six calls a week he puts in a £270 claim for . |
| 6 | Later on the same page he makes this challenging statement ‘ If any of us actually had the power to release souls from purgatory and refused to exercise that power except in return for a payment of money he would be considered cruel and unchristian — which indeed he would be . ’ |
| 7 | With sharp comedy techniques , he makes this unattractive man both funny and pathetic . |
| 8 | He makes some specific points , of course , and perhaps the most interesting are concerned with the need for a proper relationship with nature , in order to prevent " the exploitation of the earth " — it has , if nothing else , a prophetic ring . |
| 9 | In this exhaustive treatment he makes some helpful distinctions between the Kingdom and the Church which are presented below in summary form : |
| 10 | He makes some valid points that I should like to bring to the House 's attention . |
| 11 | When a blacksmith grows big muscles , he makes more of certain kinds of proteins , but it is doubtful whether he makes any new ones . |
| 12 | I can usually tolerate him , nodding tactfully when I feel it is appropriate , and being carefully non-committal when he makes any sweeping statements . |
| 13 | By s.21(1) of the 1968 Theft Act : [ a ] person is guilty of blackmail if , with a view to gain for himself or another or with intent to cause loss to another , he makes any unwarranted demand with menaces ; and for this purpose a demand with menaces is unwarranted unless the person making it does so in the belief — ( a ) that he had reasonable grounds for making the demand ; and ( b ) that the use of the menaces is a proper means of reinforcing the demand . |
| 14 | Cor look , it makes all that nail right off , it do n't half bloody hurt ! |
| 15 | For me , it makes much more sense to look at the world from the point of view that things should be perfect . |
| 16 | It makes much more sense to assume that our colour experience is linked to the properties of the retinal image rather than to our knowledge of objects . |
| 17 | So it makes much more sense if you can work co-operatively with a chain . |
| 18 | Mr Jim Woolsey , a member of Scowcroft commission and one of the Democrats ' leading missile experts , says it makes much more sense to put them on the vast military bases of Nevada and California , where they could be continually on the move . |
| 19 | Have a quick erm , read through it , please , out loud , everybody , just quietly to yourselves , but read it out loud , because it makes much more sense , as they sound . |
| 20 | It makes much more sense to drop you off first . ’ |
| 21 | Surely , surely , it makes much more sense , you can read a book and |
| 22 | It makes some thought-provoking connections between Indian and Scots story-telling traditions , mainly through William Armour 's portrayal of a twinkly-eyed , formerly sea-faring Glasgow grandfather . |
| 23 | Its tone is playful and frivolous but it makes some valid criticisms . |
| 24 | But do I just that is I do n't think it makes any bloody difference , as far as that is . |
| 25 | When I think about it I 'm not sure it makes any important difference how you imagine he looks , I mean who am I to say whether this Boy you are seeing has blonde hair or dark ; but I am sure that it does matter what he means to you . |
| 26 | And then they can all be turn Then they 're happy they This is sort of lent if you like , they say donated but think of it as lent , it 's lent its electrons to the fluorines cos it wants to get rid of them and the fluorines wanted to take them so , it makes this nice bond . |
| 27 | What does it do with the first spiral ( 5 ) as it makes this new spiral . |
| 28 | ‘ If I pick up something and drag it it makes this white noise sound , ’ Gaver demonstrates . |