Example sentences of "[vb base] not make a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even professional studs do not make a regular practice of covering mares that are under four years old . |
| 2 | Two genuine half-wits do not make a genuine wit and two specialists do not make a generalist ; but two tools may do a better job than one multi-purpose tool . |
| 3 | But fears are now being voiced that these new safeguards do not make a complete ‘ package ’ and that the failure of one to work properly might have a ‘ domino effect ’ on the efficacy of others . |
| 4 | But two weak airlines do not make a strong one . |
| 5 | The hypothesis about the importance of making connections between different strategies will be extended to the learning of mathematics , and also to the teaching of children whose intelligence is normal but who have specific difficulties with reading and with mathematics , the hypothesis being that these children fail because they do not make a strong enough connection between different strategies . |
| 6 | The children do not make a direct transition from structured signs into English written grammar ; in fact , they rely on structures in ASL they already know , and this forms the basis of their task solution of writing down English from sign users . |
| 7 | control rims As the rear diff ratio is hard to alter and the different diff ratios do not make a large difference , your only option is an overdrive |
| 8 | They do n't make a joint do they , for you , you , you , you and you ? |
| 9 | As Jim Russell at Wild Turkey tells you in a southern drawl : ‘ If you do n't make a good product to start with , a charcoal barrel ai n't gon na help . ’ |
| 10 | An' it do n't make a flippin' bit o' difference if you 're Chinese . ’ |
| 11 | Some camera systems do n't make a clean cut when you do this : the picture rolls or breaks up in some way . |
| 12 | Therefore , keeping the client happy ought to be easy , but it can be a hard job if you do n't make a conscious effort . |
| 13 | If you do n't make a neat joint , you can fit a strip of hardwood cove moulding into the corner to provide a better finish . |
| 14 | Because they do n't make a bad noise . |
| 15 | We do n't make a big public fuss but he answers our questions , and we answer his . |
| 16 | In happy marriages the partners do n't make a big deal of minor irritations . |
| 17 | ‘ Listen , Aengus , do n't make a big thing out of it . |
| 18 | Do n't make a big thing of it . |