Example sentences of "but make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For better or worse , he also was instrumental in promoting the blockbuster exhibition , notably the infamous ‘ Treasures of Tutankhamun ’ extravaganza of 1978 that attracted the public in droves but made tranquil enjoyment of a work of art an impossibility ( those who believe that the age of the rib-crushing blockbusters has ended , thanks in part to increased insurance costs , are herewith directed to the Museum of Modern Art 's current Matisse show — provided you have a ticket ) . |
| 2 | It was taken over by the Pittard Group in 1987 but made serious losses in the last three years . |
| 3 | He sought collaboration from various colleagues , including Marjory Stephenson ( see Chapter 8 ) in the nearby Department of Biochemistry , but made little progress before his departure from Cambridge to fill successively the chairs of pathology at Sheffield in 1932 and Oxford in 1935 . |
| 4 | Members of Iraqi opposition groups in exile met in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , at end-February , but made little progress in overcoming their differences regarding the future of Iraq or plans to topple the regime of President Saddam Hussein . |
| 5 | He had always been pleased when she had called on him in London but made little effort to visit her in Carshalton . |
| 6 | This patient was actually normal at reading regular words and non-words ( in terms of accuracy and reading time ) , but made many errors in reading exception words . |
| 7 | Mary herself , in captivity in England but forever smuggling out letters and appeals , dealt slyly in shrouded half-promises and suggestions , but made one thing quite clear : she still regarded herself as rightful Queen of Scots and , even towards the end , offered no more than a grudging suggestion of James being ‘ associated ’ with her in ruling the country . |
| 8 | I went to the kitchen where I knew the Coke was , but made frantic question mark signals to Nell about the rest . |
| 9 | In the reign of Henry III they accounted for the agistment dues at the Exchequer , but made substantial payments into the Wardrobe from time to time , and paid out sums locally for such purposes as the maintenance of a neighbouring royal castle , building operations , the enclosure of a royal park , and the expenses incurred by the Forest officers in taking venison for the king . |
| 10 | He was heading for Inverness ultimately but made several sketching forays westward from Laggan Locks . |
| 11 | Were he to appear now , in the moonlit room , Chant would not have accused him of negligence , but made proper obeisances and been glad that his inspiration had returned . |
| 12 | Bankruptcy sharply lowered Hooley 's social position , but made less difference to his lifestyle , not least because before his crash he had made over to his wife both Papworth and Risley Hall and their contents . |
| 13 | In state assembly by-elections Congress ( I ) suffered losses in Kerala and Goa , but made some gains in Andhra Pradesh , Bihar , Karnataka , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal . |
| 14 | We may be able to put it off for a while , but make that decision , we have got to , some day or another . |
| 15 | We shall start again with a resistive ring but make two modifications . |
| 16 | Trainers can be mended with super glue , but make sure meeting surfaces are free from dust and grit . |
| 17 | Other fish live basically in water but make brief forays out of it . |
| 18 | Digital systems are capable of almost infinite manipulation — cleaning , artefact removal by editing , edge enhancement , zoom , cut and paste , colour transformation and so on , but make heavy demands on storage , even with sophisticated data compression techniques . |
| 19 | But making that promise proved a lot easier than carrying it out . |
| 20 | John Barratt was to oversee the Coniston adventure from Grassington but making frequent visits . |
| 21 | ( b ) About 8–9 ( RA ) — a preoccupation with the grapho-phonemic level , but making many substitutions which are syntactically appropriate . |
| 22 | He had made the excuse that he needed to be there to greet the Prince of Wales , but making this pronouncement , which he had previously rehearsed many times , failed to fill him with the satisfaction he had anticipated . |
| 23 | He could be a group teacher to fifteen pupils , dealing with the general theme but making full use of his own specialism . |
| 24 | But making permanent appointments to a group that has the authority to make decisions creates an elite , and effectively transforms the peer group into a hierarchy . |
| 25 | This was interpreted variously but making secondary education free , providing better facilities and raising the school leaving age were seen as the most obvious means to that end . |
| 26 | But to make political sense out of doubt and qualification demands a higher quality of debate , analysis and representation than the old conviction politics . |
| 27 | but to make that person go through a a seven day course and wait a month |
| 28 | But to make that observation is nothing less than to point to one way in which the UK is becoming a less open society . |
| 29 | But to make this charge for all journeys regardless of length is unreasonable and unacceptable . |
| 30 | But to make this charge for all journeys regardless of length is unreasonable and unacceptable . |