Example sentences of "make it [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would indeed have made it one of the greatest empires in Europe . |
| 2 | On being appointed prime minister in March 1992 , he had made it one of his priorities to ‘ lance the abscess of corruption ’ . |
| 3 | It was run by two balding , bespectacled men in their late thirties , neither of whom was called Largo , whose extensive knowledge of antiques had made it one of the most popular and profitable shops of its kind in the whole canton . |
| 4 | In Alexandria armies of monks sacked the Serapeum , the great temple to Osiris , and destroyed the library which had made it one of the world 's chief centres of learning . |
| 5 | The company 's current order book demonstrates why its diverse skills and expertise have made it one of the country 's most sought after building , civil engineering and mechanical and electrical engineering contractors in recent years . |
| 6 | Assuming Dr Powell 's right , the people of Venice will be able to continue living their lives in the manner and surroundings which have made it one of the world 's greatest cities . |
| 7 | In fact we 'll ma we 'll make it all of them , twenty three , twenty two , twenty one , right . |
| 8 | The new cracker uses gases from the North Sea as its feedstock , which help make it one of Europe 's lowest cost ethylene operations . |
| 9 | It would certainly appear to be of a representative or commemorative character however , which would make it one of the earliest of such scenes in Britain ( the most likely candidate for this honour is a possible chariot scene , from Exeter : Bidwell 1979 , pI . |
| 10 | If it does decide on Swindon , it would make it one of the biggest re-locations to the town . |
| 11 | All seemed agreed that the nature of the injury and the pain suffered by the bowler made it one of the most horrific accidents in recent Test history . |
| 12 | Only last year the four-star Tiroler Adler underwent an extensive renovation that made it one of the best hotels in Kirchberg . |
| 13 | The internal length of this ‘ new cathedral ’ , 357 feet , made it one of the longest churches in Britain and certainly the greatest in Scotland . |
| 14 | The town showed the tenth highest percentage rise in Britain for 1991 and the huge increase of 136pc made it one of the worst places in the North-East for repossession orders . |
| 15 | ( James Brown , 20/2/88 who made it Single Of The Week along with The Wedding Present 's ‘ Nobody 's Twisting Your Arm ’ ) |
| 16 | ( Andrew Collins , 2/5/92 , who actually made it Single Of The Week — Not ! ) |
| 17 | The immediate popularity and novelty of ITV 's programmes forced the BBC to review its output and made it aware of the need to survive in an increasingly competitive environment . |
| 18 | This and its position , perched on steep ground yet effectively sheltered by the hillside behind , make it one of Lakeland 's finest climbing crags . |
| 19 | Make it one of your financial goals to stay out of debt altogether and never borrow money for depreciating items . |
| 20 | In fact , the light weight , the attractive looks , the easy-feeling neck and the light , low action make it one of the most pick-up-able guitars we 've had for some time . |
| 21 | Wherever you look , the French countryside is brimming with light , colour , the aroma of herbs growing in the wild , and a people and scenery that make it one of the most wonderfully enticing parts of the world . |
| 22 | These were counterbalanced by acquisitions of EB Signals A/S's four traffic systems companies in Denmark , Finland , Norway and Sweden — resulting in the formation of Peek Traffic Scandinavia ; the Norwegian traffic company Gemo Elektro A/S ( CI No 1,998 ) ; East German company Unicomp ( CI No 1,905 ) ; a majority shareholding in Munich-based STM ; and the purchase this month of Signal Control and Signal Maintenance : these US acquisitions , Peek reckons , make it one of the world 's largest traffic controller suppliers , and also represent a new departure into the service sector . |
| 23 | Borage has star-shaped flowers of an intense blue rarely seen in other plants and these , together with its long-flowering tendency , ease of cultivation , and hardiness , make it one of the best garden plants . |
| 24 | They mean they make it , in many situations , make it pointless of people to try and found jobs . |
| 25 | There was no point in transforming Paris and making it easy of access for visitors if there was nothing to see or do when one got there , and so the Court was to be made open as well as brilliant . |
| 26 | The Soviet Union used to produce about 150,000 tonnes of tea a year , making it one of the biggest growers . |
| 27 | Virgin last night refused to comment , but estimates are that the deal could be worth well in excess of £50m , making it one of the largest investments by a Japanese organisation in a UK company . |
| 28 | Now Hector 's is in the limelight not only in New Zealand but also internationally , as efforts to save this unique species are making it one of the conservation success stories of the world . |
| 29 | The expansion will more than double the plant 's manufacturing capabilities , making it one of the world 's largest silicone plants . |
| 30 | One of them carries Coslany Street north from St Laurence 's Church , and is a cast-iron bridge of 1804 , making it one of the earliest surviving iron bridges in Britain , built a quarter of a century after Shropshire 's famous pioneer at Ironbridge ( q.v . ) . |