Example sentences of "make as [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She re-read the previous page , but by the time she 'd got to the bottom again it made as little sense as it had the first time .
2 It made as little impression on me then as it does now . ’
3 They can make as much mess as they like and when the weather 's nice they can spill out into the garden . ’
4 You 'd think , I mean , some people may not make as much mess as that , you 're just in , er like that in a car and the car 's going brurgh urgh urgh !
5 It is often said that unfettered insider dealing does not hurt shareholders ; that insiders ' profits are not outsiders ' losses , but rather evidence of a more efficient allocation of resources ; Just because an investor does not make as much money on the sale of his shares as he would otherwise have done , does not make him a victim in the true sense , as nothing has been stolen from him .
6 But like , when you were a young boy growing up would the kelp workers could they make as much money .
7 You know that , doing that , fabricating , and things like that , you know like actual welding and that type of Er , we would n't make as much money out of that as you probably would
8 You should therefore make as much effort as you would if you were being interviewed for a particular job .
9 Er , but clearly I I will commit whatever time I have available , and I shall make as much time as available , I have the support of Ross , my wife , this is all fully discussed before I even went through the panelling process .
10 He could make as many journeys as he liked .
11 ‘ Until I can reassure our workers I am a little concerned that Ho might — might not make as many friends as he would otherwise do .
12 And Phil promised he would make as many trips as he could to see the lads in the red and white .
13 If social psychology were to become a historical discipline , then it would make as little sense to conceive of pure and applied historical social psychology , as it is to talk of pure and applied history .
14 Make as many photocopies as you need and divide the class into four rocket teams .
15 From that moment , I felt I was accepted , and set to work to learn as much as I could , and make as many friends as possible .
16 It is surprising how little will actually be remembered about a house after you have left it , so make as many notes as possible as you go round .
17 ( Please make as many copies as you need of Section Two )
18 When you have decided which sound or set of sounds you want to check make as consistent lists as possible — this will greatly help your hearing .
19 Now , I know it is sometimes bad to be very narrow in your outlook but I think it was a good idea to focus on , we consider as a pretty high priority and make as much progress as we can , without forgetting other things and try and teach ourselves to do something within a fairly short space of time .
20 Before the start , just let them know you are there and do n't let anyone crowd you ; try and make as much space for yourself as you can .
21 Turn on a light , make as much noise as possible , and even if you 're alone , call out loudly to an imaginary companion .
22 Modern school buildings make as much use as possible of natural light , incorporating as they do large windows .
23 But few things make as much difference as the paper used .
24 Try to follow these simple rules — make as little noise as possible , keep your dog under close control and above all … be patient !
25 When staying in a hotel , make as few telephone calls as possible .
26 I feel sure we can win if we show no signs of panic , and our only safe course is to depend on our record , and make as few promises as possible .
27 They paid the headman of the village five hundred rupees and all of us had to streak through the forest making as much noise as we possibly could to round up the game .
28 Start at one end of the ship , making as much noise as possible . ’
29 Are you making as much noise as possible ?
30 Arising out of her description , we set about grouping modal verb forms according to their meaning , making as much use as we could of both negative and positive forms .
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