Example sentences of "it made [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only real characteristic of each day was that it was the same as the day before and to give any account of such days in strict sequence would make as tedious reading as it made tedious living . |
| 2 | It made sad reading , with five entire families from her street numbered among the dead . |
| 3 | First , it developed the concept of integrated and comprehensive provision ; secondly , in making a connection between school and wage-earning ‘ it successfully rendered the transition as a social and educational process ; thirdly , it made vocational guidance and after-care appear to be essential features of any youth employment scheme ; fourthly , it showed that the service could offer significant opportunities for exercising a personal influence over the adolescent and his family . |
| 4 | Also , it made extra work for the cook . |
| 5 | At the meeting the SOC finally ceased its efforts to amend the UN draft plan so that it made explicit mention of " genocide " , in reference to the appalling human rights record of the Khmer Rouge government of the late 1970s . |
| 6 | The creation of the autonomous region had been opposed by the Moro National Liberation Front ( MNFL ) , the largest of the separatist guerrilla organizations , on the grounds that it made insufficient concessions to Moslem autonomy and failed to meet the terms of the 1976 Tripoli Accord [ see p. 28440 ] . |
| 7 | The invention of printing , a key technical stage in the technology of distribution , had remarkable early effects in that it made technical distribution much easier but in conditions of relatively unaltered social distribution . |
| 8 | From my discussions with British Rail , I know that it made specific proposals for the diversion of at least four of the crossings and that the Ramblers Association objected to them all . |
| 9 | It was only after the rebellion of autumn 1483 had demonstrated that Richard had lost the support of a significant number of his brother 's men , that it made political sense to indulge in general criticism of Edward IV 's reign . |
| 10 | It was only after the rebellion of autumn 1483 had demonstrated that Richard had lost the support of a significant number of his brother 's men , that it made political sense to indulge in general criticism of Edward IV 's reign . |
| 11 | But Luke only nodded , as if it made perfect sense . |
| 12 | It made pre-tax profits of 95.3 billion roubles in the year ending on January 1st 1993 ( $141m , at the average exchange rate for 1992 ) . |
| 13 | In 1992 it made pre-tax profits of £4.6m on sales of £80m . |
| 14 | Brewin was sold to management by Scandinavian Bank for about £6 million last year , when it made pre-tax profits of £1.4 million on turnover of £14.4 million . |
| 15 | The theory was a good scientific theory , in the sense described in Chapter 1 : it was simple and it made definite predictions that could be tested by observation . |
| 16 | From time to time , it made cumbersome leaps , trying to mount . |
| 17 | A fist flew towards him on the screen , filled it as it made apparent impact and then vanished away . |
| 18 | It made monetary policy difficult , because the meaning of ‘ money ’ was no longer clear . |
| 19 | However , I 'm not sure it had much choice in the matter , given that it made great efforts in the 70s and 80s to change its image from an ineffective amateur body into a responsible and professional organisation . |
| 20 | It made great strides , especially in America , where Hahnemann 's pupil Dr Constantine Hering finally settled . |
| 21 | Later it made economic sense to plan for the vehicle to carry things which had been given free in England but which were too heavy for me to manage for the whole way . |
| 22 | It made economic sense . |
| 23 | Its yellow eyes were looking at me ; its mouth opened and it made strange sounds at me . |
| 24 | It was claimed that it made rural communities vulnerable to guerrilla reprisals . |
| 25 | But it made awful mess . |
| 26 | It made brilliant use of a difficult site and united station and thoroughfare in a most satisfying way . |
| 27 | It made good sense . ’ , |
| 28 | It made good sense , of course , for the writers to celebrate the deeds of prowess of their aristocratic patrons . |
| 29 | The answer is Yes , but it would have taken much longer and with the Government 's 1994 Review so imminent it made good sense to push on with the change process . |
| 30 | She looked good , she was quite good fun to be with , it made good business sense … |