Example sentences of "it makes [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It makes a decent living . ’ |
| 32 | It makes a perfect centre for the study of the Sienese school . |
| 33 | It makes a perfect base and not just for enthusiastic golfers and golf societies looking for an ideal location . |
| 34 | It makes a perfect supper dish for Easter . |
| 35 | But what the tār does n't realize is that it makes a perfect target for a gun , stuck up there with its pale fur as clearly visible against the dark rock as the moon is in the sky at night . ’ |
| 36 | Whether you 're buying this set as a present , or for yourself , it makes a perfect gift . |
| 37 | ‘ It makes a good shroud . ’ |
| 38 | It makes a good spawning medium , my fish spawned this spring and none of them lost a single scale . |
| 39 | There is little industry except the old dog mill which now makes plastic chairs and the new brewery which brews real ale , but being surrounded by the power stations of Drax , Eggborough , Ferrybridge and Thorpe Marsh , it makes a good base for power station workers , who can move for promotion without uprooting their families . |
| 40 | It makes a good contrast to all those clean white jackets on normal club nights . |
| 41 | It makes a good story . |
| 42 | Seeing my disappointment he winked an eye and said , ‘ Well , I must admit that it makes a good story ’ . |
| 43 | ‘ Because it makes a good story , something to talk about in the pubs . ’ |
| 44 | ‘ Of course , he might not be geographically correct , but it makes a good story . ’ |
| 45 | ‘ Even diluted like I use it , ’ the mother told him , ‘ it makes a good deal of my hair fall out , so goodness knows what 's going to happen to you . |
| 46 | ‘ With no other big news breaking , it makes a good lead item . ’ |
| 47 | ‘ It makes a good target , for two reasons . |
| 48 | The Elgar Serenade has a Larghetto which seems a little slow , and becomes still slower briefly , but there 's plenty of expression and personality throughout the performance , and again it makes a good effect . |
| 49 | It makes a good windbreak too as it filters the wind , rather than encouraging destructive eddies . |
| 50 | I doubt that the public will think that the Bill goes far enough — but it makes a good start . |
| 51 | The dynamic level is quite low , so it makes a good background to a spoken narration or a solo singer . |
| 52 | It makes a good example for them . ’ |
| 53 | ‘ No , ’ he laughed , ‘ but it makes a good tale . ’ |
| 54 | ‘ My sparkle and your strength — it makes a good combination , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 55 | It makes a sorry epitaph to a great career , ended Emerson 's FI ambitions , wound up breaking up his marriage , alienated the public , caused dissent in his own family and forced Emerson into retirement . |
| 56 | The Waitrose champagne is of the ‘ 83 vintage ; it has a glorious style of its own , light yet biscuity , classy with the muted perfume of hollyhocks and it makes a superb apertif . |
| 57 | 1 x Purple sage Salvia officinalis ’ ‘ Purpurascens ’ has velvety , grey-purple leaves and spikes of blue summer flowers ; it makes a lax bush which can be pruned back in spring . |
| 58 | Because it makes a straight line . |
| 59 | It makes a complete fool out of Esau . |
| 60 | For both Estate Agents and Banking it makes a negative contribution ( -1.09 and -0.35 respectively ) . |