Example sentences of "she makes a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She makes a languorous gesture with her arm . |
| 2 | Because she 's good in earthquakes and she makes a great cup of tea . |
| 3 | ‘ Feminine ’ does often suggest positive ( although limited ) values like petite , delicate and caring as in ‘ She makes a good nurse because she is very feminine ’ . |
| 4 | A pleasant and sympathetic executive , she makes a good team player . |
| 5 | By avoiding simplistic assumptions about the united male medical profession manipulating supine female patients , she makes a major contribution to our understanding of a complex part of medical history . |
| 6 | She makes a useful distinction between three types of film-viewing : dominant readings , negotiated readings which are critical of what is on offer but nevertheless accept the underlying ideology , and oppositional readings which can range from outright rejection to the creation of subversive meanings . |
| 7 | Sometimes a doe will extend a dead end within a burrow and construct her breeding chamber ; more usually she makes a small hole either out in open terrain or sometimes in a hedgerow . |
| 8 | She makes a special suit of blue and silver and buys blue shoes . |
| 9 | When the hon. Member for Derby , South is pressed , she makes a clear statement that it is nothing but an aspiration . |
| 10 | She makes a rude gesture , involving several hypothetical orifices , then strides over to plant herself on the arm of Rainbow 's chair . |
| 11 | She makes a little lurch forward and he has the tray . |
| 12 | But roots will out and this month she makes a triumphal re-entry to SoHo in a former high-ceilinged , window-fronted exercise studio directly across from the Angelika Film Center on Houston Street . |
| 13 | On the one hand she makes a speculative diagnosis of him , out of Adlerian psychology ; on the other hand she half believes — but ca n't quite bring herself to say — that the blame lies with England , for virtually expelling him a quarter-century before . |