Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] makes " in BNC.

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1 The command you can see starts or switches to Word for Windows ( the USEEXIST makes the button switch to Word if it 's already open , and the IMAX sizes its window to leave the Power Launcher toolbar clear at the top of the screen , and icons clear at the bottom ) .
2 The bristling of the fur makes the animal look bigger , a ‘ transformation display ’ that may deter the enemy if the defensive cat is lucky .
3 We clean him up and the caveman makes us look cool .
4 It is hard work but the variety makes it stimulating and exciting .
5 The change makes the potato a potential weed .
6 These protein molecules curl up into a particular shape determined by their own amino-acid sequence , which in turn is governed by the DNA code sequence of the gene G. When G mutates , the change makes a crucial difference to the amino-acid sequence normally specified by the gene G , and hence to the coiled-up shape of the protein molecule .
7 Very low prices ( the retailer makes savings through bulk buying , and overheads are lower than in a central location — part of these savings is passed on to the customer )
8 If the cost price is £400 and the retailer makes £100 profit , what is the selling price ?
9 It is not crucial to start a new line each time a new person speaks , as long as the writer makes us know the speaker .
10 HDS claims the award makes it the largest supplier of X-terminals for commercial applications in the business , a new area for the things .
11 If the creditor makes application for time to be extended , the trustee would be entitled to be heard .
12 So far , thankfully , there is no sign that the technique makes it any more likely that a child will be born with congenital defects .
13 1.44 < 1.66 therefore accept null hypothesis ; i.e. no evidence to suggest that the technique makes a significant contribution to the recognition process within the domain of music .
14 The technique makes use of the properties that water develops when heated to high temperatures at high atmospheric pressures .
15 Consider , for instance , the following string , and see where implausibility enters : ‘ the text makes no response … the text evades the reader 's interrogation … the text is frequently silent … the text is idle and will not get up in the morning . ’
16 All the same , the text makes no claim to be citing this rescript , and it is very curious that the jurist should first limit his remarks to the facts as stated and then go on to limit them to the words quoted ; especially since the facts stated amount to little more than those words .
17 The preface makes it clear that interest in the past in Saudi Arabia — as in all countries — is directly linked with present prosperity .
18 Once again , the intensity of contact spread over such a long time in the field makes this form of self-monitoring difficult to maintain , and there was also a general resistance from below to the management 's instruction .
19 The substance of the field makes impressive reading Volume 2 covers AI programming languages ; applications research in science , medicine and education ; and automatic programming .
20 For underdeveloped countries the computer makes it possible to leapfrog certain stages of development by slashing paper bureaucracy , streamlining production and improving health care .
21 So the snake makes its deft , rapid lunge and then immediately withdraws to await results .
22 The snake makes it wriggle so that the apparently disembodied filament appears to be some kind of succulent worm .
23 I 'm glad the referendum makes it look like things are going to be solved , but it 's still too early .
24 The delay between the actual distilling and the sale of the whisky makes stock control a nightmare .
25 Consensus is at the heart of the social contract the Faith makes . ’
26 Too early : Mr Clinton 's May was not quite the disaster the sketch makes it seem .
27 If the contract makes it clear that you will receive a bonus , without specifying a fixed sum , your entitlement is probably to a figure that is reasonable , taking into account sums received in previous years .
28 The kind of promises each party to the contract makes will vary , but one fairly typical example is for the teenager to promise to tidy his bedroom once a week , to let parents know when he will be late home from school or where he is and who he is with when he goes out .
29 If the taxpayer makes a potentially exempt transfer he pays no IHT when the gift is made and will pay no IHT at all with respect to the gifted property if he survives the gift by seven years ( and has not reserved a benefit in the gifted property ) ( IHTA 1984 , s3A(4) ) .
30 The answer depends upon what claim the buyer makes .
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