Example sentences of "[adv] makes [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Bringing the population average down makes us all more like the Japanese , with their low cholesterol and low coronary rates than , say , the Finns who have high levels of both ( see Figure 2 ) .
2 He does n't seem to have any friends , and that obviously makes him unhappy .
3 This obviously makes them stunning to look at , and was the main reason I bought them .
4 Its foundations are laid in fostering guilt in people — well , that obviously makes it easier for our Pastors and Masters when we are young .
5 Air obviously makes it burn .
6 But this obviously makes it much easier for us to , to help straightaway .
7 Fair makes your heart flutter .
8 Fair makes your hair stand up , the way she tells it .
9 It fair makes your mouth water .
10 we did translation , Xenophon , I do not know a word of it I do not think Greek alone makes me miserable , I am always miserable .
11 That fact alone makes it clear that they must have been preceded into the air by other vegetarian forms which , judging from the primitive nature of their anatomy , were probably cockroaches , grasshoppers , locusts and crickets .
12 ‘ It would be inconceivable , in the opinion of the Court , that Article 6(1) should describe in detail the procedural guarantees afforded to parties in a pending law suit and should not first protect that which alone makes it in fact possible to benefit from such guarantees , that is access to a court .
13 When talking to Marco , Alfieri knows how he feels towards Eddie , and so makes him ( Marco ) promise not to harm him .
14 So psychology often binds us to our weaknesses and failure by showing us how to ‘ pass the buck ’ and so makes us believe that we should feel good when we have done so .
15 The lack of a determiner before these nouns makes them generic , and so makes us feel that the human forces that impinge on Titus 's life are vague and insubstantial .
16 This capitalist society we live in makes me spit , just spit it does . ’
17 It has often been said that his characters are " puppets " of his grand design , but his own vision necessarily makes them so .
18 The reassuring cloud of honeysuckle around my front door , as I approach it , suddenly makes me stroke the reassuring beard around my mouth .
19 It suddenly makes you look much older . ’
20 The cliches may well be deliberate , but in a way this only makes them even more tiresome .
21 Stuffing down our emotions only makes them more powerful .
22 This approach to children not only makes them precocious ( more so in America than Europe ) but ‘ precious ’ .
23 Very small buds can be cut in half , which not only makes them flatter but also gives them an added charm in a finished picture .
24 People describe me as ‘ hysterical' ; this only makes me feel worse .
25 But in the long run it only makes me feel worse about myself .
26 It only makes me want you all the more .
27 He impressed our sectional conference and he will impress this conference as well and this only makes me aware that the G M B , not only now , but in the future , will be a leading force in the issues within the British and the European trades union movement .
28 Sole is one of those rare front-row forwards whose remarkable range of skills not only makes him a complete footballer but also brings fresh possibilities to the way the game can be played at the highest level .
29 I have tried taking the castle out , but this only makes him unhappy , so he goes over to the heater and swims underneath it .
30 A history of failure in an area of life to which the person is highly committed not only makes him particularly vulnerable to depression following a further experience of failure , but can also raise the probability of further failures .
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