Example sentences of "[Wh det] [modal v] make [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 We have joint liaison and joint planning systems which should make things happen .
2 This was done to maximize the possibility of detecting contrasts over conditions , since an asymmetry would be expected to lead to high proportions of singular continuations which might make differences between conditions hard to detect .
3 This bargaining process is likely to take place in secluded agencies where the state and societal elites can work out deals , sheltered from any formalized and universally applicable legislation which might make bargains too difficult to achieve .
4 Lurgan are a little concerned about their lack of bowling depth , which could make things tough in the knock-out tournaments .
5 Such authority could not be shared with , nor alienated to anyone ; the notion was already fully developed under Philip the Fair by 1294 : ‘ the king of France is subject to no one ’ , wrote Guillaume de Nogaret , expressing the doctrine which could make vassals subjects and was absolute .
6 In a town where the politics of two great interests clashed , it was essential to make the best possible use of any means of influence and to have a deputy functioning in the regality court in a way which would make friends for the duke 's interest rather than enemies .
7 This , coupled with the rise of a narrower version of monetarism , was to clear the ground for a far more extreme school of macroeconomics which would make adherents to old style monetarism look like liberal wimps .
8 As a result of a two day debate at Westminster and the publication of a White Paper " The Northern Ireland Constitution " the Westminster government decided that a Constitutional Convention should be elected which would make proposals regarding the way in which the people of Northern Ireland themselves wished to be governed .
9 Although this represented no more than 4–5 per cent of their combined nuclear arsenals , it was nonetheless the first significant agreement of this kind between the two powers since the ABM treaty of 1972 , and was held by both sides to presage the conclusion of an agreement the following year which would make cuts of up to 50 per cent in strategic nuclear arms .
10 Government changes to the tax system in recent years had allowed the company to come up with a solution which would make shares which had been trading at less than £3 last month to £5 , Mr Ritblat said .
11 The new constitution , which was based on that of the NCCL , emphasised the association 's character as a body which would make representations on the broad issues of civil liberties and would also take up individual cases of discrimination and ill-treatment .
12 Lichenologists have estimated that crustose lichens in Alaska and Lappland grow at a rate of 3–4mm/100 years , which would make lichens there of 480 mm diameter at least 9000 years old .
13 Slow sales will encourage Microsoft to innovate and IBM to hedge , which will make customers cautious , which will slow sales , which will encourage further tiffs between the two companies , and so on .
14 If you have been ‘ holding off ’ while making your mind up , the blade speed may have decayed to a very low level which will make things even worse .
15 THE BMC , which at present enjoys the vague legal status of an unincorporated association , is proposing to become a limited company — a move which will make things easier for legal purposes in a number of ways .
16 Ian is determined not to let her go , and even if they do n't get married they 'll almost certainly become lovers , which will make things extremely awkward . ’
17 Now this is really because of better science , and again a lot of people say well we 've got government regulations , which will make medicines much safer .
18 A buy-out would be well beyond the means of the cricket club , adding weight to tonight 's meeting , which will make recommendations to be put to the club 's membership .
19 But they are clearly intended to form , in combination with formula funding under LMS , a system which will make schools subject to market forces in a direct and dramatic fashion .
20 Friends of the Earth want legislation introduced which will make manufacturers put energy efficiency labels on their products and they are asking ministers to suggest such labels when they meet their European Community counterparts for green talks .
21 These plants contain only minimal amounts of the chemical — tetrahydro-cannabinol — which can make users high when smoked — so to get any kind of effect — you 'd have to smoke the whole field .
22 THE Government has to reform the ‘ draconian ’ legislation which can make newsagents innocent victims of the law which bans the sale of tobacco to children under 16 .
23 Washing up is a problem because of the business of having to fetch water and heat it up , so I do not bother much with tinned soup , which can make pans such a mess .
24 However , the power of any ad which can make consumers feel warm towards utility companies is not to be denied .
25 We 've asked an expert what he considers important , looked at what children really want and at what would make mums happy .
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