Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] [noun] make [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 The nature of public enterprise objectives makes it difficult for political authorities to evaluate and control the activities of the enterprises .
2 The easy cut of this trouser suit makes it comfortable enough for office or weekend wear .
3 Armour is beautifully made from a myriad of tiny metal scales making it lightweight and very flexible but stronger than steel .
4 However , an influential group of central committee members made it clear they felt that Mrs Mandela 's behaviour was damaging the image of the organisation and the reputation of her husband , who appears to view her as ‘ a wayward child ’ .
5 This range of white worm size makes it unnecessary to culture either microworm or grindal worm .
6 Engines and transmissions are usually made by car firms themselves , but with larger production runs than for cars , so the small scale of overseas car output makes it still sensible to import most of these things from Japan .
7 By the early 1970s , however , the situation looked more favourable ; the reorganization of teacher education following the 1972 White Paper and the run-down of initial teacher training made it seem feasible to redeploy resources to raise the quality of the teaching force in further education .
8 At 30 he had amassed enough knowledge of transcendental experience systems to make him a contender for the job of running what was regarded by many as one of Europe 's best Transcendental Operations Modules .
9 Norweb stated that the small scale sizes of renewable energy sources made them highly suitable for local integration and concluded that 12 per cent of electricity demand could be generated from these sources .
10 As for school libraries , the confusion caused by the complexity of educational change and the financial problems of local education authorities make it easy to believe that they have virtually ceased functioning .
11 Clearly the easily accessible position of the Malverns near big population centres make them a popular target for picnickers and day trippers , not to mention walkers .
12 Soldiering on with lower back pain makes it hard not to be preoccupied .
13 It was incredibly quiet , with distant traffic noise making it seem even quieter .
14 The fact that they are regularly represented with special spelling forms makes them seem rather different from the above examples .
15 In another extract Morton makes it clear that the Queen has supported Diana .
16 In addition , the did not have available , when making an initial offer to shareholders , the facility or legal means of making a contested offer in those countries where national secrecy laws on corporate disclosure requirements make it difficult or impossible for predator companies to ascertain adequate financial information on would-be target companies .
17 A wide range of personal preferecnes in children across this age range made it impossible to use an absolutely standardised breakfast .
18 The electrical power consumed and the heat that had to be dissipated by elaborate cooling systems made them expensive and inconvenient to run .
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