Example sentences of "[adv] make [adj] [noun] or [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , as Statement E argues , under certain conditions white workers or residents may get together to freeze out black immigrants because their presence is felt to depress wages or house prices , or to threaten allocation policies which have hitherto made certain jobs or housing the preserve of the indigenous population . |
| 2 | If the value is not a legally recognised interest , the third party may still make diplomatic claims or take political or economic action . |
| 3 | Said she wanted to watch television , though she did n't watch — just sat there making sarcastic remarks or calling the children to her and giving them sweets and kisses — it 's disgusting . |
| 4 | If , on the other hand , a child with a roughly similar basic disability is a cause for acute anxiety to the parents , who either make excessive demands or over-protect , and fail to make use of the available care and educational facilities , rapidly rejecting the child altogether as unrewarding and unmanageable , such a child might find low intelligence a severe handicap . |
| 5 | Although the proceedings reinforced Castro 's dominance of the PCC , some decisions ratified by the congress , in particular accepting direct election of all delegates to the National Assembly of People 's Powers , were interpreted as signs that he had either made tactical concessions or had recognized the need for gradual change . |
| 6 | Most have either made sensible investments or have bought what they wanted and could afford . |