Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] as make " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't quite match , but near as makes no difference . ’ |
| 2 | The idea was proposed to Priestley that his carbonated water , which could be prepared on board , might provide doses of carbon dioxide and thus prevent scurvy ( as well as make the distilled sea water more palatable ) . |
| 3 | But Sunday 's win should erase those ghosts , as well as make up for last year 's defeat to France in the final in Lyon . |
| 4 | WE WILL LOSE MONEY AS WELL AS MAKE IT |
| 5 | ‘ It 's the nature of our business that we will lose money as well as make it . |
| 6 | This was to be the sixth show organised by the Priestfields & Ormesby Knitting Club and this year they were hoping to use the proceeds to boost club funds as well as make a donation to Kirkleatham Special School in Redcar . |
| 7 | But then it 's probably beyond your powers to design boots as well as make them . ’ |
| 8 | A lot of finishes are slightly porous and it will help seal out moisture , as well as make the beast look a lot better . |
| 9 | Oh dear me so I 'm hoping that the system that I give you will allow you to deal with all those situations as well as make a longer presentation where you do have some preparation time . |
| 10 | These users want access to tools to extend the spatial database as well as to make spatial analyses . |
| 11 | The SBS had been established in Dover to help naval forces attack shipping as well as to make beach reconnaissances . |
| 12 | All assets or groups of assets will be judged according to two new financial tests , based on return on average capital employed ( ROACE ) and capital expenditure cover — that is , the ability to pay a dividend to the shareholder as well as to make enough to re-invest in the business . |
| 13 | The aim was to establish ongoing ways of working and of involving parents in evaluation as well as to make the nursery experience as good as possible . |
| 14 | The aim was to establish ongoing ways of working and of involving parents in evaluation as well as to make the nursery experience as good as possible . |
| 15 | Publications have included a detailed account of the effects of the 1974 Act and associated regulations , as well as to make recommendations on how health and safety standards might be improved . |
| 16 | John , who is a full time shift worker , has been polishing off most the Peak 's F8a+ in good time , having also recently red-pointed Boat Boys , Chimes of Freedom as well as making the 6th ascent of Zeke the Freak ( F8b ) . |
| 17 | Also , manufacturers have upgraded the specification of diesel cars as well as making greater use of turbo-chargers to improve performance . |
| 18 | With the advent of electrics , journey times were to be halves , as well as making life easier for locomotive crews . |
| 19 | Although many of the gears are of iron construction there are still a number with wooden teeth , this leading to quieter running , as well as making repairs easier . |
| 20 | Marjorie helps him on with his camelhair overcoat , a garment she persuaded him to buy against his better judgement , for it hangs well below his knees and , he thinks , accentuates his short stature , as well as making him look like a prosperous bookie . |
| 21 | Of course during the ramp 's 11 year history as well as making professional skaters it has attracted a fair few . |
| 22 | If the family finances have been badly affected by the patient 's stroke , you may have to go to work as well as making provision for caring for the patient . |
| 23 | But in fact every creative and inventive and imaginative activity ( including that of inventing new tools ) is better done with the help of ‘ technology ’ , and so a failure to familiarize children at school with the use of such technology inhibits their imaginative potential , as well as making them incompetent and virtually unemployable when they leave school . |
| 24 | Tokenism , as this ‘ women 's season ’ showed , can be useful in that as well as making a gesture towards ‘ minority ’ interest it at the same time betokened the absence of women 's film on television which it sought to undo . |
| 25 | He wanted to make a person people would love — a little man of courage and kindness , a ‘ gent ’ down on his luck — and the character became loved all over the world , as well as making all the world laugh . |
| 26 | AMERICAN scientists have found an effect that may cast doubt on a whole body of research in the evolution of the Solar System , as well as making physicists look again at the subject of isotopes , forms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons in the nucleus . |
| 27 | Exercise tones you up all over and as well as making you feel fresher and fitter , it helps you to sleep better . |
| 28 | When the feet are hurting it shows in the face , as well as making you thoroughly miserable , so go to see a qualified chiropodist . |
| 29 | This kind of experience can reinforce our sense of insecurity , as well as making the burden of sadness unbearably heavy . |
| 30 | The display is simple and of high quality , and , best of all , can be extinguished entirely , which is a useful aid to concentration as well as making a small but positive contribution to sound quality . |