Example sentences of "[conj] make [det] [art] " in BNC.

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1 If and when they work on the tacit assumption or make such a blatant assertion as that , that there is no longer any poverty , because it is not true and unless and until it is true neither they nor we have got any right to be content .
2 Miss Philimore had behaved pleasantly enough , but there had been a calculating set to her narrow mouth that made such a gesture seem unlikely in the extreme .
3 Under the more favourable conditions of their past , they had developed into the remarkably beautiful and striking breeds that made such an impact on the visitors to the early cat shows .
4 One of Dana 's reactions was very characteristic : he bent double with laughter at something he had said that made all the others laugh , too .
5 He was a Swaledale man who arrived in 1910 and that made all the difference .
6 The salaries of staff , the replacement of vital instruments and many large items had to be funded from the National Health Service funds , so that there was never enough left to buy the extra comforts that made all the difference to the welfare of the patients .
7 He spoke in a penetrating voice that made all the other customers look on with interest .
8 She reached to the gap between back and seat where years ago she had stuffed a cushion that made all the difference to that small problem with her spine .
9 And that made all the difference for them .
10 In that sense , he is no ‘ revolutionary ’ , but rather a deep student of solutions , with a solid capacity for the kind of apparently trivial details that make all the difference between winning and losing , between safety and risk .
11 It is environmental factors and chemical interference that make all the difference to keeping the skin soft .
12 Convector heaters that make all the difference
13 Why could n't Jim see that it 's the little things that make all the difference ?
14 This combination of speed and close attention may have a lot to do with the narrative thrust and atmospheric coherence and intensity that make this the most gripping of his novels .
15 We also begin to realize that making such a choice is not merely a matter of changing habits , even habits of mind .
16 The ceremony ends with a shotgun blasted into the boughs to wake up the sleeping tree.Does it work … apparently yes.It 's now thought that making such a rumpus around the trees scares off harmful insects … so wassailing really does make the orchards healthier .
17 In fact I think that making this a Court issue will deter some parents from seeking access to their children which is a very bad thing .
18 The spontaneous self-confidence of her writing voice , when you first discover it , comes over as a triumph of the human spirit — but also as a terrible indictment of the society that makes such a voice so rare , so virtually impossible .
19 If , day after day , the mind is habituated to the compassionate idea of love for all people , then at last , it seems to fill with a substance that makes all the moments of life sweet .
20 However , it is a knowledge of what happens behind the program that makes all the difference in whether a page looks good or not .
21 I 'm sure that Ruth searches her heart , she , she may of made her decision lightly way back to go with Ruth er , to go with Naomi but not now , its a heart searching decision she makes , the choice before her , do I go back or do I go , do I go on , do I go back to Moah with its familiarity with all the things I am aware of or do I go on into the unknown with my mother in law and with her god Auper makes a choice and she goes back and Ruth had , Ruth says no and she makes the commitment and she says there , in verse sixteen , do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you , for where you go I will go and where you lodge , I will lodge , your people should be my people and your god my god and its those last few words that makes all the difference , your god will be my god , I will not be a stranger there , I will not be an alien there , I will be part of your people , and the only way she could be part of Naomi 's people was for Naomi 's god to be her god , that was the thing that kept , that was , that was the common denominated should all of Naomi 's people , because they all belonged
22 ‘ Well , why did he go down to Streatley on the Saturday night , and make such a bloody secret of it ? ’
23 ‘ Who but the English could put together two such unwelcome words and make such an appropriate term of them ?
24 The cops separate the pair and make each the same offer .
25 The pilot in the left-hand seat will command the aircraft and make all the tactical decisions , leaving the other pilot to concentrate on flying safely .
26 ‘ Get in touch with the undertakers and make all the arrangements .
27 We 'll both see your Mum and Dad together and make all the arrangements . ’
28 She and I are going to clean Moor House from top to bottom , and make all the Christmas preparations that you know nothing about , being only a man .
29 You can take a dialogue where all the sentences are complete and make all the deletions you can , still making it natural .
30 You can also take a conversation where all the sentences are complete and go through and make all the deletions which make it natural .
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