Example sentences of "[Wh det] make [noun] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They faced prosecution under a presidential ordinance , passed hurriedly on Feb. 17 , which made organizers of demonstrations criminally and civilly liable for their supporters ' actions . |
| 2 | Teacher Betty Weller says : ‘ Our school had a mascot known as Freddy Bird which made appearances at sports events , functions and parades . |
| 3 | It was not enough that Phoebe should turn up looking like a manual worker — ( 'But , for God 's sake , Maggie , I am a manual worker' ) — and wearing a button on her overalls which said ‘ This facility is under threat from rate-capping , ’ which made boys on buses make obscene jokes ; she also had to take on the maths teacher . |
| 4 | The total number of members of parties and organisations of Southern Korea which made application for consultations is recorded in the list submitted by the American delegation as 70 million persons . |
| 5 | A general waiver has been granted by the Council to permit the establishment of staff bonus schemes which make payments to employees calculated by reference to the gross fee income or net profits of the firm ; which are open to all employees subject only to a short ( maximum three years ) qualifying period ; where the basis of distribution ( length of service , proportionate to salary etc ) is disclosed to the staff , but where the actual level of profits or income need not be so disclosed ; and where no distribution is permitted which is related to the introduction of business . |
| 6 | I regularly argue with the Table Office that we can table amendments to Bills which make provision for orders that are amendable because of the census legislation . |
| 7 | This brings us inevitably to international law : the rules which make agreements between states binding ; the rules which seek to limit from the outside the kinds of actions which states may take in relation to each other and provide a framework within which they may negotiate . |
| 8 | This provoked a warning from the Russian Supreme Soviet on July 17 that inclusion in Baltic states ' legislation " of articles which make discrimination on grounds of nationality the norm " could lead to temporary economic sanctions against Estonia , which had a 33.3 per cent Russian minority . |
| 9 | But the properties which make people into agents , such as their ability to exercise choice , to act on their intentions and so forth , are essential . |
| 10 | Until this year , the three independent review bodies which make recommendations for nurses , doctors and the professions allied to medicine have given much higher awards than the Whitley Councils . |
| 11 | There is no cover under this section of the policy if a claim is also made under item 1 of the section which makes payments for delays for every 12 hour period up to the maximum in the policy . |
| 12 | One must be careful about making judgements about the capacity of the system to innovate and adapt , because the UK system operates to a considerable extent in an informal , pragmatic mode which makes reliance on labels and formal accounts hazardous . |
| 13 | Ask yourself whether the other facts are consistent with this explanation , and see whether you can come up with a pattern of events which makes sense in terms of ordinary human nature . |
| 14 | This is a study of the human and management aspects of a large re-equipment project in a factory which makes axles for trucks . |
| 15 | The unsuccessful minimal strategy ( in which no critical information is supplied ) is most evident among the younger children , while the sophisticated directional strategy ( which makes use of instructions involving ‘ left ’ , ‘ right ’ , etc. ) is used with any frequency only by adults . |
| 16 | A novel with a straightforward chronological organisation is likely to be less demanding than one which makes use of flashbacks ( this is one reason why young readers generally find Jane Eyre easier than Wuthering Heights , for example ) . |
| 17 | It also has a looser cell structure , which makes penetration by moisturisers into the top layer easier . |
| 18 | What makes sense to partners ? |
| 19 | What makes sense to clients ? |