Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] can make the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He exhibits a number of adjectives which differ in precisely the way required while maintaining the same or essentially the same lexical value ( we modify his examples slightly where it is possible to do so without damage to his case , so as to make the distinction sharper ) : ( 19 ) visible stars vs stars visible the only navigable rivers vs the only rivers navigable a handy tool vs are your tools handy ? guilty people vs people guilty As it happens , the examples which Bolinger uses employ words which can make the distinction a rather subtle one , with perhaps the exception of visible stars ( a group recognized astronomically ) beside stars visible ; but it is quite easy to produce further instances which seem to confirm his view : ( 20 ) a complaining visitor vs a visitor complaining the eligible bachelor vs the bachelor eligible In other cases , the divergence of lexical value between the two positions may be greater but still with the characteristic value for the former , and the occasion value for the latter : ( 21 ) the responsible man vs the man responsible a sorry sight vs the girl is sorry He notes that the acceptability of an adjective in pre-adjunct position may apparently depend on whether or not it can be regarded as indicating a relatively enduring characteristic of what is expressed by the noun , as in : ( 22 ) the faint girl vs the girl is faint an asleep man vs a man asleep This possibility of course depends not only on the adjective itself but also on the nature of the noun being qualified , so that " when one scratches one 's head the result is not *a scratched head but when one scores a glass surface the result is a scratched surface " . |
| 2 | To the ordinary reader advertisements may count for nothing ; but to the bookseller and book-collector they can make the difference between £50 and £500 . |
| 3 | When parents exclude children from their own grief it can make the child feel that the awful event that has taken place is a punishment for which they are in part responsible . |
| 4 | ‘ Pranksters waste vital minutes which can make the difference between life and death . ’ |
| 5 | The fear of suffocation that accompanies an asthmatic attack is understandable , but the anxiety itself can make the attack worse — or even bring one on unaided . |
| 6 | By manipulating the fungi which exist around the roots of all plants we can make the plant more efficient at taking up nutrients and make it grow quicker . |
| 7 | With a pair of knitting needles you can make the joining of three stitches together , with a hole on each side , by knitting yarn round needle , yarn round needle , thus starting with three stitches and ending with three stitches . |
| 8 | As you , and the children , become increasingly familiar with the strategy you can make the boundaries less clear ; but initially clarity is all important . |