Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [pron] [is] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | The school manager , in contrast to his or her experience of GCSE , here has to struggle for clarity — a struggle which is made no easier by the over-simplified statements of policy about the unification of general and vocational education which are made by central government and by its political opponents . |
| 2 | Arguments will no doubt be made that such a division is unrealistic ; but , in my view , not only is it essential for solving resource problems ; it is also a division which is made now , albeit not explicitly . |
| 3 | Photographs depicting scenes from Lewis Carroll 's classic ’ Alice in Wonderland ’ are on show , and they 're all by a photographer who 's made Alice his life 's work . |
| 4 | A new book of unusual views of Oxfordshire has been published , featuring the work of a photographer who 's made the county his adopted home . |
| 5 | Actress Helena Bonham Carter is the latest victim of obsession , she is asking a court to protect her from a fan who is making her life a misery . |
| 6 | It is very important to stress that the relative bargaining strength of each party governs the kind of a deal which is made . |
| 7 | ‘ And besides , ’ Hazel continued , ‘ there 's this prat of a bloke who 's made himself our glorious leader . ’ |
| 8 | Ca n't she see what a fool she 's making of herself ? ’ |
| 9 | A prerequisite to making such an order is that the court is satisfied that the transaction was entered into by the debtor for the purpose either of putting assets beyond the reach of a person who is making , or may at some time make , a claim against him , or of otherwise prejudicing the interests of such a person in relation to such a claim : subsection ( 3 ) . |
| 10 | A person who 's make tables , yeah ? |
| 11 | The section relates to any instrument that : ( i ) is executed in pursuance of an order of a court made on granting in respect of the parties a decree of divorce , nullity of marriage or judicial separation , or ( ii ) is executed in pursuance of an order of a court which is made in connection with the dissolution or annulment of the marriage or the parties ' judicial separation and which is made at any time after the granting of such a decree , or ( iii ) is executed at any time in pursuance of an agreement of the parties made in contemplation of or otherwise in connection with the dissolution or annulment of the marriage or their judicial separation . |
| 12 | A pupil who is making a constant effort to use vision as fully as possible in school tasks may sometimes find this effort to be somewhat of an overload when his or her general level of well-being is low , for instance , when suffering from a cold or feeling particularly tired . |
| 13 | A true dye or stain does not leave anything on the surface that will obscure the grain , unlike a paint which is made by grinding pigments into a binding medium and , because they are opaque , will leave the wood a uniform colour . |
| 14 | Only the control panel can be seen on an integrated machine — the rest is covered by a door which is made to match the kitchen units — whereas fully-integrated machines are completely hidden behind a cupboard door . |
| 15 | A man who is made redundant may feel unable to tell his wife what has happened and keep up the pretence of leaving for work every day . |
| 16 | She 's imploring me to return , I thought , she 's realized what a mistake she 's made . |
| 17 | Each atom contains a nucleus which is made from nucleons ( i.e. neutrons and protons ) with electrons circulating around the nucleus . |
| 18 | When multi-track sound mixing is being carried out it is necessary to cue the various tracks in and out to a precisely laid-down programme , a task which is made much easier by reference to a ‘ dope-sheet ’ . |
| 19 | He is that rare thing , a chap who 's made a hit by being passive . |