Example sentences of "but [pron] make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On that , I think it is generally known , that we , that Telford was n't anywhere near the top of the list , and it had been taken purely on the question of the er , needs of the various areas , it 's unlikely that Telford would have succeeded , even with its reduced geographical area , but I made discrete enquiries and was told that the factor which tipped er , the Commission in favour of Telford , and this has an important bearing on what we 're going to discuss later , was the fact that Telford has been very good in taking up schemes and providing their section , and not just the Wreakin District Council , other area , other bodies in Telford , of getting good innovative schemes off the ground and providing the cash , they did n't , as some areas did , get the status , and then hardly do anything about it . |
| 2 | There are no tears but I make squeaky sounds with my mouth . |
| 3 | Two flowers which do not readily spring to mind as candidates for cutting , but which make excellent displays , are Sisyrinchium striatum and paeonies . |
| 4 | After what he 'd said she did n't dare turn the key in the lock , but she made short work of undressing . |
| 5 | But she made light work of polishing off the shopping at a supermarket near her West London home . |
| 6 | Leith could feel her anger straining at the leash at his sarcastic comment , but she made enormous efforts to stay cool . |
| 7 | ‘ But she makes nice chocolate cake and she 's handy when the cook 's on holiday , ’ she admitted as she examined her face in the shine . |
| 8 | The weather was not too promising , but we made good time and were soon at the first terrace . |
| 9 | But we make common cause in attaching more significance to them than do the theories ( except perhaps for Idealism ) discussed so far . |
| 10 | Now things like erm , well one of my old favourites Arran Pilot i if you dig it out when it 's young , then of course it stays as it should , cos it 's a very very waxy potato but , but I can remember growing varieties like Majestic and things like that and I mean they would never fall , they would never fall in the water but they make good chips er of the modern varieties I think I 'd go for er Kondor with a K er which is a very very good potato and does stay as it is i in the ground but one other thing I think also comes into it . |
| 11 | Not only are their resources in demand , but they make powerful appeals to instinct and emotion . |
| 12 | They do not ‘ solve ’ intractable problems , but they make other organizations carry the can for policy failures , a factor which commonly underlies systems which accord wide discretion to local governments . |
| 13 | Like the silkmoth , ants sense pheromones through their antennae ; but they make continual use of both antennae to keep them in the right direction . |
| 14 | Farther north Dargaville has a pleasant little club , mainly a weekend operation , but they make visiting pilots welcome . |
| 15 | ‘ But he make big money . |
| 16 | Officially Wordsworth continued to dwell on the virtues of landed proprietors , but he made occasional remarks which surprised his companions . |
| 17 | Upon his Roman nose , a tiny pair of gold-rimmed spectacles might have seemed insignificant — but he made great play with them . |
| 18 | In classifying them he followed Aristotle in considering as many characters as possible ; but he made great use of the ‘ principle of correlation ’ , the way in which all the parts of an animal work together . |
| 19 | But he makes new friends easily , and it was Prevert who once related the most revealing anecdote about Doisneau and his commitment to his accomplices . |
| 20 | But it made awful mess . |
| 21 | The first meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers was held on 2 January 1818 with eight founder members present , but it made slow progress until in 1820 Telford , who never joined the Smeatonians , agreed to become the first president . |
| 22 | This need not be a problem , especially as each will have a different approach to the same material , but it makes obvious sense on many counts if the teachers are each prepared for this by consultation . ) |
| 23 | But it makes commercial sense for them to respond to pressure . |
| 24 | But what makes sexual athlete ? |