Example sentences of "that it make a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing but the best for Lucy , and that meant a month of sober evenings honing every flip phrase so that it made a point . |
| 2 | So far , the ministry has chosen not to explain why it did not act over this matter , to admit that it made a mistake , and to fully compensate all those who have suffered trauma and considerable financial losses as a result of its negligence . |
| 3 | In fact , it never occurred to me that it made a difference until I was in a trial and a scout said ‘ We 're quite interested in the coloured lad ’ and that was the first time I realized they thought of me as anything other than my name . |
| 4 | Eleanor , ’ she said again , as she began to realise that it made a lot of sense . |
| 5 | He had lopped off the leaves and twigs at a joint so that it made a very crude crutch . |
| 6 | I am not complaining , only pointing out that it makes a difference to the tone of a campaign . |
| 7 | Seeing my disappointment he winked an eye and said , ‘ Well , I must admit that it makes a good story ’ . |
| 8 | One of the more significant aspects of the panel 's report is that it makes a try at preventing repetitions of the affair . |
| 9 | But what the tār does n't realize is that it makes a perfect target for a gun , stuck up there with its pale fur as clearly visible against the dark rock as the moon is in the sky at night . ’ |
| 10 | Where it differs , is in that it makes a serious effort to put the bits back together again ! |
| 11 | The pleonasm can be cured by making the dependent item more specific so that it makes a net semantic contribution to the phrase : my patriarchal uncle ( notice that adding specificity to the head has no effect : ? my male maternal uncle ) . |
| 12 | She wears two garments : a long , short-sleeved shift of thin stuff , the chiton ; and over that the himation , a heavy wrap brought over right shoulder and under left arm so that it makes a curved diagonal across the breast , an important accent in this complex design . |
| 13 | So much modern merchandise is themed with bestselling books that it makes a logical extension to the stock profile . |
| 14 | not that it makes a lot of difference |
| 15 | Robert Jackson , for example , envisages a " middle way " as a " study of religions conducted in such a way that it makes a distinctive contribution to the pupils ' development of a coherent and personally satisfying set of beliefs and values " ( Jackson 1987 : 17 ) . |
| 16 | Not that it makes a whits difference to how the team plays or what team Wilko puts out on Saturday . |
| 17 | The argument against trickle transfer is that it makes a nonsense of rational rational housing management . |
| 18 | He is also in charge of an economy so large that it makes a real difference to world trade and to British economic fortunes in particular . |