Example sentences of "[n mass] [conj] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in the 1860s and 1870s the development of the steam trawler , the use of ice for preservation , and the exploitation of the rail network signalled the arrival of cheap cod and made possible the fish-and-chip shops which multiplied at the end of the century to furnish an important source of protein to the working class . |
| 2 | The pilot in the left-hand seat will command the aircraft and make all the tactical decisions , leaving the other pilot to concentrate on flying safely . |
| 3 | Oil demand will grow by less than 10% and make up about one-third of consumption in the year 2000 . |
| 4 | On the face of it , it is a business ripe for computerization , and , indeed , a great deal of work is done with computers to analyse media research data and make the construction of media schedules more effective . |
| 5 | This means that the enquirer is generating data and making interpretations of material which is usually repressed and made unconscious because it is emotionally painful to articulate it . |
| 6 | The purpose of this project is to develop appropriate statistical procedures , to test them using psychological data and to make available techniques for use by social scientists . |
| 7 | For most of the 1975–76 civil war , the massive stone keep of the twelfth-century Castle of St Gilles that still towers over Tripoli was occupied by a Sunni Muslim militia that made its head-quarters in the crusader banqueting hall . |
| 8 | When she encounters a mess , like the ridiculous raid on the Moncada barracks that made Mr Castro 's revolutionary reputation , she does not try to impose sense where there was none . |
| 9 | After consultation with his lawyer and right-hand man , Michael Connolly , Oyston wrote out a cheque for £100,000 and made to hand it over . |
| 10 | We had to find a way of reducing those change-over times by between 75 and 90% and to make the change stick . |
| 11 | Two Cameroonian journalists claimed they had been tortured at an army barracks and made to promise " not to write anything against President Biya " . |
| 12 | ‘ But they seem to trust in the power of the nine-tailed whip , and they will continue in that until a regiment breaks out of its barracks and makes its own way home . ’ |
| 13 | In the week before the stranding several people , mainly fishermen , claimed to have seen whales entering the Wash , perhaps in pursuit of the fish that make up the bulk of their diet . |
| 14 | All of them sheep and cattle yes , even the savage beasts birds of the air and fish that make their way through the water . |
| 15 | These large fish are called ferox , a distinct species of brown trout that make their living by eating their smaller brethren . |
| 16 | 306 tickets were sold , the cost was £16–19–9 and made a profit of £4 . |
| 17 | The building society obtained a mortgage valuation survey from the reclaimers valuing the property at £38,000 and making a nil estimate of essential repairs to be carried out . |
| 18 | Clare Short , Labour MP for Ladywood , who raised the issue in the Commons in January , said : ‘ I think the West Midlands Police were trying to brush the matter under the carpet and it was only pressure from MPs and the media that made them do anything . ’ |
| 19 | Freya 's story is unusual in some ways , in that unlike Alison Freya started off , as she says , quite happy with her body ; it was the reaction of other people that made her uncertain . |
| 20 | They could laugh at the absurdities of life and people that made no sense to those who had n't lived in Ireland . |
| 21 | Problems may still remain , but so also does a landscape and people that make a visit something to savour . |
| 22 | So welcome to the first edition of CCG People , which we hope will tell you all you need to know about the people that make CCG such a success . |
| 23 | People that make decisions , they 're normally successful . |
| 24 | See there 's lots of people that make me laugh , Liam makes me laugh . |
| 25 | I know so you know different people that make us laugh . |
| 26 | Basically , what has happened is that progress in technology , allied with rising affluence , has transformed availability of media and made personal choice both possible and affordable . |
| 27 | She identifies advertising as one of the main forms of these , and feels that the pressure is intensified by the attitudes of friends and family who have been influenced by the media and make it extremely difficult for girls to remain impervious to the images of beauty which surround them : on TV , in films , magazines and newspapers . |
| 28 | I hope your excellent paper will bring pressure to bear on the media and make April 23 a special day , and make the English realise they want to be ruled by their own countryman . |
| 29 | 2 Look at this list in terms of the relevant media and make a list of objectives to achieve within the period . |
| 30 | The idea of two particles so near in mass was troubling for some people and made them wonder if some misinterpretations had occurred ; in particular Patrick Blackett , another Nobel Laureate , raised a question as to whether there might be other explanations of the pion decay . |