Example sentences of "have made [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inclusion of any of these studies would have made little difference to our conclusions about mortality reduction . |
| 2 | Quite possibly , it would have made little difference . |
| 3 | If he allowed them to know he understood German , it would have made little difference . |
| 4 | She considered this encouraged regular habits and represented a kindness to her tenants , but the policy could have made little sense to the working class woman managing on a tight and often irregular housekeeping allowance . |
| 5 | The day before , Norway had declined Germany 's offer of a non-aggression pact , which no doubt weakened her position some months later , though even had she signed one , it would probably have made little difference . |
| 6 | It would have made little difference , however . |
| 7 | Normally the thought would have made timid little Miss Fogerty quail . |
| 8 | Hence the major cause of unemployment lies outside the government 's responsibility and a Labour government would not have made much difference . |
| 9 | Without Bully , her Red Riding Hood character would not have made much impression , but with the black-faced wolf-like dog following her she won loud applause . |
| 10 | ‘ He married Diana and he should have made much more of an effort with her rather than turning to another woman for support , ’ she said . |
| 11 | She herself knew she could not have made much of a showing , bulky as she was , wearing the Peter Robinson gown , let out at the seams , her state disguised only by a light scarf . |
| 12 | A few extra minutes while he went up for his loser 's medal would n't have made much difference . |
| 13 | But if they get it wrong they have the consolation that , for all the recriminations , it probably wo n't have made much difference to the outcome of the election . |
| 14 | ‘ No , not that it would have made much sense if they had — I 'm not a particular ace when it comes to car engines . ’ |
| 15 | He wished that he could have listened to their conversation , but he would not have made much of it if he had been sitting at the next table . |
| 16 | I do n't know though , it would have made great television . |
| 17 | Neither Long not Chamberlain would have made great changes in the party , and the election of either would not have seemed to signify a great change . |
| 18 | Some of the eurypterids may even have made tentative excursions on to the land . |
| 19 | The Royalist Roman Catholic French would probably have made better conquerors of Ireland , if Ireland had to be reconquered once more . |
| 20 | Some Slovenian bankers pointed out that it would have made better sense to have carried out a ‘ consolidation ’ , which would have preserved more of the assets of the firm than the policy of attacking it from all sides ( Politika , 1 October 1987 ) . |
| 21 | The high level of the stock market in the last six months may have made certain bids , for underperforming companies , uneconomic . |
| 22 | Frankly , if I 'd had any forewarning of this then I 'd have made certain that our paths would never cross again ! ’ |
| 23 | The Brundtland Commission may have made sustainable development the end-of-century watchword , defining it as ‘ development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs ’ , but even Tolba has wondered aloud whether it amounts to much more than a shibboleth . |
| 24 | If he had n't been , I should have made many more mistakes than I did and been more unhappy than I was . |
| 25 | Dunes , palm trees , mud-brick villages , children and animals would have made good picture postcards , but , for all its beauty , the desert was terrifying . |
| 26 | Continuing on down the street the Ahearns , a Catholic family who were all of small stature , the Frys , another quiet family and the Vincents who in contrast to the Ahearns were all well built — in fact the sons could all have made good guardsmen . |
| 27 | As a magazine article , any one of these chapters would have made good reading . |
| 28 | ‘ I suppose Uncle Cosmo could have made good in Australia . |
| 29 | It would have made good drama to pit Bernard 's projection of mass production against Laura 's fears that this would threaten to destroy the ethnic and cottage industry appeal upon which the business was based . |
| 30 | I see they have made new breadpans of the right size out of empty cooking-oil cans from the US AID supplementary feeding programme — these were brought out recently by a local agency who helped the women to build a new oven . |