Example sentences of "make a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be the aim of humanity ultimately to abandon all existing organised religions , and make a completely new start . |
| 2 | Request : The Liberal ex-chief was asked to write a few words for ‘ Backroom Boys ’ , a book about ‘ men who distinguish themselves without excess , folk quite happy to take a pleasingly light and unimposing approach , and yet who nevertheless make a reasonably fair showing throughout life ’ . |
| 3 | Together the rumours and the snippets of information , the suspicions and the lies , make a pretty fearful brew . |
| 4 | They happen to believe that they , too , make a pretty pertinent and effective contribution to the Territorial Army from Scotland . |
| 5 | It will offer holders of the outstanding 26 per cent of the PPFE capital the same terms and also make a fractionally higher cash offer than under the privatisation proposal to the larger number of warrantholders . |
| 6 | Formed four years ago , Consolidated hail from the same San Francisco Bay area as Hiphoprisy and make a similarly militant rap'n'roll racket — indeed , the band 's Mark Pistel co-programmed the Hiphoprisy LP . |
| 7 | On a happy occasion such as a wedding , jokes and comic stories are welcome and make a particularly good ending for a speech . |
| 8 | Our current team of eight make a particularly important contribution through the committees of the board — Audit ; Compensation ; Health , Safety and Environment ; External Affairs ; with a Nominations Committee to advise on board membership . |
| 9 | A file makes a kind of dull wooden sound , folders make a slightly sharper sound , applications sound like metal . |
| 10 | Suppose , however , you stick to square marks , and make a slightly expanded copy . |
| 11 | The reasons I have cited make a largely self interested case for not fundholding . |
| 12 | Then make a little airtight hood with a clear plastic bag and a rubber band and put the pots somewhere warm and light , where direct sunlight will not scorch the plants . |
| 13 | The windows themselves , they make a little more sense . |
| 14 | But even in the least conducive conditions , with no wind , you should be able make a properly held-off touch down within about two fuselage lengths of your chosen spot . |
| 15 | First you make a fairly detailed ground plan , and then you essentially turn that ground plan into a three dimensional plan inside the computer . |
| 16 | The answer to this question is usually in terms of the boring , monotonous and repetitive nature of the work and the widespread belief that women make a more docile , patient ( long-suffering ? ) labour force , less likely to join unions and/or organize to improve their conditions . |
| 17 | I make a more general criticism . |
| 18 | Insofar as good credit scoring systems weigh up an individual 's characteristics and background in a way which truly and accurately does reflect wide experience of similar characteristics and background , these systems can discriminate between good and bad risks more reliably than non-scoring systems which make a more partial and subjective stab at the same target . |
| 19 | Make a more assured and selective use of a wider range of grammatical and lexical features , characteristic of different styles , that are appropriate for topic , purpose and audience , eg in impersonal writing choosing vocabulary that does not betray attitudes or feelings ; in poetic writing choosing vocabulary that conveys attitudes , responses or emotions . |
| 20 | Make a more assured and selective use of a wide range of grammatical constructions that are appropriate for topic , purpose and audience , eg alterations of word order , lexical or structural repetition , passive constructions , adverbial connectives ; and of a varied and appropriate vocabulary , eg colloquial , formal , technical , poetic or figurative . |
| 21 | The many female psychologists who adopt traditional psychological priorities make a more equal sex balance seem good sense for psychology . |
| 22 | I believe that the general practitioners find a problem list more informative ( although I have never investigated this formally ) and that the copy letters in the notes make a more useful case summary than the handwritten record . |
| 23 | Armstrong and McGee make a more explicit connection between the growth of agribusiness and commercial farming on the one hand and increase in agricultural imports on the other . |
| 24 | The continuing debate about choosing and using ultraviolet ( UV ) pond systems has prompted me to write and highlight some points which I hope will help your readers make a more informed decision when purchasing a system . |
| 25 | ‘ We will have to wait until next month before we can confirm or deny whether this is so or make a more informed assessment , ’ he said . |
| 26 | Schenk 's study accepted the fabliaux " morals as a proper element of fabliau structure , which should imply that they make a more positive contribution to the overall significance of the fabliaux than several writers on the subject would have us believe . |
| 27 | Now make a very loud esss sound and continue the sound slowly until you run out of breath . |
| 28 | Make a very slight dip in the centre of the cake as this will help it to rise more evenly . |
| 29 | I make a very nice nettle tea , you know . |
| 30 | Fitted carefully , they make a very nice and durable surface . |