Example sentences of "[noun] make [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Flatworms , tapeworms or threadworms make for lurid and colourful pictures in the horror section of Koi manuals , but their life cycle is invariably so complex that not all the vectors will be present in the pond .
2 Provision made by other agencies , Guide Post Trusts , for example , MENCAP Homes and so on and so forth .
3 On the one hand it can emphasise the regular contributions citizens/groups make to collective life , while on the other it can reduce their participation to elections .
4 The profit the investors/ shareholders make on eventual encashment looks like a capital gain but , by statute , is not taxed as such .
5 The statement that my right hon. and learned Friend made about primary education has been warmly welcomed by parents right across the country who are increasingly concerned about the methods and organisation of delivering primary education in our schools .
6 In the endeavour to minimize the contributions work environments make to avoidable fatalities , state officials also play a significant part .
7 What provision did the ATS make for discharged personnel of this nature ?
8 Speeches made by other CPV leaders criticized the West for undermining world socialism ; Poland and Hungary were also denounced for allowing non-communists to gain a share of power .
9 It can be inferred from speeches made by Yugoslav and Soviet spokesmen when the question of compulsory repatriation was subsequently debated at the United Nations that both governments were primarily intent on getting their nationals back within their power .
10 One consequence of this was that many stories were not really about events but merely reports or rewrites of speeches made by leading politicians at events .
11 I ate some fruit , followed by a tuna sandwich made with solid wholemeal bread and headed for Toby 's house .
12 Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners ' legs ,
13 The limitation sought by the Community includes Japanese cars made in European countries .
14 A rare exception to this unrelieved diet of excellence came recently in the shape of a programme made by unemployed men on Teesside about the place in their life of the municipal golf-course .
15 The very simplicity of the structure meant that even formal break-up might be only a temporary interruption since the survival of the essential units made for easy reconstruction .
16 A set of silver vessels was found in the Silver Vessels Sanctuary ( Evans ' South House ) at Knossos , but relatively few vases made of precious metals have been found in Crete .
17 Significant levels of trading went on outside this inner area , and scattered finds of Minoan products have been made as far west as the Lipari Islands off the coast of Italy , as far north as Troy ( stone lamps ) , and as far east as Egypt and Syria , where Minoan vases made of precious metal have been found .
18 She said there could be heavy demands made on Samaritan volunteers , especially because they are critically understaffed at the moment .
19 Demands made on personal computing skills are minimal , and installation is simple .
20 Needs vary , as do expectations and demands made of available opportunities and services .
21 Also , by 1900 , and more acutely later , the demands made by central government upon local rates were causing local authorities to protest against further demands being made upon them , for example to build working-class housing .
22 In recent times the demands made by traditional society have no longer always been welcomed .
23 Only after the Uprising had established new political realities did the PLO feel strong enough to concede the demands made by Western nations — renouncing terrorism , accepting 242 and recognizing Israel more explicitly than before .
24 This is indicated , for example , in the absence of management training in initial teacher training , problems in responding to the demands made by Circular 6/86 and the uncertainty surrounding the introduction of teacher appraisal .
25 The proposals fall short of demands made by Scottish Natural Heritage and environment groups , which have called for a ban on tanker traffic in the Fair Isle Straits .
26 In addition to subject-specific language needs , teachers need to be aware of the situation-specific linguistic demands made upon young learners in primary classrooms .
27 The need to build an adequate base is not only relevant to the pioneer missionary situation , but also to many run-down , inner city locations — only here the problems are even greater because of a history of decline , premises which are impossible to maintain in good order and totally unsuitable for the task in hand , and demands made upon inadequate resources by the needy people in the community and overstretched social services trying to meet their needs .
28 He thought of himself as a great collector — I believe there were great collections of Chinese porcelain made by Victorian and Edwardian connoisseurs , but he was pretty small fry , just being fashionable . "
29 Pastries , puddings cakes and sauces made with whole milk .
30 Its special ingredient is a new fat alternative made from natural ingredients , called Simplesse .
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