Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] make [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the election campaign Gamsakhurdia 's opponents had concentrated on attacking what they claimed were his dictatorial tendencies ( a week before the election his ruling Round Table-Free Georgia coalition had sponsored legislation passed by the Georgian parliament making it a criminal offence , punishable by up to six years in prison , to insult the Georgian President ) . |
| 2 | Those are all steps in the right direction to make us more competitive ; and if we are more competitive , we can obviously sell more of our goods . |
| 3 | That bit made me think even then . |
| 4 | On the other hand , the effect of synonymous substitution and the continuing relevance of their literal meanings make it unsatisfactory simply to call them ‘ opaque ’ . |
| 5 | By 1987 the SLG had been redefined as the Curriculum Review Group ( CRG ) and during 1984–5 had reviewed the 14–16 Curriculum to make it more accessible to all , and in particular to reduce gender and class disadvantages and increase its coherence . |
| 6 | Her calm , lazy response made him laugh . |
| 7 | Yet that weakness makes it extremely difficult for Patten to make any concessions on his plan . |
| 8 | His advanced views made him unpopular with many of the clergy . |
| 9 | After all , just look round any bar and you 'll see that everybody there , myself included ( you too if it 's your kind of bar ) , has in their time been both The Boy and The Older Man , both Banker and Domestic , Ingenue and Other Woman , booted Prince and stirrup-holding Groom — but I do n't mean either that you should have complete license to make him look just how you wish ; I do n't want to think of anyone hearing this story and grinning and thinking of Boy as some permanently , conveniently smiling blue-eyed blonde , because he was not that in any way and that is not what he meant to us . |
| 10 | When I got down to the park , the combination of the cold and my long sleep that afternoon made me feel too restless to contemplate actually going to sleep again , so I just sat there on one of the benches , thinking . |
| 11 | They 'd been re-used many times , titles and references and hasty notes making it difficult to see any sign of what the current contents might be . |
| 12 | Changing a light bulb can be very tricky , especially if a two-way switch makes it difficult to tell whether the light is switched on or off . |
| 13 | The glitter in his hooded eyes made it impossible for her to hazard even the wildest guess at what he was thinking . |
| 14 | During the talks it was reported that the North Korean delegation made it clear to the US team that Kim Jong Il , the 49-year-old son of veteran North Korean President Kim Il Sung , had been given control by his father of the formulation of foreign policy . |
| 15 | The third set of pupils improved the blade and handle of the fettling knife in the sponging department making it easier to use and prolonging its usefulness . |
| 16 | That episode made me quickly learn how to repair a puncture and from that time on I always carried a repair outfit . |
| 17 | Would you believe that the sight of her in that condition made me feel differently about her ? |
| 18 | That conception makes it difficult to address sharp upheavals in the international system that occur in many periods of structural change , the rivalry between different countries that occurs in international trade and finance , or the impact that a country 's internal conditions ( such as the structure of its unions and management ) have on its international position . |
| 19 | In fact , the light weight , the attractive looks , the easy-feeling neck and the light , low action make it one of the most pick-up-able guitars we 've had for some time . |
| 20 | Small members of the crew will find that the long run of handholds down each side make it easy to use . |
| 21 | ‘ That skirt makes you look dumpy . |
| 22 | Today , of course , the importance of political parties makes it difficult for members of Parliament to claim to represent all their constituents ; but equally makes it difficult for them to assume delegate roles . |
| 23 | The vicious personal attack on him by Ernets Bevin and his humiliating defeat made it impossible for him to remain as leader . |
| 24 | To accept the implication of this finding makes it difficult to explain away the dissociation obtained by Hall and Channell ( 1985b ) ( the observation that latent inhibition is context dependent when habituation is not ) , which came from an experiment using the same response measures , stimuli , and procedures as were used by Hall and Schachtman ( 1987 ) . |
| 25 | This finding makes it possible to identify with some degree of certainty those students who are unlikely to graduate , and thereby allow the necessary resources to be targeted on these potential non-graduates . |
| 26 | If Ackerley derived any satisfaction from this rough , rackety , frustrated life it was in his work at The Listener , where his enlightened editorial policies make him sound like a reviewer 's dream ( he telephoned contributors at midnight to query the removal of a comma ) . |
| 27 | Dowie is a target for the Saints boo-boys but his willing heart makes him a dressing room favourite . |
| 28 | A hollow wooden noise made him turn his head . |
| 29 | Experts claim daily meditation makes you better at simply everything — physically and mentally . |
| 30 | The report says ‘ Mr Zappala 's … experience … along with his civic activities make him an ideal candidate for the US embassy ’ . |