Example sentences of "that makes you " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then in Our Lady of the Flowers ‘ the gesture of solitude that makes you sufficient unto yourself ’ is not abstinence or retreat , but masturbation ( p. 124 ) . |
| 2 | 110lb ft of torque at 4400rpm may not sound like much , but in reality the G40 is so near this peak figure from idle to red line that the overall effect is much more impressive than a car that makes you wait until the revcounter is half-way round its scale before it gets going . |
| 3 | The 24-valve straight six M50 unit is a simply gorgeous thing to see , with throttle response sharp enough to draw blood , urge aplenty for safe fourth-gear overtaking , a cultured yet appealingly guttural engine note and the kind of smoothness that makes you question the worth of even a good V12 . |
| 4 | It ai n't that it 's too noisy — it 's just , you know , like a dentist 's drill or summat — it , s a noise that makes you want to run away from it . |
| 5 | THIS is such a delicious offering , of the kind that makes you chuckle in recollection on the way home , that I do not really want to give the game away by saying too much about what goes on . |
| 6 | They have the highest income-tax and VAT rates , the harshest drinking laws , the dreariest bars , the dullest restaurants and television that makes you feel as if you are warming up for a coma . |
| 7 | But mothers are wonderful , and it 's something like this that makes you realize it . ’ |
| 8 | It is important that you do your chosen exercise at a pace that makes you slightly breathless and increases your heart rate , but not so much that you can not maintain the exercise for at least twenty or thirty minutes . |
| 9 | Think , too , about the circumstances under which you can not keep to your resolves , and analyse exactly what it is that makes you behave the way you do . |
| 10 | Beauty or whatever you call it that makes you feel that you have no shame any more , none left at all . |
| 11 | Q What is it your child does and says that makes you refer to his/her actions/words as a temper tantrum ? |
| 12 | Anything that makes you tense , angry , frustrated or miserable . ’ |
| 13 | If you can , try to do some form of exercise that makes you breathe hard for about ten minutes each day . |
| 14 | It is the fat in your diet that makes you fat . |
| 15 | Martin Katahn confirms that ‘ it 's the fat in your diet that makes you fat … when it comes to being fat and overweight , it 's primarily the fat calories that count , not the carbohydrate and protein calories ’ ( T-Factor Diet ) . |
| 16 | ‘ Is there anything about Toby that makes you uneasy ? ’ |
| 17 | We 've just finished a breakfast that makes you realise Cleese must have really researched Fawlty Towers . |
| 18 | She has the sort of smile that makes you think that any minute now she 's going to put her head on one side , but she never does . |
| 19 | And the worry that makes you all tense … |
| 20 | A past that makes you fear today |
| 21 | If you 're striving to write a great novel or to invent a piece of computer software , the very shyness that makes you avoid social events may allow you more time and motivation to pursue your solitary goals . |
| 22 | The judge may ask open , vague questions , affording the interviewee plenty of rope to hang himself or herself ; for instance , ‘ Tell me all about yourself ’ , which means , of course , ‘ Tell me specific information about yourself that makes you right for this job . ’ |
| 23 | There 's something about the Western Loire that makes you want to savour every moment . |
| 24 | It 's the sun that makes you warm . ’ |
| 25 | But I knew he might not take this view — it is only hindsight that makes you take it , and he was not old enough for hindsight . |
| 26 | Butterfly Beat : ‘ a beat that makes you want to fly ’ . |
| 27 | Statements : these reflect the professional 's interest or empathy with the problem , e.g. ‘ That sounds terrible ’ or ‘ I suppose that makes you angry ’ . |
| 28 | The couple are probably the most lovey-dovey in the movie world these days , forever cuddling , holding hands and behaving in a manner that makes you want to squirm . |
| 29 | They read a bulletin of ‘ News That Makes You Sick , ’ including an item that super-rich singer Michael Jackson has won a state lottery . |
| 30 | He had a close look at Shearer in Saturday 's match at Blackburn , and added : ‘ He 's the sort of player that makes you want to get the ball to him as many times as possible . |