Example sentences of "a [noun] that make [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We also now have a technique that makes it possible to control the production of female ova — egg cells . |
| 2 | In consequence , there are many single wavenumber patterns , some of them of a complexity that makes them not instantly recognizable as such ; for example , one of them is a hexagonal pattern rather like Fig. 4.9 . |
| 3 | But he looked up all the same and saw the bike pass by , the rider wearing an unfamiliar black helmet and black leathers , the motorbike low-slung , bulging , making a noise that made him think of someone beating cream in a bowl with a wooden spoon . |
| 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 | Irene Daniels , who 's the programme 's researcher says ‘ if you have a clip that makes you and your family laugh , then it 's odds on it 'll make other people laugh too ’ . |
| 6 | Damian 's voice rose in fury as he strode to them , reached them and pushed Tony away from Rachel with a violence that made her cry out in horror as Tony stumbled backwards . |
| 7 | Behind Thorfinn , the door slammed shut with a force that made her bed jerk . |
| 8 | Jamie Fieldhouse suffers from a condition that makes his temper flare up uncontrollably . |
| 9 | Gone was the waxed jacket and jeans , replaced by a dinner-jacket that made him look formal and distinguished — and even more dangerously attractive . |
| 10 | She flashed me a glance that made it clear there was some backbone in there , it was just the training that made her act like a dipstick . |
| 11 | He swung away from her , walking over to the edge of the small pond , his body rigid with a tension that made her afraid to do or say anything that might unleash that anger once again . |
| 12 | Words and pictures spun around behind her eyes with a speed that made her head start to ache . |
| 13 | ‘ And then they painted the walls of his office with a chemical that made him lose his mind , ’ she was saying to her brother Phil , who was sitting next to her . |
| 14 | It was a command that made her even more resentful . |
| 15 | Michele was answering with a brevity that made it abundantly clear that he was disinclined to talk about the sculptor . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Within seconds Travis was behind her , swinging her round with a grip that made her wince . |
| 18 | She seized Sam by the shoulder in a grip that made his eyes water . |
| 19 | ‘ Let us say that for you , and your beautiful green eyes , ’ he inserted with a sincerity that made her heart stop , ‘ I will think about it . ’ |
| 20 | Eastwood 's ice-eyed killer with a moral streak ( he never guns down anyone who does n't deserve it ) is also confronted here with the horrors of a war that makes his own death-strewn path seem comfortable . |
| 21 | I immediately backtracked , and he said with a sorrow that made me feel guilty , ‘ When push comes to shove , nobody wants me . ’ |
| 22 | It was during one of these stops that she heard a sound that made her start suddenly . |
| 23 | He did not look up until he was right down in the station ; and it was a sound that made him look up . |
| 24 | WHAT is that special quality in a wine that makes it an award winner ? |
| 25 | If it was a shock that made her quiet , it 'll be a shock 'll bring her round again . ’ |
| 26 | And then he smiled at her as if for the first time , a smile that made her think that he had been touched by God . |
| 27 | He drew back and gave her a smile that made her blood thicken . |
| 28 | A hard smile touched his mouth , a smile that made her heart skip beats . |
| 29 | She barely has time to recover before Nina Myskow breezes in with a smile that makes her look like a 10-year-old ( a ten-year-old Stilton , that is ) , hurls her customary , ‘ Hello , you old bag , ’ and her reflection kisses the air beside my cheek . |
| 30 | The bus trundled out into the Avenida Generalissimo Franco , a name that made my heart sink — again the sharp , imperious police whistle — faces looking in on us from outside , where the slow-moving crowds were talking and laughing . |