Example sentences of "the [noun] make [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Premier made it clear he was not being forced out . |
| 2 | Robyn shot back , furious with herself for giving him the opportunity to make her feel foolish and inferior all over again . |
| 3 | Being such an " odd bod " he was the butt of many who took the opportunity to make it known that he was different from us , and whether we thought we would in time change him was something that was a hope — happily a fond hope . |
| 4 | But with only ten minutes remaining yet another slip-up handed Lawther the opportunity to make it 3-2 and set up an exciting finish which should never have been . |
| 5 | A screwed access plug or ‘ eye ’ in the bottom of the U made it possible to empty the trap of debris if it got blocked . |
| 6 | The ends of the rivets were bent over at right angles on the back of the shield making it possible to calculate that the wooden boards of the complete circular shields were 0.5 to 1.5 cm thick . |
| 7 | The crowds made it painfully obvious who was the new star of the show the Princess of Wales . |
| 8 | We clean him up and the caveman makes us look cool . |
| 9 | Having said that , though , there is undoubtedly something wild and magnificent about an institution quite as cussed , mercurial and downright weird as the NME making it through four decades of turbulent cultural and commercial waters . |
| 10 | Fold the four playing tokens ( pictures of party leaders ) at the base to make them stand . |
| 11 | A strip of electrician 's tape stuck round both sides of the base to make them waterproof and they 're ideal for bringing on any bulbs destined for the windowsill . |
| 12 | It is hard work but the variety makes it stimulating and exciting . |
| 13 | Sodium , potassium and calcium ions , which are present in , for example , serum samples , swamp the sensor making it very difficult to detect a particular enantiomer of a drug at low concentration . |
| 14 | The abruptness of the change made him shudder . |
| 15 | But the lingering memory of the ghostly horse and a nervousness which could n't be denied at the thought of meeting the Danbys made her feel more than a little awkward . |
| 16 | It holds more true of some of us than of others , that in the struggle to make it new we are writing the same book all our lives ; and with Dostoevsky this truth is very true . |
| 17 | It is not crucial to start a new line each time a new person speaks , as long as the writer makes us know the speaker . |
| 18 | HDS claims the award makes it the largest supplier of X-terminals for commercial applications in the business , a new area for the things . |
| 19 | The Board made it clear that ‘ if a School Board is resolved upon , the arrangement by which the Company now pay rates upon their cottage property will be terminated , and that the rates will have to be paid by the tenants themselves : On the other hand , if the Board is not decided upon , the Company will combine with the remaining £4,000 of assessment in the Parish with a view of providing a small Infant School at Old Bradwell . |
| 20 | Hankin was promised an interview at the end of the season when the board made it clear he was not blamed for relegation . |
| 21 | The man who , up to then , had experienced 18 years as a player at the highest level revealed how the sack made him determined to prove he had not suddenly become second rate . |
| 22 | So far , thankfully , there is no sign that the technique makes it any more likely that a child will be born with congenital defects . |
| 23 | I do n't know how they 've done it but the typography on the signs makes me want to pronounce the word Edin-burg , and I live in the place , for God 's sake . |
| 24 | What strange quirk of the heart made me feel so much a part of the life of this place ? |
| 25 | At the moment , local authorities , which are supposed to police many of the new controls , do not have either the expertise or the money to make them work . |
| 26 | The vertical ramp will be made to the same dimensions as Southsea 's , as long as they can come up with the money to make it . |
| 27 | First of all , the case made it clear that in some circumstances statements of protest alone , however well argued and legitimate , were not sufficient to stop library censorship , particularly if it was widespread and co-ordinated . |
| 28 | In Fowler v Cammell Laird Ltd , 1973 IRLR 72 — although the circumstances of the case make it clear that no injustice was done in holding the dismissal fair — the tribunal was obviously impressed by the fact that the company rules provided for instant dismissal of those convicted of theft on the company 's premises . |
| 29 | But I do not try to re-read the text to make it more acceptable ; I dissociate myself from Shakespeare 's outlook . |
| 30 | The preface makes it clear that interest in the past in Saudi Arabia — as in all countries — is directly linked with present prosperity . |