Example sentences of "'s [noun] make [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the scale of the Bank 's operations makes it improbable that even a substantial increase in its consumer lending would make a very great impact on credit options available to people in lower socio-economic groups . |
| 2 | Ross Buckland , Unigate 's chief executive , said : ‘ The nature of Clifford 's operations makes it an exceptional fit : strengthening Unigate 's existing operations and offering benefits of integration and the prospect of further expansion of our food interests . ’ |
| 3 | Of course , naming is not the whole of language , as the opening passage of Wittgenstein 's Investigations makes us so well aware ; yet it is no doubt a central part of language , and still an important and controversial topic in the philosophy of language . |
| 4 | Feminist psychology 's greater awareness of the discipline 's complexities makes it more conscious of psychologists ' social construction than traditional psychologists are , and more uncertain about psychologists ' status as rational , unified subjects . |
| 5 | Harry 's accent makes him think of Vienna , and Vienna of E. H. Gombrich . |
| 6 | Christmas in an hotel room is n't everyone 's idea of bliss , but Kenneth 's presence makes it home , and we spend the morning sitting in bed listening to a carol service on the radio , watching Walt Disney and nibbling on an assortment of Marks and Spencer goodies before the heat of the room rendered them inedible . |
| 7 | The Ideal had to close down , and a vandal 's brick made it the Id al , which spelled the end of an era . |
| 8 | Georgina 's civility made her feel queasy . |
| 9 | sort of , life 's experience make it mean more |
| 10 | While Nicholson 's experience made it easy for him to contemplate such preparations , the work of the Perkins at King David For indicated that it was unlikely that more than quart quantities of aniline could be prepared safely on the Kennington Road premises . |
| 11 | Rush knows the dangers of taking things for granted , and last term 's experience makes him speak of hopes rather than expectations , refusing to make predictions . |
| 12 | At last , a sensible coupe with terrific looks and a main car-maker 's badge to make it acceptable to the company accountant and accessible to the ordinary man or woman . |
| 13 | CGI , which has 13.3% of Computer Horizons , and is regarded by the board as a hostile shareholder , argues that the company 's plans make it extremely difficult and expensive for another company to acquire Computer Horizons , and must be eliminated to make management accountable and maximise shareholder value . |
| 14 | By 1935 the success of the children 's books made it possible for Ransome to buy a sea-going boat once again . |
| 15 | Denmark 's vote makes it likely that Maastricht will , eventually , be ratified by all 12 members . |
| 16 | ‘ In addition to interfering with existing contracts , ’ said Lord Reid ‘ the defendant 's action made it practically impossible for the appellants to do any new business with the barge hirers . |
| 17 | But Sharpe 's penetration made it possible . |
| 18 | Arriving like a final dea ex machina , Doris 's condition makes her like an ironic version of that goddess in Tennyson 's ‘ oenone ’ , ‘ Idalian Aphrodite beautiful , / Fresh as the foam , new-bathed in paphian wells . ’ |
| 19 | Amelia 's condition makes it painful for her to be touched , but she and the other incurably ill and disabled children had no trouble touching the hearts of the DisneyWorld staff who helped make their visit truly the trip of a lifetime . |
| 20 | Winner of the agility and the egg and spoon race , Mrs. Moore 's Penny made it a treble when , kitted out as a home help , she won the fancy dress title . |
| 21 | We got charge accounts at Bloomingdales and stores like that , so we were always dressed fabulously and we were always sitting around in fabulous restaurants , charging for fabulous meals with all manner of people , which was all Tony 's plan to make it look like the most successful rock and roll company going . |
| 22 | And then you pick up something a bit more up-to-the-minute , such as Geoffrey Cannon and Hetty Einzig 's Dieting Makes You Fat , and you read this : |
| 23 | Too run-down and curiously situated to appeal to most families , it had stood empty for several years before Frankie 's parents made it their home . |
| 24 | The allied warship fired off warning shots across the Korean ship 's bows to make it stop , but it was cleared to continue it 's voyage . |
| 25 | Would the addition of atomic weapons to the RAF 's armoury make it , rather than the Royal Navy , Britain 's ‘ Senior Service' in the atomic era ? |
| 26 | In fact , Rabbit need n't have that belief : he might have forgotten all about his honey until Pooh 's question made him look for it . |
| 27 | Giles 's proposal to make them subservient to government agents was rejected , but they were given some responsibility for supervising the work of both the regular police and the headmen , who were now designated the ‘ rural police ’ . |
| 28 | Instead , Theda slipped into the ballroom to think about Lady Merchiston 's determination to make her a bequest . |
| 29 | For a moment , Trish 's laughter made me regret leaving the chummy , easy-going atmosphere of Winston Street . |
| 30 | Like so much else in these cantos , the last line is midleading , since it suggests it was by an edict of Henry III that the Magna Charta was sent to all cathedrals and read four times a year , whereas Coke 's Institutes make it clear that this was on the contrary an enactment of Edward I. ‘ Selinunte ’ and ‘ Akragas ’ ( the old name of Agrigento ) are ancient Greek cities in Sicily . |