Example sentences of "of [noun] that makes [pron] " in BNC.

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1 At least in the post-Gazza era in which we now find ourselves , several soldiers have admitted to a level of fear that makes them cry their eyes out .
2 different type of horse that makes it different for shodding
3 In an age where many people specialize in their work lives , it is the rounded , all-embracing nature of archaeology that makes it such a fascinating and popular pursuit .
4 If you can , try to do some form of exercise that makes you breathe hard for about ten minutes each day .
5 This feeling is only likely to be reinforced by the realisation that the underlying technology used by most players — the set of chips that makes them tick — comes from a very limited number of sources .
6 At a future review conference — such conferences will occur every few years in the Community — it might be desirable to go even further and press for a clause in the Community body of law that makes it crystal clear that all powers that are not specifically allocated to the Community should remain as of right with the member states , as is the case in the American constitution .
7 But — and it 's this sort of complication that makes him I think such a remarkable man — although that did happen then , for the next ten , twelve years , he was entirely preoccupied , almost entirely preoccupied with something else , and this something else erm originates from the other revolution that he underwent at this time , a revolution that occurred after a visit to an international mathematical congress in Paris , where he met the Italian mathematician Peano .
8 So what 's the property of magnetite that makes it interesting ?
9 It 's the promise of guns that makes them co-operate with Midwinter .
10 There is a circularity in these arguments about the consequences of literacy that makes it difficult to test them out or to apply them fruitfully elsewhere .
11 So far as the attitude to his obstruction is concerned , the essence is that it must be shown that the defendant has deliberately brought about the state of affairs that makes it more difficult for the police to do their duties , and is aware that he has done so .
12 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 .
13 The second type of explanation suggests that these people have some sort of defect that makes them less able to cope with environmental chemicals .
14 A combination of features that makes it possible to use our products one-handed .
15 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 .
16 I included quite clearly in my re-issue of the research approvals form er , the covering letter that went with it , saying you know , here 's an example of suggestion that makes your life easier , please keep them coming .
17 It may not occur ; pupils may be resilient enough to deal with negative social encounters themselves , or may have the kind of personality that makes them unlikely to arise .
18 Yet that sort of worry is the kind of thing that makes him so exciting . ’
19 That 's the sort of thing that makes you realize you 're not going to find the job of your dreams just by going to the job centre .
20 It 's the kind of angle that makes us look at the space of the room that 's being photographed and the arrangement of objects in the room rather than the subjective viewpoint of the picture taker — recalling the very beginnings of photography when it was a simple recording device , and before it was considered a means of expression , when it sometimes did n't strive to imitate painting .
21 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 ) .
22 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 .
23 And you can even buy imitations of handmade bricks with all the individuality of texture that makes them so attractive to use , but they are pricy .
24 Extrinsic ageing stems from repeated or persistent injury to the body tissues leading to a kind of degeneration that makes us older than our years .
25 Does it make you want Is it the sort of ache that makes you want to wriggle it around ?
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