Example sentences of "[noun] make [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was easy to convince him of his worthlessness-to make him believe he was capable of such an act . |
| 2 | These imperfections make it all the more important for regulators to enforce the BIS minimums and set higher standards for riskier banks . |
| 3 | These will in most cases make it easier for tax exiles to acquire a foreign domicile . |
| 4 | On the other hand , the effect of synonymous substitution and the continuing relevance of their literal meanings make it unsatisfactory simply to call them ‘ opaque ’ . |
| 5 | sort of , life 's experience make it mean more |
| 6 | Cancelling fractions is when somebody ha gives you somebody says erm you say , How much pizza did you get ? three twelfths. three twelfths make it a bit more simple oh well it 's just the same as three three twelfths is |
| 7 | Superb 3-D and a Dave Whittaker soundtrack make it a real high-flyer . |
| 8 | Her work refuses any concession to polite conventions of ‘ good taste ’ , indeed her fleshy pinks and pulsing reds make us squirm with embarrassed recognition , reminding us of the ‘ nasty ’ things we do at home — after the guests have gone . |
| 9 | Why does an unstable demand for money make it difficult to control the supply of money ? |
| 10 | And if , as seems extremely likely , Middlesbrough make it into next season 's premier league , an initial payment of at least £2m from television rights could be expected . |
| 11 | The many tracks through the woods make it easy to get lost — but that 's never bothered me . |
| 12 | When you wash your hair make it part of your routine to gently massage your scalp using the soft pads of your finger tips in circular movements . |
| 13 | Push buttons on deck make it easy to clamp abrasive sheet in place |
| 14 | The insistent demands of the computer make it hard for attention to wander , and unlike a human opponent , it can not be sidetracked , or exhausted . |
| 15 | As room status information must be up-to-the-minute , notification slips are circulated immediately to all departments should a ‘ chance ’ arrival or sudden change of room , or any other eventuality make it necessary to inform all departments , so that any action required can be taken . |
| 16 | The capacity and speed of optoelectronics make it an ideal means for simplifying switching and routing with optical networking a possibility for perhaps 10 years time — a prospect that researchers from University College are currently co-researching with British Telecommunications Plc in Harlow . |
| 17 | The nature of the backward and forward linkages in many external development and investment programmes make them inappropriate , on their own , as a means of tackling the problems of DRAs . |
| 18 | Database programmes make it easier to use " bulk " material like a census in the classroom , which previously presented considerable handling and organisational problems for the teacher . |
| 19 | Twelfth-century romances make it plain that for a noblewoman to suckle her own child implied a quite exceptional degree of love . |
| 20 | Gullivers are looking after the travelling arrangements and the widespread tentacles of the Irish Tourist Board make it certain that golden oldies all over the world have got to hear about the festival . |
| 21 | But recent developments in the recording of all stages of investigations make it easier to follow their precise course . |
| 22 | Which is why a ‘ real ’ popster like Mark Knopfler would shake his head in genuine dismay at Jamie Reid 's manifesto for Transvision Vamp , why your Climie Fishers make it and your Sputniks burn up in orbit . |
| 23 | If she were interested in such a campaign , she could perhaps use as the model for it our own dear Speaker , whose radiant health and youthfulness make him the perfect epitome of a diet based on vegetarianism . |
| 24 | ‘ But the authorities make it quite clear … that before the constable is in a position to choose between a specimen of blood or a specimen of urine on the defendant 's claim that one or other specimens should be substituted for the specimen of breath , the defendant must be made aware not merely that he can have the breath specimen substituted by some other specimen in general terms , but that the alternative specimen can be one either of blood or of urine , although in the last resort , subject to the proviso to subsection ( 4 ) as to medical practitioners , the choice is that of the police officer . |
| 25 | As for school libraries , the confusion caused by the complexity of educational change and the financial problems of local education authorities make it easy to believe that they have virtually ceased functioning . |
| 26 | The CECOS surveyors make it clear that the drinking problem which most concerned them and was undoubtedly of serious proportions in their sample , was by no means confined to men ( indeed their condemnations of drinking mothers are particularly sharp ) but one can certainly detect a mainly female temperance counter-current in the survey , apparently connected to religious observance.21 ( A male informant remembered during the inter-war period " a lady keyboard operator [ who ] used to get out her Bible and have a wee read " , at idle moments . ) |
| 27 | Above : The rounded contours of the AquaWare Richmond suite make it perfect for period or adventurous homes |
| 28 | We have made a major contribution to the overall income of pensioners , while all that the Labour party has to offer is inflationary erosion of savings , a failure in home ownership and many other schemes that Labour has offered ; although such proposals make it seem that pensioners are better off , because they are offered with other features , in reality it is a small percentage rise . |
| 29 | These acts make it an offence to kill these wild animals and they have an obvious effect on conservation ; that these animals are not being killed — at least if the law is being obeyed . |
| 30 | A ‘ Money Bill ’ for this purpose is any Commons Bill which the Speaker certifies to be such , and the Parliament Acts make it abundantly clear that his certification is final and conclusive and beyond challenge in any other forum . |