Example sentences of "[vb base] him an " in BNC.

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31 Only Waylon Jennings wears a cowboy hat , but Willie Nelson 's bandana and grey pony-tail make him an obvious Indian scout , Johnny Cash wears the frock-coat of a gambler and Kris Kristofferson 's cut-off T-shirt suggests his pardners will be calling him ‘ Junior ’ well into his sixties .
32 And make him an offer he could n't refuse .
33 Heston 's wartime service as a B-25 tail-gunner with the US 11th Air Force in the Far East and his stardom make him an ideal Chairman .
34 Michael reminds me of a cardboard version of Prince ; his experiments with pastiche and his fusion of pop and soul make him an eclectic chap , but a dull one .
35 Given a DC identifier and LIFESPAN username , the procedure PI_VIEW_DC_ASSESSMENT will request the assessment information ( assessor 's comments and the list of modules which make him an assessor for this DC ) .
36 This option enables you to view a Design Change ( DC ) assessor 's comment and the list of modules which make him an assessor for this DC .
37 His enemies call him an ‘ ambulance chaser ’ .
38 Up to the age of 39 he was one of that sad , nervous and obscure clan of people who scraped a living as a barrister while waiting for a distant relative to die and leave him an independent income .
39 The dummy is nonetheless a vital element in the scrum-half 's armoury in order to buy that odd half-second of time ; for example , in a scrum where a flanker or scrum-half is set to pounce as the ball lies at the opposing no.8 's feet , a dummy for the no.9 would ( 1 ) remind the players where the off-side line is , and ( 2 ) buy him an extra second of time to distribute the ball , and ( 3 ) avoid potential injury from being flattened by his opponents and , controversially … ( 4 ) earn the chance of a penalty .
40 Philip would sprinkle sugar on Richard 's morning cereal ; lend him clothes ; buy him an expensive raincoat — although he was a thrifty man .
41 Rugby World & Post will be better off by ceasing to ululate on the supposed demise of John Gallagher at Leeds and simply grant him an interview instead — I ca n't be the only admirer of this great All Black fullback to want to find out what is really going on .
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