Example sentences of "[verb] made [pron] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His antiquarian temperament has made him a greater snapper-up of unconsidered trifles of archaeology , architecture and literature . |
| 2 | He assumes that becoming rich has made him a better man and that he deserves admiration for it . |
| 3 | In his defence , Souness believes his no-nonsense approach has made him a marked man . |
| 4 | A First Division club — possibly Wakefield Trinity — has made him a tempting offer and Roberts , who played for Wigan in 1987 , is keen to accept . |
| 5 | Andrew 's background has made him a focal point for media interest this week , including an appearance on regional television filmed back at the last working tin mine , at South Crofty , near Redruth . |
| 6 | Cynics believe that the forums have come about merely because royal patronage has made them a fashionable activity for business leaders seeking a knighthood . |
| 7 | Her ability to capture the humour which is too often missing in children 's material has made her a firm favourite with children 's book publishers alike . |
| 8 | Her ability to capture the humour which is too often missing in children 's material has made her a firm favourite with children 's book publishers alike . |
| 9 | Ursula Lane believes her 29-times driving test marathon has made her a safer driver than some of the ‘ young Kings of the Road ’ who pass at the first attempt . |
| 10 | Trying to be positive about her inability so far to have a child , Wendy says she tells herself that the whole experience has made her a stronger person . |
| 11 | Mr Browne said : ‘ The challenger being put up has made it a tighter fight and is endangering the seat . ’ |
| 12 | It is largely self-sufficient in coal , chemicals , and fish , and the recent discovery and exploitation of oil in the North Sea has made it a net exporter of the substance . |
| 13 | This absorption gives the spectacular deep blue that has made it a popular material for ornaments since the Middle Ages . |
| 14 | Austria 's central location has made it a natural corridor for East-West trade for many years . |
| 15 | Ronnie returned to his native Midlands to become senior coach at Wolves in March 1965 , have completed exactly 100 League games for us and having made himself a popular fellow here at Selhurst Park . |
| 16 | But her belief that all women , regardless of wealth , should be offered clothes that were artistic and beautiful , not brash , sexually offensive or uncomfortable , would have made her a worthy member of most of the nineteenth-century dress reform movements . |
| 17 | ‘ If I did not believe that , I would have advised our club president , James King , to go to a venue that would have made us a comparative fortune . ’ |
| 18 | It remains to decide whether the Unionists would have accepted fusion if Lloyd George could have made it a real option in 1920 . |
| 19 | The since Terry took over the ground everything 's been refurbished and new crush rails put up you know , and he seems to have made it a good ground . |
| 20 | ‘ You 'll stay right where you are until I 've made you a hot drink . |
| 21 | Mrs Burrows had made her a red coat with fur on the collar and cuffs and it suited her dark hair and huge brown eyes perfectly . |
| 22 | Her sophisticated turnout and stylish overdressing had made her a minor legend in this remote northern district . |
| 23 | On the other hand , my journeys in Wiltshire had made me a familiar figure to the police , and I consulted them about evacuating from London a distinguished man , of whose name , I need hardly say , they had never heard . |
| 24 | To help publicise the launch of the airline , Branson had taken on the services of Tony Brainsby , a man whose hyperventilated style of press-arousal on behalf of such clients as Paul McCartney had made him a small legend in the pop world . |
| 25 | In addition , Seb 's fight with Boz had made him a temporary focus for their anger . |
| 26 | William Quekett was living in fashionable Well Close Square in the 1840s — a few doors away from John Frederick Hasted , Benjamin Titford 's cousin — but his real work lay in the poor courts and alleyways of the parish at large , where his dedication and Christian charity had made him a legendary figure . |
| 27 | And Reynolds said that the fight to clear his name had made him a stronger person . |
| 28 | His pre-Civil War sympathies for the national-syndicalist JONS and his membership of Falange from 1936 onwards had made him a natural choice for the post of ambassador to Vichy . |
| 29 | Ever since the aborted rebel Wallaby tour to South Africa in 1987 , French had made it a personal goal to see the Springboks return to the international stage . |
| 30 | The world shortage and price rises had made it a rare delicacy for ordinary citizens , but David Laing liked to sip and swig constantly . |