Example sentences of "[pron] made [pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Then I made him a little tent to sleep in , but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me .
2 God knows why — I made him the same way I made the rest of you — but there it is .
3 well any way look , if I made you a thin bit of steel straight across the centre like that
4 Yet Politics among Nations is the book which made him a major figure in the discipline and its message is as we have described it .
5 He might have shed his Lindbergh-like naivete and enthusiasm for simple solutions which made him an easy prey to authoritarianism and the meretricious appeal of Nazis and fascists .
6 It was all of these factors and experiences which made him an outstanding teacher and a distinguished consultant ( perhaps the only person to be Chairman of the local association of the ICE and IStructE in successive years ) .
7 It was his success in this role which made him an obvious choice for prime minister , an essentially ‘ managerial ’ post .
8 From 1951 to 1953 he was president of the Royal Meteorological Society , which made him an honorary fellow in 1976 .
9 Which made her the last person to know how to handle this evening 's adventure .
10 Her great kindness and sense of humour will be long remembered , as will the enthusiasm and energy which made her an outstanding Teacher and Society Member .
11 In retrospect , Ceauşescu 's first important meeting with a Western head of state on equal terms took place in circumstances which made it a curious anticipation of his own downfall .
12 The visual splendour and durability of gold which made it an outstanding symbol of excellence were matched by the fact that however widely distributed and keenly sought in nature it has remained rare .
13 It was the oldest Boeing remaining in existence which made it an historical treasure , and it was an interesting aircraft beyond that because it flew in so many of the old Hollywood movies .
14 But he added : ‘ It did n't require a great deal of insight in 1985 to appreciate that the business of Barlow Clowes was not at that time being run in a fashion which made it an obvious candidate for a licence . ’
15 He begged her not to miss the party they were invited to on his account , so she made him a hot drink , turned on the TV and , making no bones about it , said she would be back in the morning .
16 ( Paul Du Noyer 21/1/84 — who made it a joint Single Of The Week along with Cyndi Lauper 's ‘ Girls Just Want To Have Fun ’ and Echo And The Bunnymen 's ‘ The Killing Moon ’ )
17 ‘ He was an expert on Russian affairs — as much of an expert as MPs get to be on anything — and they made him a junior minister to add credibility to their soft-line policy .
18 He made me a fair offer in the circumstances and I even picked up another two pounds from one of the street traders for Charlie 's huge barrow ; but hard though I tried I could n't find a buyer for Granpa Charlie 's dreadful old nineteenth-century relic .
19 ‘ I thought he was laughing at me , that he did n't want to see me , but then he stopped me and he made me a little bow , just like a real gentleman , and gave me a present , as if he did care .
20 As Gloucester 's power grew , it made him a better lord for the affinity as a whole .
21 As Gloucester 's power grew , it made him a better lord for the affinity as a whole .
22 After a full day of sightseeing , it made it a pleasant change not to see the ground .
23 It made it a cosy scene , an effect enhanced by the glow of several candles placed in tall sconces against the wall .
24 As far as I was concerned , it made it the logical time to sell .
25 ‘ We are falling away from what made us a good side .
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