Example sentences of "[noun] make he [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The report says ‘ Mr Zappala 's … experience … along with his civic activities make him an ideal candidate for the US embassy ’ . |
| 3 | For this , Italian fanzines make him a perfect Italian boy ( ‘ Mamma is my true sweetheart ’ — Max Magazine ) . |
| 4 | Apart from his own native predecessors ( principally Condorcet and Comte ) , and the post-Kantian German philosopher , J. G. Fichte , there are many parallels ( as well as differences ) in the ideas of the English schoolmaster , inventor , philosopher and Fabian , Herbert Spencer ( 1820–1903 ) , whose exceptionally voluminous writings make him the father of British sociology . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Accordingly , the only outward sign of a certain limited degree of prosperity were his immaculate clothes , although he never had a Savile Row tailor make him a suit or went to one of the more fashionable outfitters specializing in foreign-made clothes . |
| 7 | On one side is the spineless Bishop Barrantes , representing the worst aspects of the Church 's mugwumpery and corruption ; on the other is Father Maby , confidant of Elena and friend to the poor and displaced in his jungle retreat ; his work is less glamorous than the revolutionary 's , but his wisdom and gentleness make him the unexpected hero of the novel . |
| 8 | He has always looked a chaser and his unexpected achievements over flimsy flights of timber make him a most exciting prospect . |
| 9 | Marco 's father realises that the quick wits developed in the London slums and the boy 's everyday , practical good sense make him a perfect companion ( aide-de-camp , as he likes to be designated ) for the quietly ardent , reflective Marco . |
| 10 | His silken touch , his ability to play off either foot , and his pace make him an obvious crowd-pleaser . |
| 11 | ‘ His natural Scottish wit , direct , authoritative , entertaining approach and instant awareness make him a TV natural . ’ |
| 12 | The speaker was an undoubted first-rate man whose achievements make him the greatest British theoretical physicist since Maxwell and one of the great figures of twentieth-century culture . |
| 13 | Peter admits his looks make him a target for casuals , the designer thugs who constitute one element in urban violence . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |