Example sentences of "[adv] make him [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Resistance would only make him worse ; would only heighten whatever sort of perverted pleasure he derived from hurting someone so much weaker than himself .
2 Wealth did not make him lavish , however ; he had always been careful about money — indeed , he was economical in all areas of life , even in small matters such as ensuring that all the tea in a tea-pot had actually been drunk — and Joseph Chiari has remembered how he kept a regular account of his expenses in a pocket notebook .
3 It does not make him docile or lazy , nor does it interfere with his sexual activities .
4 I decided that , whatever else happened , tonight I would not make him angry .
5 Mere negligence on the part of the recipient with respect to the safe custody of the thing will not make him liable .
6 negligently allowing the goods to be stolen ) would not make him liable for conversion though if he were a bailee of the goods he might be liable in detinue in such circumstances .
7 But it did not make him more in charity with Chips Salter .
8 Getting Nails into the team did not make him any nicer .
9 ‘ I think it would just make him angry .
10 ‘ Isambard would hardly make him privy to what he 's done , if this is indeed his work , as I swear I believe with all my soul it is , ’ said Owen .
11 ‘ Do I still make him unsure of where he is putting his feet ? ’
12 There was little dispute that D had committed the offence of dangerous driving , but did that automatically make him guilty of manslaughter when death resulted ?
13 Richard wondered why living on a largish boat should automatically make him interested in small ones .
14 His condition can also make him hyper-active , but at least he 's more aware of danger than he was before .
15 Even the sight of Little Chef and the ponies longingly looking out for her every morning did n't make him relent .
16 ‘ Just because he 's not frivolous and making jokes every five minutes does n't make him boring ! ’
17 And anyway it 's this bas er ba baseball player and he does n't hit the ball you see , which ma does n't make him famous so he finds this person and he makes him go back and he does hit the ball and becomes really famous and that special person 's Michael Caine , it looked quite good .
18 They did n't make him redundant this time , they just sank the ships he was on .
19 Because his illness does n't make him unhappy he 's got no real motivation to stick to his medication . ’
20 Do n't make him worse than what he is !
21 But I still ca n't make him guilty .
22 His zeal does n't make him unreasonable , however , and he appreciates that things are not easy on the other side of the fence .
23 I would n't make him comfortable at all ! ’
24 ‘ That does n't make him less of a man , ’ countered fitzAlan .
25 She would have to go carefully , ask her questions in a way that would n't make him suspicious , maybe change the subject for now .
26 For instance , do n't make him shorter than you are , so that his eyes must always be looking up at you whenever you think of him .
27 You ca n't make him responsible , at that stage . ’
28 Occasionally , Roirbak might walk through the door needing liquor , caffeine or nicotine immediately ; business meetings could sometimes make him tense .
29 The First Division leader 's joint manager can not be ignored from his very handy mark and bookies will almost certainly make him favourite .
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