Example sentences of "makes him a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everything about him makes him a tricky subject . |
| 2 | He was more than a little inclined to pomposity ( ‘ I am bound to speak in terms of high eulogium on the subject of Rouen 's literary reputation ’ ) , but his fussiness over detail makes him a useful informant . |
| 3 | But that very willingness to apply himself , coupled with the great skill he has , still makes him a great player in my view . |
| 4 | His dream of covering whole counties with a giant speaking-tube may be grotesque in itself , but it makes him a remote ancestor of Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell . |
| 5 | Spenser is arguing from the specific perspective of a militant Protestant New English settler in Ireland and that hardly makes him a typical Elizabethan . |
| 6 | This makes him a good friend . |
| 7 | Sole is one of those rare front-row forwards whose remarkable range of skills not only makes him a complete footballer but also brings fresh possibilities to the way the game can be played at the highest level . |
| 8 | A Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society , Paul Damari has 25 years experience of the weather business , and his down-to-earth , common-sense approach makes him a welcome change to the distant and expensive alternative , the Met Office . |
| 9 | Makes him a dead ringer for Millenium Warriors methinks … |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't suppose that makes him a potential killer but we need to find him . |
| 11 | It makes him a hard man to place on the political spectrum , as he is in some respects an avowed admirer of Thatcher . |
| 12 | The immigrant in him also makes him a bad delegater , say former colleagues . |
| 13 | His detached , even , and quite uncontroversial manner makes him a valuable auxiliary of liberal thought . ’ |
| 14 | That makes him a busy and slightly battered person . |