Example sentences of "the [noun] to make [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This so delighted the King that he asked the University to make him a Doctor of Divinity . |
| 2 | In a Christian country , this book would be banned altogether instead of which so-called poverty-stricken Merseysiders have the wherewithal to make it a sell-out . |
| 3 | I 'd also like to thank his parents for what they have contributed over the years to make him the person he is , supporting him through college , and also for making me such a welcome member of their family . |
| 4 | Whipped Cream are Scandinavian but even the odd accent does n't drag this version far enough from the original to make it an interpretation rather than a facsimile . |
| 5 | Fascinating to watch : how she smoothed down the shard of the totem to make it a circle , to flatten it out ; how she trimmed and chipped to make the natural lines flow ; how she scored out the eyes , the mouth ; how she touched colour with her fingers to emphasize the woman in the land , in the mask ; how the dead wood began to live and breathe . |
| 6 | One Christmas , Mother managed to find the time to make me a dolly , but only because I pestered . |