Example sentences of "[verb] made [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has made him a rather accommodating man for his ex-enemies to deal with . |
| 2 | Andrew 's background has made him a focal point for media interest this week , including an appearance on regional television filmed back at the last working tin mine , at South Crofty , near Redruth . |
| 3 | In his defence , Souness believes his no-nonsense approach has made him a marked man . |
| 4 | His uncompromising image and his pursuit of success has made him a figure of unmitigated resentment . |
| 5 | His antiquarian temperament has made him a greater snapper-up of unconsidered trifles of archaeology , architecture and literature . |
| 6 | In fact , ‘ Damnation Derek ’ is a Christian who believes in ‘ Witnessing ’ and it is this simple , even commendable desire to tell others about God and all things Christian that has earned him his nickname ( 'Damnation' is n't his real name — in case you thought he had very unloving parents ! ) and which has made him a Playground Health Hazard . |
| 7 | It has made him a millionaire but 32-year-old Chris would sell it all tomorrow if he could find a buyer . |
| 8 | A First Division club — possibly Wakefield Trinity — has made him a tempting offer and Roberts , who played for Wigan in 1987 , is keen to accept . |
| 9 | It is the influence of Weber 's style which has made him a phenomenon of the 1980s . |
| 10 | But if the master has made him a bailee of them so as to vest him with exclusive possession , then , like any other bailee of this sort , he has it ; so , too , if goods are delivered to him to hand to his master , he has possession of them until he has done some act which transfers it to his master , e.g . |
| 11 | But he 's prepared to be judged on the kind of material that has made him a television star . |
| 12 | He is disliked among liberal Serbs but his method of pillaging in Bosnia and Croatia has made him a very rich man and in the fragile economic state of former Yugoslavia , rich men are very powerful . |
| 13 | He assumes that becoming rich has made him a better man and that he deserves admiration for it . |
| 14 | A lifetime 's devotion to ants has made him the principal authority on the subject . |
| 15 | The act has made him the star of the show . |
| 16 | Cynics believe that the forums have come about merely because royal patronage has made them a fashionable activity for business leaders seeking a knighthood . |
| 17 | At the last minute , enough congressmen rally round to get the package through the House of Representatives : not because they believe in it , but because Mr Clinton has made them an offer they can not refuse , or worse , because they pity him . |
| 18 | West Indies , for their part , are simply playing their own game and , since it has made them the most powerful team in the world , can not see why they should deprive themselves of their trump cards just because other countries can not produce trump cards of their own . |
| 19 | Moreover , the large number of coins which have survived and the way they have survived in hoards has made them the most datable objects from the ancient or medieval worlds that we possess . |
| 20 | Such altered viruses can transduce non-replicating cells , including differentiated epithelial cells of the respiratory tract and elsewhere , and this has made them the chosen vectors for genetic therapy of cystic fibrosis . |
| 21 | She seems to thrive on heretical statements and swimming against the tide : ‘ I look at what the cosmetic trade is doing and walk in the opposite direction , ’ she declares with the kind of outspoken defiance that has made her a retailing legend in the decade it took her to turn The Body Shop into a worldwide phenomenon . |
| 22 | Her ability to capture the humour which is too often missing in children 's material has made her a firm favourite with children 's book publishers alike . |
| 23 | Her ability to capture the humour which is too often missing in children 's material has made her a firm favourite with children 's book publishers alike . |
| 24 | Young Patsy ‘ Eighth Wonder ’ Kensit displays the style and poise that has made her a Hollywood superstar . |
| 25 | A leadership style that has made her a remarkably effective prime minister would be a crippling liability in the White House . |
| 26 | Trying to be positive about her inability so far to have a child , Wendy says she tells herself that the whole experience has made her a stronger person . |
| 27 | Mrs Guest 's wardrobe plan has made her a best dressed icon . |
| 28 | Ursula Lane believes her 29-times driving test marathon has made her a safer driver than some of the ‘ young Kings of the Road ’ who pass at the first attempt . |
| 29 | It has made me a lot tougher and a lot more businesswise . ’ |
| 30 | It has made me a lot tougher and a lot more businesswise . |