Example sentences of "make him " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Go on — make him sign , ’ a young man shouted back and Cameron recognized young McCulloch from Weem . |
| 2 | Only in Petrushka is he seen to be the principal player in the action and even then only the actor-dancer 's complete commitment to the whole and complete loyalty to Fokine 's design make him dominate the action . |
| 3 | ALTHOUGH the British government would deny ‘ grooming ’ a candidate from within the ranks of its Hong Kong civil service for the job of chief executive after transition in 1997 , it has given John Chan , 46 , a series of fast-track official posts which make him a credible contender for the job . |
| 4 | The report says ‘ Mr Zappala 's … experience … along with his civic activities make him an ideal candidate for the US embassy ’ . |
| 5 | And if Davie 's principles make him what some might call ‘ elitist ’ or ‘ undemocratic ’ , as in his stinging verdicts on ‘ catchpenny enterprises … like the Arvon Poetry Competitions ’ , it is not without his having pondered the arguments about the place and function of elites and of high art in a democratic nation far more deeply than the bulk of his fellow countrymen . |
| 6 | His East European Jewish background — he was born Schmuel Gelbfisz , in Warsaw — and the instinct that first led him into pictures , make him typical of the men who created Hollywood : Louis B Mayer , Adolph Zukor , Carl Laemmle , William Fox and the Warners . |
| 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 | If Ackerley derived any satisfaction from this rough , rackety , frustrated life it was in his work at The Listener , where his enlightened editorial policies make him sound like a reviewer 's dream ( he telephoned contributors at midnight to query the removal of a comma ) . |
| 9 | Are we to kill his scholarship and make him unhappy ? |
| 10 | Bureaucracy and red tape make him angrier than almost anything else . |
| 11 | ‘ For your own sake you should get rid of him — or make him live out , ’ Frank said quietly after a period of silence . |
| 12 | Not even the time he was dunked head first in a tub of dubious liquid , and brought up gasping for breath : ‘ Make him sing God Save the Queen ! ’ they shouted . |
| 13 | His silken touch , his ability to play off either foot , and his pace make him an obvious crowd-pleaser . |
| 14 | Originally from Enugu , Nigeria , Okoye 's combination of bulk ( almost 19 stone ) and speed ( 4.48sec for 40yards ) make him a human tank . |
| 15 | However , Byatt 's American publishers , Random House , insisted that she make him sexier . |
| 16 | Make him your example . |
| 17 | Make him sorry he ever messed you about ! ’ |
| 18 | Make him into gingerbread . |
| 19 | ‘ When you catch him , make him sit , then fasten his collar on the second hole and do n't let him play you up . |
| 20 | Having waited so long to hear from the ‘ one man ’ who knew what had happened , when he appeared they could do nothing but gaze on him ; having made him into a celluloid star , there was no reason at this point to spoil it , and make him real . |
| 21 | Francie Brady is The Butcher Boy of Patrick McCabe 's remarkable second novel ( Picador £14.99 ) , a child whose enquiring , ironical cast of mind and dire , small town Irish background ( his father has done his mother wrong , and she in turn is obsessed with the gloomy ditty from which the novel takes its title ) make him a fancied candidate for an early place in the reform school or the graveyard . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's a hopeless task to dress a man in words , make him live again , ’ ends Levi . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Oh , god , make him shut up . |
| 25 | Oh god , make him go away . |
| 26 | It you are not happy with the service you are receiving from your dealer then contact the Customer Relations Manager ( Mr Jefferies ) at Land Rover 021–722 2424 and make him aware of the situation . |
| 27 | And make him regret it — him and this Maclean ! |
| 28 | Make him fit the bill ; imagine for him the attributes that you require . |
| 29 | Wright 's combination of autocracy , determination to advance and understand medical science , love of logic and new words , contempt for women , and occasional humility make him one of the most fascinating characters in the history of therapeutic progress . |
| 30 | If you make him feel that he should be getting dressed , and he tries to do so before he is ready , in rehabilitation terms , he will certainly increase his spasticity and make himself even less capable of learning the movements . |