Example sentences of "[noun sg] made [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was never equal to Self in Citrine 's esteem , and he remained jealous of intervention by Self in matters of engineering and the development of policy on the generation side , for which his background and experience made him the natural senior voice among other engineers and managers . |
| 2 | He was immediately dispatched to the scene , where his energy , intelligence and presence of mind made him the chief decision-taker in the first days after the explosion of reactor number four . |
| 3 | In Soho , hell-bent on a good time , her tremendous vitality made her the female counterpart of Minton . |
| 4 | Atlantic City 's vast beach and boardwalk made it the American seaside resort of the nineteenth century . |
| 5 | Kenneth Horne 's rich , fruity voice and warm patrician manner made him the ideal link man and that , coupled with a mischievous sense of humour , ensured that any programme in which he was involved was the better for his presence . |
| 6 | The State made him the ecclesiastical head of the Church of England by trampling on the opinions of the relevant ecclesiastical authority . |
| 7 | The king 's favour made him the special target of the reforming Ordainers , who in 1311 called for the exclusion from court of both Henry and Isabella , the resumption of his grants from the king , and the transference of the custody of Man to ‘ a good Englishman ’ ( a phrase which reveals one reason for his unpopularity ) . |
| 8 | Her population , geographical position , army and industrial strength made her the leading continental nation . |
| 9 | His extrovert personality made him the ideal host at the company 's restaurants . |