Example sentences of "[art] name for [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presumably Domark wanted to show off the abilities of their creation in the same way that demo programmers wish to make a name for themselves in the programming world . |
| 2 | After starting out with a Honda VF500 in ‘ 84 , Bradl made it to factory rider in just four and a half years , making a name for himself on the way as a man bursting with aggression . |
| 3 | Making a name for himself as a boxer in the army had come easy to him , and had it been peace time he could probably have gone a long way in the sport . |
| 4 | One day he would like to make a name for himself as a public trainer — but that is some way in the future . |
| 5 | He ran away to sea at fifteen and made a name for himself as a good , but sadistic , fist fighter . |
| 6 | Samuel Beeton had already begun to make a name for himself as a publisher and editor . |
| 7 | Bowie has already made a name for himself as an actor in a string of top movies , including The Hunger and The Man Who Fell To Earth , but this is the TV break he has been waiting for . |
| 8 | He had a good degree in art history , and had he not gone in for politics he might have made a name for himself as an art historian . |
| 9 | A sort of cross between Kurt Cobain and a Fraggle , James has already made a name for himself in the office for dancing around and waving his arms wildly while he talks , not forgetting the regular swishing back of that blond mop . |
| 10 | It was during the five years he spent in Orkney that he began to make a name for himself in the field of English-language studies ; he was also the writer of the ‘ Orcadian Boatman 's Song ’ . |
| 11 | Guy Ferris , already making a name for himself in the right circles , made a surprisingly determined play for the younger Miss Fox . |
| 12 | That he had taken over Joe the Fish 's businesses and made a name for himself among the villains . |
| 13 | The management at Perry Poultry might not have amassed this sort of paper wealth yet but , only founded in 1989 , the company is already making a name for itself in the food business . |
| 14 | I think also there was the sense that the sorts of books that a lady was expected to write were perhaps rather different from the sorts of books that a gentleman is required to write , and George Eliot had already made a name for herself as a writer of erm considerable independence of mind who , I think , wanted to be regarded as a writer , rather than as a lady novelist . |
| 15 | Hairflair interviewed the Edinburgh lass who is cutting a name for herself at the Charlie Miller salon . |
| 16 | HIGHBROOK , a horse tipped to make a name for herself at the winter game , catches the eye tomorrow as Flat racing grabs the attention for the last time this year . |