Example sentences of "make [pron] [num] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not yet understand it , but although I was once a keen and proud European , there are things in it that would now make me one of the most sceptical . |
| 2 | With one doctor , one nurse made me one of the doctors told me to get up . |
| 3 | Certainly , their scraping teen reveries and gleefully shambolic trashings of the likes of ‘ Fight For Your Right ’ and Barry Manilow 's ‘ Mandy ’ make them one of the most entertaining and , occasionally , promising prospects around , regardless of insularity . |
| 4 | By mixing Redgra with shale , Oxford 's neighbours Swindon have made theirs one of the best tracks in the country . |
| 5 | It was the launching pad for a media career that has made her one of the highest paid people on British TV . |
| 6 | This quote from Jean Aurenche , who co-scripted Tavernier 's first three features , identifies the driving force which informs all the director 's work , and has made him one of the leading European directors today . |
| 7 | His discipline , his dedication , and his pursuit of excellence may not have made him the most charismatic of world class players , but it has made him one of the most respected . |
| 8 | McAvennie 's peroxide reign has made him one of the most recognisable anti-heroes in Scottish football . |
| 9 | His amusing analysis of human frailty has made him one of the folk world 's more unlikely heroes — a bard who takes the knocks but never shows the bruising . |
| 10 | The Hatchet had not lost those qualities which had made him one of the most respected , and feared , members of the underworld . |
| 11 | A hugely impressive return of eight goals from just 11 games is a true reflection of his amazing turnaround and it has already made him one of the buys of the season , even at that sizeable price tag . |
| 12 | Televised Saturday successes in the Golden Spurs Handicap Chase at Doncaster , Sandown 's Scilly Isles Novices ' Chase and the Arlington Final at Newbury have made him one of the most popular finds of the season among the nation 's punters . |
| 13 | This would indeed have made it one of the greatest empires in Europe . |
| 14 | It was run by two balding , bespectacled men in their late thirties , neither of whom was called Largo , whose extensive knowledge of antiques had made it one of the most popular and profitable shops of its kind in the whole canton . |
| 15 | In Alexandria armies of monks sacked the Serapeum , the great temple to Osiris , and destroyed the library which had made it one of the world 's chief centres of learning . |
| 16 | The company 's current order book demonstrates why its diverse skills and expertise have made it one of the country 's most sought after building , civil engineering and mechanical and electrical engineering contractors in recent years . |
| 17 | Assuming Dr Powell 's right , the people of Venice will be able to continue living their lives in the manner and surroundings which have made it one of the world 's greatest cities . |
| 18 | After all , when you decided to buy a Toyota , you recognised the attributes that have made us one of the worlds foremost manufacturers and our cars such good quality and value . |
| 19 | To be able to fly one around in a circuit made you one of the top flyers in the world . |
| 20 | The durable li'l lady from Nashville who began her recording career when she was just 11 years old proved age had not mellowed her as she belted out the songs of the Fifties and Sixties which made her one of the best selling female vocalists of all time . |
| 21 | And although he signed a lucrative four-year contract with Wednesday last season , he would be aware that a move to United now would make him one of the game 's highest earners . |
| 22 | ‘ And that must make him one of the best bargains around . ’ |
| 23 | John Henry was retired in July 1985 after a racing career over eight seasons which made him one of the most popular horses ever to run in the USA . |
| 24 | Jonty Rhodes , whose fierce commitment and exuberance in the field made him one of the ‘ stars ’ of the World Cup . |
| 25 | All these factors have some role in Emerson 's make-up , but it is that old Paulista go-ahead mentality that made him one of the most disciplined , most consistent and , in his prime , ablest of drivers . |
| 26 | Cranmer 's cheerful nature made him one of the most popular captains on the county circuit . |
| 27 | The answer is that his remarkable methods as batsman , bowler and captain made him one of the great sporting entertainers . |
| 28 | And made him one of the leading authorities on the fourteenth century , which was arguably the most terrible century that had ever been , at least until the present one . |
| 29 | His wife 's share in the partition of the vast Gloucester estates made him one of the leading territorial magnates and led to his being summoned to Parliament from November 1317 . |
| 30 | Subsequently , continuing on occasion to work in partnership with his brother , he developed a business which made him one of the most successful of such craft-based figures in English history . |