Example sentences of "make [pron] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was the lure of the big stores , though clothing coupons and shortage of money made them a feast for the eye only . |
| 2 | The conduct of the foresters made them a by-word for oppression and extortion . |
| 3 | I met him two or three years later when I asked if he would make me a dress for the March of Dimes , using some peony pink silk that Winston brought back from China . |
| 4 | ‘ Better make me a list for Christmas , ’ Wayne said , and he gave her his hand to help her out onto the lakeside track . |
| 5 | But one feels now that the man who stood on the soapbox and who made himself a target for eggs is ready for it . |
| 6 | The notorious Dr Crippen , he pointed out , in fact murdered his assertive wife only because he was too vain simply to run away from her and make himself a target for scorn . |
| 7 | That could have made him a candidate for murder , could n't it ? ’ |
| 8 | Her forthright depictions of female passion made her a target for satire , most notably as Bridgetina Botherim in Memoirs of Modern Philosophers ( 1800–1 ) by Elizabeth Hamilton [ q.v. ] , and as Lady Gertrude Sinclair in Edmund Oliver ( 1798 ) by Charles Lloyd [ q.v . ] . |
| 9 | His boyish good looks , his jet-black Beatle cut and the unusual film-star name which was a product of his Italian parentage , made him a magnet for instant attention . |
| 10 | Young and eager , he was well placed to capture the emergent UK rap scene , and his forthright personality also made him a match for America 's often egoistic rap stars . |
| 11 | Here Revelstoke was in his element ; acute intelligence and charm , capacity for meticulous work , presence and eloquence , fluency in French and Spanish , and , above all , financial acumen made him a match for the wiliest of South American presidents , North American railway barons , European finance ministers , and the members of the British cabinet with all of whom he had to deal at one time or another . |
| 12 | Dublin 's goals and aggressive style made him a target for several top clubs . |
| 13 | He accepted that his return made him a target for the IRA . |
| 14 | You made him a replacement for Judd . ’ |
| 15 | Peter admits his looks make him a target for casuals , the designer thugs who constitute one element in urban violence . |
| 16 | His pen-and-ink drawings provided Minton with unrelieved amusement , as Lyttelton has recalled : Humphrey Lyttelton 's presence at Camberwell helped make it a centre for the beginnings of ‘ trad ’ , a jazz revival which replaced ‘ the polite and effete noise which had hitherto passed for genuine jazz ’ with a new vitality and energy . |
| 17 | It is sometimes said of Parliament that , say , it can make it a crime for a Frenchman to smoke on the streets of Paris , or that it can not turn a man into a woman . |
| 18 | It is , however , equally true that Parliament can not stop Frenchmen smoking on the streets of Paris ( or , for that matter , Englishmen smoking on the streets of London ) and that it can make it a crime for a man not to turn into a woman . |
| 19 | Parliament may make it a crime for a Frenchman to smoke on the streets of Paris but he may puff away on the Montparnasse with impunity ( until , that is , he arrives at Dover ) . |
| 20 | Thus the 1980 Education Act made it a requirement for all schools to provide public information on the curriculum . |
| 21 | Amongst the possible charges which legislators could face were fraud ( a fraud statute of the District of Columbia made it a felony for a person knowingly to write a cheque which exceeded the amount in the relevant account by more than $100 ) , tax evasion , and the violation of disclosure and campaign fund laws . |
| 22 | Scheckter and Depailler made it a double for the Tyrrell six-wheeler ( which was later to be banned , like many another intelligent innovation ) , Niki came third and Hunt limped in fifth , nearly a minute off the pace . |
| 23 | For many years , Garrison 's position at the centre of a region of outstanding natural beauty made it a mecca for visitors from home and abroad . |
| 24 | Bodycare '92 — the health , fitness and beauty exhibition — make it a date for your diary ! |
| 25 | This simply goes along with his being the archetypal great detective , and even with Dostoevsky making him a vehicle for the airing of central thematic issues . |
| 26 | Aldebrand is very tall and thin , but immensely strong and fit , making him a match for larger , heavier opponents in combat . |
| 27 | He also paid Cranmer the compliment of making him a Penitentiary for England . |
| 28 | As well as the obvious left-right-fire functions , the Freewheel also allows for up-down movements , making it a whizz for aircraft action . |
| 29 | Jefferson 's purpose in the First Amendment was to stop all future American lawmakers from making it a crime for people to criticise their own government . |
| 30 | Donaghadee 's Gerry Bell won the prize for the best out of state angler , making it a hat-trick for the local club . |