Example sentences of "make [pron] a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Feeling guilty does not make me a better person . |
| 2 | A child , I feel , will make me a better person and draw the attention of others to my good character . |
| 3 | I asked her if she had any medication that would make me a better surfer . |
| 4 | ‘ It wo n't make me a better player , ’ added Strachan , ‘ but it 's always nice to get a pat on the back . ’ |
| 5 | It will make me a stronger man . ’ |
| 6 | Make me a better job prospect . ’ |
| 7 | Pilot projects have already taken place in two other parts of England , but magistrates in Oxfordshire are confident alterations make theirs a fairer scheme . |
| 8 | Ursula Lane believes her 29-times driving test marathon has made her a safer driver than some of the ‘ young Kings of the Road ’ who pass at the first attempt . |
| 9 | Trying to be positive about her inability so far to have a child , Wendy says she tells herself that the whole experience has made her a stronger person . |
| 10 | His antiquarian temperament has made him a greater snapper-up of unconsidered trifles of archaeology , architecture and literature . |
| 11 | He assumes that becoming rich has made him a better man and that he deserves admiration for it . |
| 12 | And Reynolds said that the fight to clear his name had made him a stronger person . |
| 13 | Mr Browne said : ‘ The challenger being put up has made it a tighter fight and is endangering the seat . ’ |
| 14 | Do you think it 'll make you a better person ? |
| 15 | There is nothing that will make you a better surfer . ’ |
| 16 | His books were not widely circulated and in one of the last two which were dedicated to his son ( and unpublished ) was the assertion that it contains instances " that will make you a better interpreter of dreams than all , or at least inferior to none ; but , if published , they will show you know no more than the rest " — a sentiment which T. R. Glover rather pithily describes as suggesting science declining into profession . |
| 17 | ‘ Any of them would make you a better wife than I could . |
| 18 | I always said I 'd make you a better partner , did n't I ? |
| 19 | AT THE CROSS ROADS Cross-training made simple : what to do , what to wear , and how it 'll make you a faster runner |
| 20 | As Gloucester 's power grew , it made him a better lord for the affinity as a whole . |
| 21 | As Gloucester 's power grew , it made him a better lord for the affinity as a whole . |
| 22 | But if you look at the next one you see the arches er all the the other arches are have been raised about er a metre , and that was done deliberately to get the extra height on the outside wall so that they could put erm a er er higher roof in for the the knave and for the the aisle so that they could ge make it a bigger space . |
| 23 | Or her , ’ she would add scrupulously , being among other things a feminist ) , but in practice this does n't seem to affect her behaviour very noticeably — she seems to have ordinary human feelings , ambitions , desires , to suffer anxieties , frustrations , fears , like anyone else in this imperfect world , and to have a natural inclination to try and make it a better place . |
| 24 | Just because it 's a Number One does n't make it a better record than anything else that 's out that week . |
| 25 | This made it a greater challenge later on . |
| 26 | Make it a better day II by Tim Wilson , Royston |
| 27 | The JM team for the 1993 ‘ Make it a better day ’ challenge . |
| 28 | As the season goes on our baits make it a better swim . |
| 29 | On the contrary , the miners ' wives seemed desperate to keep the spirit that had seen them through the long months , the solidarity and friendship and , above all , the feeling that together they could do something to change the world and make it a better place , not only for themselves , but for all those suffering injustice . |
| 30 | All day long you will work and you will slave , Allowing wheelchairs to go where you pave , Just look at the kids to keep tiredness at bay , Because for them you are making it a better day . |