Example sentences of "make [noun prp] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We have made Ygelda the new Steward , and she says it will be nothing new to her for Gwion was always running to her for help . ’ |
| 2 | Louise now greatly regretted having made Fleury the green coat , which she feared made him too conspicuous … and it was a fact that the sepoy sharpshooters could seldom resist trying to hit this brilliant green target . |
| 3 | Borrowing an idea from the fiercely competitive US market , ITN has made McDonald the sole anchorman but his role seems not so much to read the news as to make it simple for the viewer before the reporter fills the story out . |
| 4 | THE IMPORTANCE of Hengist 's Saxon town and the ancient university made Stamford the ideal location for the siting of the Mercian court and government . |
| 5 | Furthermore , 12,5000 shipping connections a year to some 1,000 ports make Rotterdam the ideal port to serve all of your international markets worldwide . |
| 6 | Adam of Bremen reports that Cnut had intended Swegen to rule Norway , Harthacnut Denmark , and Harold England , and the Historia Regum attributed to Symeon of Durham that he made Harold the English king , but the Encomium says that he not only promised Emma that any son of hers should be heir , but later on oath pledged the whole kingdom subject to him to Harthacnut , who received oaths of loyalty from English nobles . |
| 7 | The museum at Wardown Park ( north of the town centre ) has tools and products of straw-plaiters and hat-makers , for the local expertise in straw plaiting made Luton the chief centre of the straw-hat industry . |
| 8 | The recent controversies over both the Maastricht amendment and Workfare serve to betray the Conservatives ' real economic aim of making Britain the low wage centre of Europe . |
| 9 | Now I think that the way the law is used in this country against the gay community is really making Britain the laughing stock of Europe . |
| 10 | It has created a joint venture from Wellcome 's vaccine business in Spain and Spanish manufacturer Llorente , making Llorente-Evans the leading supplier of vaccines in that country . |
| 11 | Revd Charles Jenkinson , a Christian Socialist , was appointed to a slum parish in the city in 1927 ; he was elected to the city council in 1930 and his drive on housing questions made Leeds the leading housing authority in the country . |
| 12 | 11 ) called Corinth and Chalkis the handcuffs of Greece , and the importance of Corinth to Macedon , which this comparison indicates , goes back to 338 when Philip II made Corinth the physical centre of his new Greek league ( though whether the meeting-chamber has been identified on the ground is disputed ) . |
| 13 | But the Disablement Services Centre in Bristol , says it wo n't make Percy the artificial legs he needs , because they 're worried he may fall over . |
| 14 | Sartorial elegance , though , is not so important as the playing style which makes Ferguson the natural partner for McCoist in Lisbon . |
| 15 | EFC believe their core expertise in complex , multi-step organic chemistry , the global location of manufacturing sites and offices , a strong position in safety , environmental control and quality assurance , all combine to make EFC the preferred partner for reliable supply of quality fine chemicals . |
| 16 | The Currie president , Gordon Bell , said his aim was to make Currie the major tournament in Edinburgh and one of the premier club attractions in Scotland . |
| 17 | The way in which the cuts and budgetary controls are applied makes Derbyshire the laughing stock of the country . |
| 18 | She went to make Rachaela the unwanted tea . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , the Italian government is lobbying its EC partners to make Milan the permanent seat of the Community 's environmental agency after 1992. * Italy 's tiny Green Party has been using filibuster tactics to prevent any changes to the Italian tax system which has driven all but one of the major foreign oil refiners from the country . |
| 20 | It involves all of us and how we work together to make Guinness the outstanding performer in the British Beer market . |
| 21 | Now Diodorus ' Sicilian narrative here is taken from the third-century BC historian Timaios of Tauromenium ( Diodorus also used the fourth-century Ephorus , and his extensive use of these two writers makes Diodorus the main source for west Greek political history in the classical period . ) |
| 22 | A communiqué cited by ARER said that ministers had agreed to make Cairo the temporary headquarters of the organization . |
| 23 | All things that had combined to make Jenna the quiet sort of person she was . |
| 24 | ‘ The convenience of having all these services available in a ‘ one-stop shop ’ makes Halifax the right choice for many people , ’ added Mr Stewart . |
| 25 | He believes Venus and Adonis , with its attendant sonnets , makes Shakespeare the only writer to have Adonis refuse the advances of the goddess . |
| 26 | That makes America the ultimate target for The Regent , he says . |
| 27 | But the decision will be Major 's and he may judge that MacGregor 's previous experience at the Treasury combined with his education and training as a economist makes MacGregor the prime candidate . |
| 28 | Bismarck 's aim was simply defined : to make Prussia the dominant state in Germany by putting her at the head of the vague movements for some form of unification which had arisen within the Confederation . |
| 29 | Nithard does so , however , while the author of a curious single annal for 830 – 1 , tacked onto the Prior Metz Annals ( the last entry otherwise was for 805 ) makes Judith the central figure in the story , and explains the 830 rebellion in terms of her stepsons ' hostility to her and her " very goodlooking son Charles " who " they feared might succeed as heir in his father 's realm " . |