Example sentences of "to make [pn reflx] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even now he says he was surprised by the appointment , which caused him to make himself unavailable for the British Lions ' tour of South Africa . |
| 2 | They alighted on Saddam Hussein of Iraq , who in the late 1970s was beginning to portray himself as a man of moderation who might be able to make himself useful to the West , not least by acting as a counter to now-revolutionary Iran . |
| 3 | Another body blow to South African morale was the decision by Jannie Breedt not to make himself available for the tour . |
| 4 | World Cup winning captain Nick Farr-Jones as finally decided to make himself available for the Wallabies ’ domestic Test matches against Scotland and the New Zealand All Blacks . |
| 5 | Taking a leaf out of her newest role model Joan Collins ’ book , Kylie never again emerged through a customs hall before spending as long as was needed to make herself ready for the waiting world . |
| 6 | I just wanted to leave the tent , but as this was not possible due to the weather outside , I snuggled down in my sleeping bag and tried to make myself comfortable on the hard , stony ground . |
| 7 | In order to help the real King , I tried to make myself popular with the people . |
| 8 | In return sportsmen and women have to make themselves available to the press and the sponsors for promotional purposes . |
| 9 | In the case of religious education the right of withdrawal is statutory and governors are recommended to make themselves familiar with the special status which is accorded to this subject in the national curriculum . |
| 10 | Dedicated enthusiasts will be able to make themselves familiar with the brighter galaxies , and use binoculars to make regular surveys of them in the hope of catching sight of a supernova . |
| 11 | However you view the almost indecent haste of sports organisations in South Africa to make themselves acceptable to the outside world , it is up to the individual governments to lift their own exclusions . |
| 12 | They lay packed together in the gloom , trying to make themselves comfortable on the wires . |
| 13 | Or again : ‘ If you try to make yourself content with the happiness of the pig , your suppressed potentialities will make you miserable . |
| 14 | I mean your own aim is really to make yourself superfluous in the end . |