Example sentences of "have made [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once colleagues and still friends , their similar redbrick-professor-writer lifestyles and largely campus subject-matter have made them a joined personality . |
| 2 | The haunting sound of the whistle echoing through mountains at night , the thundering plunge across the plains , the astonishing restraint of such powerful giants as they inch in and out of stations have made them the inspiration of poets , writers , composers and film makers . |
| 3 | The technology has certainly come of age and whereas battery powered tools can never compete in power with mains operated ones , their increasing sales have made them the fastest developing aspect of woodworking technology today . |
| 4 | The two hundred and forty-seven pounds of weight have made him a bit short of breath . |
| 5 | In countries , such as Japan , Belgium , and even Ireland , his runs have made him a well known figure , but he remained one of Britain 's unsung sporting heroes , until a magnificent record-breaking run at the NALGO 6-day race last October finally brought him into the headlines . |
| 6 | In an entirely separate category is the ‘ St Jerome ’ of one Vittorio Sgarbi , a minor art historian with exhibitionist tendencies which have made him a television personality in his own country , and , like Cicciolina , have recently earned him a seat in parliament . |
| 7 | ( Restaurants , page 278 ) began writing as soon as he could form the letters and was first published as a poet , although it is his novels that have made him a household name . |
| 8 | Drinking and drunkenness are a familiar theme of his bilingual stand-up comedy acts , and have made him a cult-figure among Gaelic-speaking lounge-bar audiences in the Western Isles . |
| 9 | We have made him an offer but he 's not very keen . |
| 10 | ‘ Is that necessary ? ’ asked his wife , who had all the instincts that would , a century ago , have made her a successful workhouse mistress . |
| 11 | It has carried me from the comfortable Salisbury suburb where a kind Scottish family have made me a home , to a rough Bulawayo farmstead . |
| 12 | ‘ Sir , I have made you an honourable proposal for the hand of your daughter , whom I am in a position to support now and , later , in increased comfort — ’ |
| 13 | It takes far less time than full-scale autobiography , for we are looking for a profile of the significant events that have made you the distinctive person that you are ( warts and all , as they say ) . |
| 14 | Rich countries can afford to spend money on the environment , but few have made it a priority in the past . |
| 15 | I have made it a point of honour to spare you moral blackmail of the ‘ Do you honestly suppose for a single moment that I would be capable of stooping to such beastliness ? ’ variety , and I shall not waver even at this supreme moment . |
| 16 | But you have made it a robbers ' cave ( Mark 11:17 ) . |
| 17 | It is this property 's style and comfort which have made it a favourite with Citalia customers for over 10 years . |
| 18 | Since the formation of the first such combine in 1968 , comprising six units of production with a total of around 6,000 individual members , the Mondragon planners have made it a recommended practice to group individual cooperatives into such units . |
| 19 | Some boards have made it a procedural requirement in their regulations that evidence of title to a property be produced in support of the application for permanent transfer , where the existing licence holder 's consent is not forthcoming , or where there are conflicting applications by prospective transferees . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ They have made it a priority to discover a Yorkshire-born non-white player to play for them . |
| 21 | I mean , Calpers have made it a lot worse for us . |