Example sentences of "to make him the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Madam may feel that having spent so much time in custody for the first offence that he has already suffered sufficient punishment , he 's been kept away from his girlfriend and children , and under those circumstances I would urge you Madam to take a lenient course of action , to make him the subject of a conditional discharge .
2 Kaitlin has run a lot of times over the course and the fact that the Michael Grassick stable is in form leads me to make him the choice in the Newcastle Maiden Hurdle .
3 I 'd also like to thank his parents for what they have contributed over the years to make him the person he is , supporting him through college , and also for making me such a welcome member of their family .
4 A good deal has been written in recent years about Primitive Catholicism , the tendency apparent even within the New Testament period itself to domesticate the Holy Spirit , to make him the perquisite of the Church .
5 Of no mean magnetism himself — Lawrence thought highly enough of him to make him the recipient of some of his most excruciating introspections — Curtis was the inspirational force of that curious organization , the Round Table , in whose journal of the same name Lawrence published his article on the new imperialism in the Middle East .
6 At home , where an admiral 's powers were much more restricted , and even the most favoured officers could expect to have to wait for their promotion until the end of the admiral 's period of command , when it was customary to make him the compliment of a few promotions on striking his flag , it was still possible to introduce new entrants to a seagoing life .
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