Example sentences of "make [pron] [num] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly , their scraping teen reveries and gleefully shambolic trashings of the likes of ‘ Fight For Your Right ’ and Barry Manilow 's ‘ Mandy ’ make them one of the most entertaining and , occasionally , promising prospects around , regardless of insularity . |
| 2 | Wright 's combination of autocracy , determination to advance and understand medical science , love of logic and new words , contempt for women , and occasional humility make him one of the most fascinating characters in the history of therapeutic progress . |
| 3 | The drooping snout and the torpedo-like body , coupled with big fins and muscles like Charles Atlas , make him one of the best , if not the best , fighting coarse fish . |
| 4 | Here lived Gottfried Keller ( 1819–90 ) , the Swiss poet and novelist whose carefully crafted short stories embrace both humour and a touching romanticism , and make him one of the most important figures of Swiss literature . |
| 5 | Free from injury and in the mood , his vast array of skills make him one of the most feared attackers in the modern game . |
| 6 | On 7 December last year , Mayor Carrie Saxon Perry of Hartford , Connecticut — the first African-American woman elected mayor of a major city , a progressive Democrat whose eloquent oratory and elegant clothes alike make her one of the state 's most recognisable figures — was master of ceremonies at the opening of a political campaign office on Main Street . |
| 7 | In fact , the light weight , the attractive looks , the easy-feeling neck and the light , low action make it one of the most pick-up-able guitars we 've had for some time . |
| 8 | Wherever you look , the French countryside is brimming with light , colour , the aroma of herbs growing in the wild , and a people and scenery that make it one of the most wonderfully enticing parts of the world . |
| 9 | These were counterbalanced by acquisitions of EB Signals A/S's four traffic systems companies in Denmark , Finland , Norway and Sweden — resulting in the formation of Peek Traffic Scandinavia ; the Norwegian traffic company Gemo Elektro A/S ( CI No 1,998 ) ; East German company Unicomp ( CI No 1,905 ) ; a majority shareholding in Munich-based STM ; and the purchase this month of Signal Control and Signal Maintenance : these US acquisitions , Peek reckons , make it one of the world 's largest traffic controller suppliers , and also represent a new departure into the service sector . |
| 10 | Borage has star-shaped flowers of an intense blue rarely seen in other plants and these , together with its long-flowering tendency , ease of cultivation , and hardiness , make it one of the best garden plants . |