Example sentences of "[Wh pn] make his [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter , who made his fortune in the family wallpaper business , was a generous , demonstrative and easy-going stepfather . |
| 2 | Mr Tapie , who made his fortune in the 1970s and 80s rescuing troubled companies , once called his dramatic entry into adidas three years ago the best deal he had ever struck . |
| 3 | The screenplay was written by Herb Gardner , a cartoonist who made his name with The Nebbishes and the 1962 hit Broadway play , A Thousand Clowns , filmed in 1965 . |
| 4 | It co-stars Hugh Grant , 31 , who made his name in the film of E M Forster 's Maurice . |
| 5 | Williams , who made his debut for the county as a teenager in 1974 , scored almost 12,000 runs and took nearly 400 wickets in his first-class career . |
| 6 | In Mr Michael Fallon , aged 39 , the Tories have a seasoned campaigner who made his debut under the full blaze of the national media in the famous 1983 by-election . |
| 7 | This was the third century in 10 Tests for the left-handed opener , who made his debut in the fourth Test against the West Indies in January and hit 839 runs in the Ashes series . |
| 8 | The Selhurst sick parade already includes Chris Coleman and Paul Williams , while top scorer Chris Armstrong is Cup-tied and teenager George Ndah — who made his debut in the 1-1 draw at Anfield a fortnight ago — faces a late test on a gashed leg . |
| 9 | However , it is not a particularly difficult race and the brindle who made his comeback in the Dundalk ‘ 525 ’ International after a period at stud , looks set to qualify safely . |