Example sentences of "[noun pl] [Wh pn] [verb] make [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The players owe a debt to the club and those long-suffering fans who have made them among the best paid in the game . |
| 2 | They have always been notable sources of reference for serious scholars , of course , and there have always been just a few teachers and parents who have made it their business , over the years , to arrange educational visits both for themselves and for schoolchildren . |
| 3 | Having made the point that blacks identify with each other ‘ automatically ’ , it is no surprise to learn that , when it comes to organizing aspirations for the future , blacks set their sights on blacks who have made it to , or near to , the top of their chosen occupation . |
| 4 | Those are all prominent Scottish Conservatives who have made it clear that they believe that the Conservative party should have joined , and even now should still join , the Scottish Constitutional Convention . |
| 5 | Former Cavern DJ Bob Wooler recalls : ‘ The Dennisons were one of the groups who deserved to make it really big . |
| 6 | Throughout the whole ghastly hour , I thought with gratitude of the boring school routines and the strict schoolmasters who have made me into the psychological oddity which I am today . |
| 7 | He sat on the top of the large expanse of teak desk and stared coldly at the men who had made it to the top of one of the biggest corporations in the world , employing nearly one million people . |
| 8 | There are N C V O members and staff , my fellow honorary officers and executive members , and so many others who have made it such a rewarding time . |
| 9 | There are three reasons for this : first , women dress differently from ‘ 20 men all wearing pinstripe suits ’ , making them more memorable ; second , they offload their emotions over redundancy much more quickly , making them better prepared to look for a new position ; and third , because of the so-called ‘ glass ceiling ’ , those women who do make it to the top are ‘ slightly better ’ than their male competitors . |
| 10 | A glance around the London hotel scene shows examples of plenty of exceptional women who have made it to general management ; Madelon Boom , at the age of 26 , at Hyatt 's Lowndes Hotel ; Dagmar Woodward at The May Fair Inter-Continental ; Doreen Boulding at The Conrad Chelsea Harbour , etc . |
| 11 | But while there may a shortage of suitable female candidates , it also becoming clear that there are women who have made it precisely because they refuse to be deflected from their chosen career . |
| 12 | This is the favourite place for Romanians who want to make it to the West . |