Example sentences of "make [pers pn] think [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The idea came from the experience of pulling hair out of the bathtub ; ‘ this made me think about the things that are worthless , that we want to get rid of , the embarrassing hidden things like body hair , and the things we value and cultivate — in our culture , for instance , the head of hair is usually the first thing people register when they look at someone , a great deal of energy and money is , therefore , expended on hairdressing and styling . |
2 | But it made me think of the voice that sent us to the bar ; he whispered then . |
3 | Too much space and too much light in this courtyard : it made me think of the difference between his face and mine . |
4 | His talk made me think of the housing estates near Mum 's house , where the ‘ working class ’ would have laughed in Terry 's face — those , that is , who would n't have smacked him round the ear for calling them working class in the first place . |
5 | It made me think of the Palace Hotel . |
6 | It was the kind of sound that made you think of the noise lambs probably make when they can smell the mint being brought in from the garden . |
7 | ‘ I never know what to make of them , but they certainly make you think about the future of the human race . ’ |
8 | This does at least make him think of the kinds of life to be found in the sea . |
9 | ‘ Knowing him , I expect he wanted to get rid of anything that made him think of the separation from his family , ’ she said sympathetically . |
10 | ‘ The book made us think about the nature of health . |
11 | She was , however , immensely enthusiastic and encouraging , trying to make me think of the enterprise as a holiday as well as a mission with a sad and serious purpose . |
12 | This time of the building of the gardens of our minds makes me think of the Pacific Ocean where insects spin the sunlight and the salt water , and weave them into the most beautiful oases of the sea . |
13 | ‘ Its quiet position makes you think of the country . |
14 | ‘ If there is one company that can be said to have influenced British theatre in the eighties it is Cheek by Jowl … the effect of a Cheek by Jowl Shakespeare is to make you think about the play again . |
15 | Gombrich makes him think of the readiness with which the eye recognizes the features of the human face . |
16 | That 's what makes it think to the name do n't he ? |