Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this in mind , she had taken Charles with her when she went to see them perform for the first time . |
| 2 | It 's seeing me look like an old hag first thing in the morning and not minding ! |
| 3 | The central position which the Communists occupied in these campaigns was a result of their international connections , which made them appear as the principal opponents of Fascism . |
| 4 | He made them sound like the Famous Five |
| 5 | He made them sound like the Famous Five . |
| 6 | Those which have are reaping impressive rewards simply by identifying precisely the services or products customers want ; looking at their most lucrative areas ; finding out what clients really value ; and establishing what would make them move to a competing hotel . |
| 7 | It took the London store magnate Gordon Selfridge , who included them in his own advertising copy in the evening papers , to show that publishing them would increase the value of the paper to its readers , rather than make them desert to a rival medium . |
| 8 | Now although I am a born sceptic , suddenly being brought face to face with a seemingly identical facsimile of what I had been working on did make me pause for a few moments ! |
| 9 | This food was also an invaluable help to passage migrants such as the finches and buntings , helping them put on a few extra grammes of fat to carry them through the next leg of their long journey to winter quarters . |
| 10 | There were times when Joanna 's somewhat footslogging performance made me long for the thoroughbred feel of Lisa , but I had an affection for Joanna and she had one advantage over Lisa — her small cuddy where I could cook and sleep , and be independent of the land . |
| 11 | I wanted to go out last week , but he said , ‘ No way , you 're not going out there ’ , and he made me stay in the whole week . |
| 12 | They made me feel like a dirty slag and serve me right for getting pregnant . |
| 13 | He was the ideal of all the friends I had ever longed for , the elder brother that , as an only child , I could never hope for — though he was at least fifteen years younger than I , his assurance and absolute maleness made me feel like a younger brother by contrast . |
| 14 | SHE MADE ME FEEL LIKE A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT . |
| 15 | It made me feel like an old sock ! |
| 16 | They made me go through the whole thing three times , though I had hardly anything to tell them . |
| 17 | When it was over , she walked across to the television , switched it off , turned to look at Charlotte and said : ‘ They made me sound like an unfeeling bitch . ’ |
| 18 | Tommaso made me look like a mature man , an important man . |
| 19 | However , I feel it is better to dominate all dogs equally and make them come to a submissive position in front of the owner , preferably the down position . |
| 20 | Our main purpose in life is to make people aware of the problem , to make them think of their own vulnerability and responsibility and make them act in a safe and sensible way . |
| 21 | One longs to give a copy each to ten assorted bus company managers ( leavened with the occasional politician and academic ) and make them wait on a cold dark wet night in a vandalised bus shelter for an unpredictable R registered banger . |
| 22 | Soho , meanwhile , enthuse and make me feel like a miserable old fart . |
| 23 | You make me sound like a Victorian governess ! ’ |
| 24 | Two external consultants helped them focus on the key issues . |
| 25 | And often , as I sat writing such poems that helped me cling to the last shreds of my many identities , I would suddenly sense that you were indeed approaching . |
| 26 | I 'm sure a healthy body leads to a healthy mind and that helped me cope with the daily pressures of newspaper life . ’ |
| 27 | D' ya remember in the first when we had curly going everywhere . |
| 28 | I thought you were an experienced professional or I 'd never have let you go in the first place ! |
| 29 | So what d' you think of the old place ? |
| 30 | It had earlier looked promising for White , as breaks of 73 , 64 , and 52 helped him cruise into a 4-2 lead . |