Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some will say that is fortunate , as the weather forecast for the weekend made it seem likely that it could have been the first ‘ one-day ’ final to span three days . |
| 2 | Supply problems during the war made it seem madness to postpone further the steps necessary to improve communications and construct strategic railways . |
| 3 | Only once during the dispute did I hear the woman worker 's point of view publicly debated . |
| 4 | His cruel and callous comments about the murder made me shiver . |
| 5 | Another warning jab of the gun through the seatback made him start , and he dropped a couple of coins at his feet . |
| 6 | Exactly how far off the ground did you stop it ? ’ |
| 7 | The baggy cut of the jacket made me look as it I 'd eaten one roast dinner too many , however the loose fit gave complete freedom of movement — particularly useful for stretching when scrambling or skiing . |
| 8 | The low light of the lamp made them blink . |
| 9 | The abruptness of the change made him shudder . |
| 10 | The procedures of the system made it seem overwhelmingly complex : the visits , the record cards of teachers and helpers , the correspondence with employers , the labour exchange forms , the committee structure , and their numerous meetings . |
| 11 | The sudden shriek of the telephone made her jump . |
| 12 | Now , Professor , can you think very carefully about those noises … which side of the corridor did they seem to be coming from ? ’ |
| 13 | The study of the Buddha made me feel that I was in the presence of a very great religious teacher , a man of great compassion , who diagnosed man 's original trouble as greed , desire , attachment , the escape from which was the treading of the Noble Eightfold Path . |
| 14 | What strange quirk of the heart made me feel so much a part of the life of this place ? |
| 15 | The snail 's pace of the boat made it seem like an endless expedition into the interior . |
| 16 | But only when I reached the washed sky of the Thames did I dare to pull over and negotiate my fear . |
| 17 | Throwing the contact-breaker caused the overhead lights to flare briefly , and a well-aimed thump on the side of the box made them come back up . |
| 18 | That evening one of the Corporals made me clean out the crow 's cage ; I lifted the large black bird out and parked it on the gravel beside a flowerbed . |
| 19 | The ridiculousness of the situation made him smile and , throwing his head back , he burst into peals of laughter . |
| 20 | Slowly , in spite of their enmity , the women of the castle let her make a place for herself among them . |
| 21 | ‘ Were they just staying in their cabins , working in isolation and without equipment , which does n't seem likely , or what other part of the ship did they meet in ? ’ |
| 22 | At no point throughout the weekend did he seem at ease in the new car , his driving lacking the urgent but dramatically effective style seen in the past . |
| 23 | Whilst you were in that bedroom throughout the operation did you see any other officer point any sort of gun into the back of Mr head ? |
| 24 | And that nose which seemed to sharpen with the years made her look predatory … |
| 25 | Watching from the window , Hilary grinned as she saw him hurry towards the driver , and only when he 'd climbed into the car did she move . |
| 26 | The field was laid out in strips about two feet apart and only after pushing into the crop did I realize that the plants were trained up a trellis of almost invisible wires and that I was in a hop field — a ‘ beer field ’ , as Duncan would have called it . |
| 27 | How high up the ladder did they go ? ’ |
| 28 | Not till they had come up onto the green did he realise that the figure in waterproofs pulling the doctor 's trolley was Chris . |
| 29 | Loud cries of surprise from the hall made them run out of the cloakroom , where they were trying to find their coats and berets . |
| 30 | A man 's voice from the doorway made her turn . |