Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | His shaking hands with me made me feel half hero , half saint . |
2 | ‘ I thought I made myself clear this morning , Rincewind . |
3 | I had on the programme Brahms 's Fourth Symphony and at the rehearsal Lamond said to me , ‘ You know , I knew Brahms ; I heard him conduct this piece . ’ |
4 | I heard him put more money into the box . |
5 | I saw him return this morning , so pleased with himself . ’ |
6 | I saw him play last week against Sunderland reserves , he had another magnificent game , his passing was absolutely immaculate — got a good goal , hit a great volley that for another goal ; he can just pass the ball , and I think that 's what we 've lacked a little bit of , er a bit of guard sometimes for our midfield . |
7 | ‘ I saw them nudge each other and stare — after all , he is divine . |
8 | You paint a picture like that Mars now I saw you do one time , empty with loneliness . |
9 | we go over there and erm so I do , what I did I put that meat out to thaw the night before so it was thawed |
10 | so what I did I put another carrot in extra |
11 | It was that — that sense of unpreparedness — which made him feel restless standing there ; made him turn and pace the room impatiently . |
12 | Such an assessment of Washington 's ability to play well on different surfaces was borne out by his performances last year which saw him reach four semi-finals on four different surfaces . |
13 | The Aston Villa midfielder has been troubled by a hamstring injury which saw him miss three FA Carling Premiership games but is confident of playing in the Group Three qualifier tomorrow . |
14 | But , she said I 'm pleased with him so far , but we still got to be careful that 's why she made him have this collar . |
15 | She made one last feeble attempt to avoid the escalation of physical craving between them , knowing she had lost when she heard the unusual huskiness of her own voice , and saw Rune 's eyes darken in immediate response . |
16 | Bet she made you struggle last week , during the week so as they wan na ask for somebody . |
17 | In an effort to quell the hysteria she made herself do ordinary things — putting the kettle on to boil — milk to warm — instant coffee in two brown mugs . |
18 | She made herself spend less time with Carolyn , monitoring her own contact with her . |
19 | Her confessor having ordered her to use an ordinary discipline and leave off her iron chain , she made it knot three rows and wore it round her body … |
20 | ‘ You had them all the time — you trailed me round — you bloody filthy lying bastard — you poked my head into every shit-bin in Bristol — you led me up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off — you made me steal some people 's boat — I could 've been got by the police — I might be festering in jail now — handcuffed — criminal — you do n't care , you 're criminal anyway — I would n't be surprised if you 'd murdered half a dozen innocent people and cut them up and kept their pieces stashed away in the hole where you 've been hiding my bag and my things and my money and my dreams … ’ |
21 | ‘ It 's a good job you made us bring those clubs , Floyd . |
22 | He 'd never met a woman who made him feel that way , and , let's face it , he was n't getting any younger . |
23 | He said he knew it sounded crazy , but ever since he 'd read it he 'd wanted to experience it , but had never met a woman who made him feel that way . ’ |
24 | Afterwards they went shopping together and she helped him choose some shoes for his wife . |
25 | She helped him lose two stones . |
26 | She let us have two rooms but there was no visible staff , and the dining-room was closed : we ate , that evening , in a shabby bar in the middle of the town . |
27 | When the Countess saw that Emily was going to be good for nothing , she let us have this house , as I say — she was Scottish , and had property here that was mostly sold after she died . |
28 | She saw him rub one hand across his forehead , as if wiping away perspiration . |
29 | She saw him flick ice-blue eyes over her slender figure and immediately felt a surge of self-consciousness . |
30 | She did n't know whether it was from the night that she had overheard his conversation with her mother in the bedroom , or when she saw him fling that shovel at the young man who , she knew , could have felled him with one blow , that she had lost all respect for him . |