Example sentences of "[noun] made [pron] think " in BNC.
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| 1 | That bit made me think even then . |
| 2 | Our traditional British reserve made them think we were very hostile and resented them being here , and their extrovert camaraderie we regarded as showing off . |
| 3 | Charles ' suspicions of Dr Lefeuvre made him think his address was already common knowledge . |
| 4 | The poignant melody made him think of soft feminine sighs , warm arms and whispered words of love in the dark of night . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Hearing of this preliminary training for the Parachute Regiment at Hardwick made me think up an indelicate version of the famous old rhyme about that prodigy house , ‘ Hardwick Hall , more glass than wall ’ : ‘ Hardwick Hall , sore a — e when fall ’ . |
| 7 | The angle of the lamp cord on the bar made me think I saw a hearing-aid cable extending from Fielding 's ear . |
| 8 | Seeing it on the noticeboard at the workhouse made me think … but I ca n't be sure any more . |
| 9 | The lepers made him think about the two who lurked in the cemetery of St Erconwald . |
| 10 | ‘ The problems of distribution and the various changes that we had to make to establish ourselves in Scotland made me think that if I just swung the compass I 'd land up in Paris . ’ |
| 11 | — the colour made me think of Nile mud — |
| 12 | ‘ Being here in Majorca made me think of Seville . |
| 13 | The Frenchman 's dark aquiline features and unsmiling silences made him think of history-book pictures he 'd seen of the warrior heroes of ancient Greece and Rome , and the dismay he had felt at first when their car had struck the Annamese villager had increased his sense of awe . |
| 14 | The dressing-gown made me think … just for a moment … ’ |
| 15 | This telephone call made me think back over the years . |
| 16 | ‘ The book made us think about the nature of health . |
| 17 | ‘ Handiman made everyone think about the handicapped person in their family that it 's easy to deny , ’ says Damon , who may have found the character 's roots in his own childhood club foot . |
| 18 | ‘ Then what the hell made him think you might be pregnant ? ’ he demanded , glaring down at her . |
| 19 | ‘ What the hell made you think you had the right to keep the facts about my brother from me ? ’ |
| 20 | But working on that film made me think about my life . |
| 21 | His tone made me think he was phoning because he sympathized and wanted to help . |
| 22 | But the hostility on her face made him think twice about going any nearer . |
| 23 | But what on earth made you think there were two of them ? |
| 24 | Bernard 's original idea was for a 24″ tank next to the fire , but our series made him think again . |
| 25 | Such belligerent consolation made me think more , not less , about that strange woman he had coupled with on the Nile . |
| 26 | Yeah , but then you , that impression made me think that all , it 's all South Africa , which , which was why |