Example sentences of "which made [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His manners to her had always been impeccable , which made what he was shortly to do all the more shocking . |
| 2 | GRAHAM CHAPMAN and I wrote together almost full time between 1966 and 1973 , writes John Cleese , while producing sketches for The Frost Report , The 1948 Show and Monty Python , as well as several film scripts none of which made their way intact to the silver screen . |
| 3 | For Libyans chose their non-representatives without formal political debate , and without ballot boxes , which made their procedures different in important respects from those of a Western democracy . |
| 4 | But The Smiths now found that success tends to complicate situations which made their initial stance of well meant integrity and the desire to do things differently ( ‘ We do n't wish to become pop stars ’ ) a virtual impossibility . |
| 5 | But when Ericsson came onto the market , the new ‘ lightning fast ’ 120ns memory had just been launched , which made their Ericsson WS286 the fastest AT in the world , at 8MHz . |
| 6 | It was not therefore unexpected that the Thatcher government introduced legislation which reduced the amount of supplementary benefit payable to strikers and which made their trade union responsible for paying a higher amount of strike pay . |
| 7 | The nationalist movements and the new nations which made their appearance after the Second World War thus displayed features which distinguish them in some ways from the earlier movements which led to the formation of nation states in Western Europe , because they arose in a very different international context — in a highly developed capitalist world economy , in the aftermath of a division of the world among powerful imperialist nations , and in the midst of political transformations resulting from the growth of the socialist movement . |
| 8 | Her ambition to be a painter was thwarted by acute shortness of sight which made her turn to gardening , ‘ making pictures with living plants ’ to use her own words ; and she became famous for the gardens she created and the books she wrote . |
| 9 | Dr James Freemont , pathologist , of Manchester Royal Infirmary , said Clare died after developing internal bleeding which made her major organs fail . |
| 10 | In all probability it was a combination of several factors , not least the suspected flaw in her stamina which made her vulnerable once that fierce early pace had been set by St Denis . |
| 11 | The rooms were pronounced charming , which made her smile with amusement for charming they were not . |
| 12 | She wrote , with an unaccustomed fluency , which made her sister wonder if the words had been thought up by her alone , that : — it would not be good for Oreste to leave here at this moment since he has been ill and though he is making a good recovery the doctor who you can be sure I was quick to call and no expense being spared but your money put to good use has said it would injure his general well-being to travel in his weakened state . |
| 13 | Maggie was turning away from John when , in a sudden daring movement , he kissed her on the cheek which made her start because it was so expected . |
| 14 | She tried a red-and-pink Chanel shift , a Lacroix confection splattered with turquoise roses and a long green tube by Azzedine Alaia which made her six foot , 128 lb body look like some exotic serpent . |
| 15 | It was this outfit which made her age so hard to determine . |
| 16 | She could n't see without her glasses , which made her frown with frustration . |
| 17 | It was the total opposition of the extended family which made her position impossible . |
| 18 | She was becoming agonizingly aware of her body , and she was dismayed by a treacherous longing which made her ache so strangely . |
| 19 | Belinda , who has had chemotherapy which made her blonde hair fall out , had just one thing on her mind yesterday — her present . |
| 20 | Theresa Nolan , after having a medical termination on psychiatric grounds , had left a suicide note for her grandparents which they had confirmed was in her handwriting and which made her intention to kill herself plain beyond any doubt . |
| 21 | ‘ But the squire found out and chopped his sister 's head off , which made her change into a baby rabbit . |
| 22 | Her visitors in the Exeter nursing home where she died on 7th December saw all the qualities which made her such a servant of the trade continue unabated to the end — the common sense and humour , the courage , and the huge interest in others . |
| 23 | Her heart began a small private wailing , which made her ashamed and which she suppressed . |
| 24 | And then , as she sat watching the dancers , Molly thought of something which made her shiver , so that Ken Corduroy , noticing it , thought she felt cold in the dark garden and offered her the sweater which , like so many of the older guests , he wore knotted about his neck . |
| 25 | ‘ A name to roll around the tongue , ’ he let his tongue roll around his lips in a mock-disgusting way which made her laugh ‘ … when I 've had my evening bath … ’ |
| 26 | I think it was that which made her frightened to accept the truth when he was sexually assaulting me . |
| 27 | There was something in his eyes , some subtle but predatory glimmer of male emotion , which made her heart begin to drum wildly in her chest . |
| 28 | He shrugged , leaning back in his chair , smiling at her for the first time with that devastating smile which made her heart beat faster . |
| 29 | Roman sounded as if he too was battling for restraint , as well as controlling a degree of amusement , which made her fists clench in despair . |
| 30 | ‘ I confess to a touch of male bravado , ’ he admitted ruefully , kissing the lobe of her ear and then doing things with his tongue which made her writhe in delight . |