Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun] make [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The capitalist system needed investment of private capital to make it grow . |
| 2 | Even indoors , where vigorous exercise was impossible , I would insist on open windows , explaining that lack of fresh air made me feel sleepy . |
| 3 | The shock of cold water makes me cry out with surprise . |
| 4 | Even now the recollection seized him in the abdomen , and a kind of sick longing made him tremble . |
| 5 | Lady Augusta xenophobically added : ‘ … a sort of national prejudice made me attribute the grace and dignity of the scene , for what there was of either came from her , to the blood of Kirkpatrick ! ! ! ’ , a reference to Eugénie 's Scottish grandfather |
| 6 | It ran beside a broad , shaded boulevard of feathery pepper trees , and the sudden sight of European-style buildings made him reflect that the jungles , fields and villages through which they 'd been moving for the past few hours had remained unchanging throughout many centuries . |
| 7 | However , if it 's something you 're not very confident and sure about , quite often the presence of other people makes you fall to bits . |
| 8 | A short stab of icy wind made him huddle deeper into his cloak and he stirred to keep the hot blood flowing through his veins . |
| 9 | Conversely , Orientals and Africans rarely mutilate their pets for cosmetic purposes , but the trimming of puppies ears of certain breeds to make them stand erect or the breaking and subsequent resetting of the tails of American saddle-bred horses is , or was until very recently , a common practice in American dog and horse-show circles . |
| 10 | The Society of African Missionaries made him sign a document promising to be ‘ Faithful to church teaching in matters of faith and morals . ’ |
| 11 | The adoral shields are large with lateral projections making them appear wing-like ; they separate or appear to separate the oral shield from the first lateral arm plate . |
| 12 | They coped well with steady rain making me question the need for overtrousers in milder seasons . |
| 13 | She professed love for Gentle at intervals , but not with sufficient consistency to make him think he could prise her from her husband , even if he wanted to , which he was by no means certain he did . |
| 14 | Two explosions in quick succession made me throw myself to the ground . |
| 15 | She shook her head to rearrange her disarrayed hair ; the golden tresses tumbling about her face and shoulders in glorious abandon made her look doubly desirable . |
| 16 | ‘ Your friend goes to great trouble to make you think ill of me . ’ |
| 17 | The idea is to pick up individual blocks , move them around and drop them next to matching blocks to make them disappear . |
| 18 | Two years ago , new owner Ford was encouraged to spend a lot of money on cosmetic changes to make it look pretty … |