Example sentences of "and the [noun] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mimicked his slow accent , and the mimicry made him turn and stare at me , and the look on his face instantly made me regret my mimicry . |
| 2 | And the consequences made her shudder . |
| 3 | Memory of the event and the inconvenience made her chuckle . |
| 4 | He remembered how fondly Jane had said farewell after her anger had abated , and the memory made him lift his hand to see , in the first creeping light of dawn , the small smear of rouge that still remained on his forefinger . |
| 5 | The skills of the midwives were everything I could have wished for and the NCT made me feel as if I was a useful part of the whole process . |
| 6 | The assassin 's blow threw him back against the wall , hitting it so hard he brought books tumbling from the shelves , but before the assassin 's fingers found his throat he delivered a punch to the man 's belly that must have touched some tender place , because the assault ceased , and the attacker let him go , his eyes fixed for the first time on Gentle 's face . |
| 7 | What image of Tanzania and the world did they present to their audience ? |
| 8 | Once , however , Master threw the stick and Sergeant went to retrieve it , and the dog heard something rustle in the long reeds that grew beside the canal . |
| 9 | The noise was terrible and the stench made them retch . |
| 10 | He told Newman to hold on and the Englishman heard him call out in German . |