Example sentences of "a [noun] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave me a look which made me wonder whether Mavis had n't , after all , spilled the beans . |
| 2 | He gave me a look which made me wonder if the leather riding gear was knife-proof , then he sprang at the internal phone and pressed two buttons . |
| 3 | Such a nuisance it is because it 's a condition which makes you tire more easily , leaving you short of energy and breath . |
| 4 | ‘ When you body starts to heal , they ca n't breathe , so they release a chemical which makes you itch ; when you scratch , it takes the scab off the wound so they can breathe again . |
| 5 | Like my father , when he was , when my mother first started going with him he used to smoke cigarettes quite hea heavily erm and er when he had a cold or something like that he 'd say , oh I must have a fag it helps me bring the phlegm up so erm in some ways they 're almost perceived as having a like a cur curative er |
| 6 | If both prisoners stay mum , the police have a witness who saw them co-operate on a lesser crime , one that would put them both behind bars for two years . |
| 7 | She stood up and walked to the door , not trusting herself to look back , and after a second she heard him come to his feet . |
| 8 | It 's a question which makes him laugh . |
| 9 | ‘ So , Rosie , like a fool I let him manipulate me into working twice as hard as I imagined I would . |
| 10 | In a moment he let her go , but only so that he might lift her bodily from the ground . |
| 11 | The answer was a constant what did I differentiate ? |
| 12 | These days when Lyn had a shock it made her shake . |
| 13 | From a distance she heard him groan , and something deep within her revelled at the sound , her lips parting of their own accord in hunger for his kiss . |
| 14 | For a while it made him like me . |
| 15 | The way she 'd always known it , when you decided to throw a party , you threw a party ; you pushed back the furniture , you got all the food together yourself , you invited close friends who knew each other and for a while you let them invade your most private and personal space . |
| 16 | Topaz gave him a smile which made him quiver pleasurably . |
| 17 | This diagnostics program includes a module which lets you test individual components or the entire machine . |
| 18 | Emerging technologies such as document image processing ( DIP ) are surrounded by a mystique which makes them sound attractive to potential customers , who are nevertheless unsure about how they will actually help their business . |
| 19 | But not dropped , ’ he added with a grin which made him look like the prototype jovial monk . |
| 20 | As a student what do you view as the benefit of joining an Earthwatch expedition ? |
| 21 | For a start it makes you feel much less alone , but also through talking and listening to others you learn how they cope , emotionally as well as practically , and this can put problems into perspective . |
| 22 | Three 20-minute sessions a week which make you breathe a bit harder can improve circulation , help fight stress and improve the efficiency of your heart and lungs . |
| 23 | PS I am so grateful for the £48 a week you let me have . |
| 24 | In Paula , he 's found a woman who helps him keep his feet on the ground . |
| 25 | He 'd never met a woman who made him feel that way , and , let's face it , he was n't getting any younger . |
| 26 | 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 . ’ |
| 27 | A visitor who heard him speak long remembered how the feeling of the meeting rose towards him when he got on his legs . |
| 28 | Like a zombie she let him lead her from Tivoli , allowed him to fasten the seatbelt of the Mercedes round her , followed him into the apartment , standing motionless while he switched on the soft wall lighting . |
| 29 | They 're becoming even easier to pick up once delicensed nowadays , thanks to the invasion of the upstart Metrocabs , which drive like a Panzer , look like an undertaker 's second-best hearse and give the punters a ride which makes them think they 're in a telephone-box on castors . |
| 30 | A man who made me laugh and feel better . ’ |