Example sentences of "to make [pn reflx] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | James Halden bent his leonine head to make himself heard above the hissing steam . |
| 2 | He was using his ‘ goon 's ’ voice , the one he put on when he wanted to make himself sound like a harmless imbecile . |
| 3 | In the first three sentences , be obviously has its " activity " sense and one gets the impression of continuous efforts of the subject in order to make himself behave in a calculating manner , to make his followers act in an orderly way or to keep someone quiet . |
| 4 | This peculiar state of affairs mystified me , as I had expected the presence of a local bus IDE host card to make itself felt in a big way . |
| 5 | In September 1955 seismic activity began to make itself felt in the surrounding area , gradually increasing in severity until 22 October , when the eruption commenced . |
| 6 | ‘ Kick hard left again ’ ; I yelled to make myself heard above the deafening roar of the wind and the sea . |
| 7 | The courthouse windows were open but the radiators below them were hot ; it took several hours for any changes in setting to make themselves felt through the massive heating system , and it was impossible to keep up with the irrational temperament of the month . |