Example sentences of "[noun] make he [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was easy to convince him of his worthlessness-to make him believe he was capable of such an act . |
| 2 | He was a man whose approachability made him seem so very affable , but no one , however wealthy , becomes a Presidential hopeful without some steel in the soul , and it was that sudden steel that I now saw in the senator 's eyes . |
| 3 | The Nobel had afforded only a temporary alleviation of this condition : indeed , the abbreviated stay in Princeton , the rush back to England , and the trip to Stockholm made him feel worse rather than better . |
| 4 | Travelling at a speed of a hundred miles an hour made him worry that he would leave the safety of God 's Earth . |
| 5 | he , he goes , he reckoned that , he reckoned that , that my blanket made him feel worse . |
| 6 | The abruptness of the change made him shudder . |
| 7 | Her calm , lazy response made him laugh . |
| 8 | His mum made him wear sensible shoes ( bit of an admission , this ) . |
| 9 | His Mum made him sit on one of the chairs that were all round the walls and look at the magazines . |
| 10 | A hollow wooden noise made him turn his head . |
| 11 | A sudden noise made him turn . |
| 12 | If Ackerley derived any satisfaction from this rough , rackety , frustrated life it was in his work at The Listener , where his enlightened editorial policies make him sound like a reviewer 's dream ( he telephoned contributors at midnight to query the removal of a comma ) . |
| 13 | For those whose chief concern is for Yeats , the book will of course make him seem shadowy and self-deluding , but it will also testify to his conscientiousness and loyalty . |
| 14 | Charles ' suspicions of Dr Lefeuvre made him think his address was already common knowledge . |
| 15 | He was over Charing Cross Road and well into the Square before some instinct of recognition made him look up and see the place which was still the jewel of London , the haven of fantasies , the last known post of security , the Crystal Rooms . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Jack 's Irish blood made him sympathize with the Levellers — the Irish have never forgiven Cromwell for the Drogheda massacre , you know . |
| 18 | Sometimes , when he thought he might die , as Eileen had died , some deep and insatiable curiosity about life and living in him , some craving to take with him a deeper knowledge of women and their essence made him long to lie in love with her , to taste the sweetness of her mystery , to see the world just once from a vantage point where the lost and lonely flesh that is man and woman comes together in a healing synthesis . |
| 19 | She did , and the sudden flare of her eyes made him let her go . |
| 20 | The flash of hope in her eyes made him wish he could report a more substantial discovery than the meagre piece of intelligence he had to contribute . |
| 21 | He 'd meant to stay longer , but a wee niggle in his mind made him return early . |
| 22 | His swing was taut and abbreviated as , despite what his golfing mind was telling him ( swing slow , swing smoothly through the ball ) , the darker side of his mind made him try to steer the ball . |
| 23 | With his hands so painful , the effort of holding open the springy collar enough to slide it from round his neck made him sweat . |
| 24 | The Society of African Missionaries made him sign a document promising to be ‘ Faithful to church teaching in matters of faith and morals . ’ |
| 25 | The poignant melody made him think of soft feminine sighs , warm arms and whispered words of love in the dark of night . |
| 26 | Binding me with his confidences , he said that the wonderfully athletic , Aryan rear view of Steffi Graf made him understand how the camp inmates could believe they were indeed Untermenschen in relation to the SS . |
| 27 | Two juries had been sworn in — one to decide if Wells 's mental condition made him unfit to stand trial for murder . |
| 28 | He tried earnestly to look cheerful , but their words made him shake with fear , sweat and turn hot and cold . |
| 29 | Jesus , even the words made him shiver . |
| 30 | Disappointment made him feel suddenly weary . |