Example sentences of "[noun pl] to make [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | this happens automatically with a 1×1 rib , but when we come to the 2×2 ribs we have to take steps to make it happen . |
| 2 | Luckily she had proof , because she did n't think it was going to take long before he took steps to make it seem as if she 'd made a criminally stupid error . |
| 3 | These are performances to make you forget these are pieces usually treated as potboilers . |
| 4 | Ashamed of having frightened me , he looked at me sweetly and began to sing Italian songs to make me forget the incident ’ . |
| 5 | You had to frighten kids to make them behave , but there was no need to scare them too much . |
| 6 | She strokes its white flesh against her black cheek , then slides it into her red mouth and rolls her eyes to make me laugh , and I think , Jesus , is that what it 's like ? |
| 7 | Then he looked at the Curator , straight into his eyes to make him understand that the person he was thinking of was himself . |
| 8 | You can stamp on toes , feet or shins ; knee him in the thigh or groin ; grab and squeeze testicles or pinch the soft inside of thighs along the trouser seam ; elbow him or her in the ribs or stomach if the person is behind you , or knee them in the belly if in front ; grab the little finger of one of the hands that is holding you round the waist or arms , and bend it backwards , forcing him or her to let go ; bite the side of the neck or slap a cheek or ear ; bash the nose with the front or back of your head ; force the head back by pressing your fingers up nostrils or squeezing the flats of your thumbs into eyes ; or even spit into eyes to make them blink . |
| 9 | The warriors hurled themselves at the heads or horns of their animals to make them lie down . |
| 10 | Certainly nothing happened in my personal experience in the last six or so months to make me change my mind about Labour unelectability . |
| 11 | It was also planned to extensively landscape the road with tree planting over the next 12 months to make it blend in with the surrounding area . |
| 12 | She stood defiantly in front of him , shaking her head , trying desperately to find the words to make him realise that she was tired , due for leave , and really felt he should ask someone else . |
| 13 | He does n't come with a lot pious platitudes and and charming words to make us feel better . |
| 14 | ‘ Those things must have implanted some sort of image in their mind , stimulated the right emotions to make them do it . ’ |
| 15 | He took from it a ten-shilling note which he placed on the tea-chest , smoothing out the folds to make it lie flat . |
| 16 | The idea is to pick up individual blocks , move them around and drop them next to matching blocks to make them disappear . |
| 17 | The allied warship fired off warning shots across the Korean ship 's bows to make it stop , but it was cleared to continue it 's voyage . |
| 18 | Mad Eric has personalised his scum top by wearing the collar standing up and ironing down the front corners to make it look like a cravat — he now looks like Victorian Dad out of Viz. Berk . |
| 19 | For a start , some brands of diesel now have additives to make them smell sweeter . |
| 20 | It took more than a thousand participants to make it happen , beating the previous record by thirty-five . |
| 21 | I could see her English neighbour shutting her front door in our faces , and yet all the same we left the two children there , rushing away after I 'd pinched their cheeks to make them cry so that she 'd have to come out to them . |
| 22 | Lies are essential in life , says Professor Loyal Rue — not only do we lie to others , we tell ourselves fibs to make us feel better . |
| 23 | Nevertheless it all sounded pretty convincing , so much so that you came out wondering whether that persistent zit on your face was n't the result of bad diet , but actually something implanted by alien beings , determined for their own mysterious purposes to make you suffer the social embarrassment of a bad complexion . |
| 24 | But too much mist obscures the question what it is like to be a chimp for even the best-meaning efforts to make them make the best of meaning . |
| 25 | It certainly was n't fun any more , and efforts to make it appear so seemed hollow . ’ |
| 26 | Two years ago , new owner Ford was encouraged to spend a lot of money on cosmetic changes to make it look pretty … |
| 27 | she 'll tell stories to make me laugh |
| 28 | she 'll tell stories to make me laugh |
| 29 | she 'll tell stories to make me laugh |
| 30 | she 'll tell stories to make me laugh |