Example sentences of "[coord] made [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the old days , life was simple in schools in the sense that if pupils did n't do what they were supposed to do you thrashed them , or made them stand in the corner , or expelled them . |
| 2 | Student prejudice kept the KGB off the list , which made Trent mad or made him laugh , depending on the day of the week . |
| 3 | made a Lady , or made I mean she was given that title , or actually I 'm dead against the fact it was her husband who was given the title , erm but to abstract away from that at the moment , somebody who 's been in public service all their lives and who 's devoted much of their life to the cause of the people , I mean I realize that an awful lot of people would think that Margaret Thatcher has n't done that , but let's say that , for the sake of the argument , that at least that 's what she intended for the time being |
| 4 | We chose the following three dads as the winners of our Top of the Pops Competition because they either warmed our hearts or made us laugh . |
| 5 | We chose the following three dads as the winners of our Top of the Pops Competition because they either warmed our hearts or made us laugh . |
| 6 | It was that which struck an answering chord within her and made her stop . |
| 7 | I bumped into Esmerelda and made her squeal . |
| 8 | There were rainbow clumps of raw colour which sizzled and suddenly coiled into snakelike forms as she approached and lifted serpentine heads to hiss at her ; there were pouring cascades of things that had appeared to be silk or velvet , but which were molten gold when she got nearer and made her remember Fael-Inis and the cascading River and the salamanders . |
| 9 | , And much as she had disliked the old women when they were grasping at her and joking about her , she did notice that they comforted her mother , talking about her two lovely clever daughters , and made her join in a bit of a singsong and made her laugh . |
| 10 | Then the scuffles subside and I think I hear my bedroom door opening , so my finger tightens on the trigger and I hear my name and I shake my head and I recognize the voice and I know it is Jancey and she 's shouting where am I and I think they 've grabbed her and made her act the decoy and I 'm trying to work out what to do when I hear what she 's saying . |
| 11 | He lit the gas-fire and made her kneel in front of it to warm herself . |
| 12 | Instead he was extremely magnanimous towards Anna which irritated her further , and made her repulsed by everything to do with him . |
| 13 | Until she was eighteen , her father had educated her himself ; he had dressed her in navy serge and black stockings and made her read John Stuart Mill for an hour every evening . |
| 14 | Old Mr Pascall saw no reason why he should make life easy for a gossiping female and made her hold on , while he sold two ballpoint pens and a packet of rubber bands . |
| 15 | He punched her on the head and made her do pull-ups against a door frame . |
| 16 | Some moment when she , as a child , was on the verge of doing something wrong , and he could have fulfilled a father 's role and made her do it . |
| 17 | Very gently , as to a wild animal , I reached out my hand and made her turn her head . |
| 18 | He gave her precise directions , and made her repeat them . |
| 19 | Mamma put her ample arm round Noreen 's shaking shoulders and brought her to the kitchen table and made her sit down . |
| 20 | Dr Neil registered how withdrawn she was , and once they were back home hot , sugary tea was poured down her in a constant stream , and then , despite the warmth of the day , Matey put a shawl around her shoulders and made her sit near the fire . |
| 21 | Mandy rushed over , and made her sit down on the couch . |
| 22 | He clasped her arm and made her get to her feet , but she shook herself free immediately . |
| 23 | She took Alice to the sitting-room , and made her get inside the sleeping-bag . |
| 24 | You know how I loved your sister , and made her die . |
| 25 | His ‘ Leith , you do n't … ’ could n't have been very important either , otherwise , knowing him , he 'd have charged after her and made her listen . |
| 26 | For some reason the simple outfit accentuated her long legs , and made her appear willowy and lithe rather than just bony and flat-chested . |
| 27 | , And much as she had disliked the old women when they were grasping at her and joking about her , she did notice that they comforted her mother , talking about her two lovely clever daughters , and made her join in a bit of a singsong and made her laugh . |
| 28 | If she started to strew the floor with objects she received a firm warning then , if she persisted , her mother took her wrists and made her pick up and replace each object . |
| 29 | Something struck her smartly in the middle of her shoulders and made her gasp . |
| 30 | It tickled her nose and made her gasp . |