Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all it was I who recommended them to use Nadirpur . ’ |
| 2 | In the Muslim world their impotence made them perfect harem guards and they rose to power as chamberlains , governors and even generals . |
| 3 | Something about the way he said it made them pay attention . |
| 4 | Rasped the feet all up , and blacked them with black ; made them look spick and span . |
| 5 | In reality most of the complaints came from those whose nature made them dislike change at any time , while the comments of other critics had a political bias . |
| 6 | ‘ That Francis expected me to buy Sleet from Leon . ’ |
| 7 | On top of that is the fact that the society and type of education they have received both led them to expect wage employment — probably in an office … . |
| 8 | ‘ Much to my surprise and delight , sure enough in ‘ 84 he contacted me and asked me to take part in the Mozart ‘ Coronation ’ Mass to be performed in front of the Pope the following year . |
| 9 | At last he reached me and asked me to demonstrate el thwing . |
| 10 | The man beckoned to me as I stood around vaguely , and asked me to fetch cognac for him , vodka with ice for his wife and … what for Nell ? |
| 11 | Today , when he asked me to alter dialogue I 'd already learned once more — I refused . |
| 12 | It was a rebellion which led me to take wife and kids from the suburbs into the peace of the countryside . |
| 13 | However , my GCSE courses eventually led me to attend university as a mature student and now I hope to become a solicitor . |
| 14 | That got me moving east fast , searching hard now for access to the quire . |
| 15 | In 1810 Miss Weeton wrote to her brother : ‘ Mr. Green , the artist , requested me to stand Godmother for his child on Thursday last ( 11th October ) . |
| 16 | My father knew I would n't do biology , but he made me do chemistry and only a small amount of mathematics . |
| 17 | This emotion which , even as I planned to drive to Prague , while admitting only to liking you well enough to want to ease any problems that might arise , made me instruct Lubor … ’ |
| 18 | It was another day before she 'd say , ‘ You made me bring food for your tart so I poisoned it . |
| 19 | The woman who stamped my passport made me change money with her and she robbed me . |
| 20 | Tricia sat between Melanie and me , which made me change gear ever so carefully in case I brushed against her ample thigh , and Melanie shouted instructions around her . |
| 21 | When I felt strong enough to get dressed and go downstairs , Diana and Mary looked after me very kindly , and made me feel welcome in their pleasant home . |
| 22 | They made me feel conservative . |
| 23 | He eased me into a role he had only half-consciously cast me for without my noticing it and , by emphasizing the physical attraction I had for him , he made me feel imperative . |
| 24 | Even for two days I would n't be able to bear the sight of Auntie Jean first thing in the morning , without her make-up on , her face blank as an egg , as she had prunes , kippers and cigarettes for breakfast and made me drink Typhoo tea . |
| 25 | Then Lorne said something that made me half-identify Rimbo as French . |
| 26 | F/L Foster , the skip , made me work hand on reporting fighter positions etc ! |
| 27 | This made me lose track of his subsequent drift as I struggled to imagine how chess-playing came to have such a pejorative connotation for him . |
| 28 | Cob Bevan made me loathe Latin , and as a result of his tuition Latin verse remained incomprehensible to me . |
| 29 | It was the matchman , Tom Boulton , who made me see sense and now I prefer adapted match tackle and tactics . |
| 30 | My father made me attend evening lectures for a time on sound , light , and heat — with no effect . ’ |