Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Having recovered the sail , we made them bleed the line .
2 This made them hold the glider down and often caused overspeeding or even overrunning of the cable or parachute .
3 My soldiers were guarding the master copies of the very instructions that made them do the guarding .
4 ‘ I had the chance to go out when there were only four cars on the track , but I made them change the car which meant I went out in the busy section . ’
5 Made them envy the lucky swells who would be escorting her to nightclubs and restaurants , but also gave them a sense that she was n't stuck up , that she was a genuine person .
6 Relentlessly he made them repeat every movement and worked them for hours on end until they were perfectly in unison .
7 The combination of the sophisticated impresario with his driving ambition and the outspoken Newcastle woman with her earthy language and manner to match , made them appear a strange couple .
8 Strings were apparently omitted since the small scale ( the whole box is less than 16″x9″ ) made them look a bit stupid .
9 Until the Annan Committee knocked BBC and ITV heads together and made them run a joint system of audience measurement , ITV relied mainly on counting the number of sets switched on and the BBC used sample surveys and audience ‘ diaries ’ .
10 Peterborough made them fight every inch of the way .
11 At the end of the day , however , Celtic just about deserved their triumph , though Dundee made them fight every inch of the way .
12 What change of circumstances had come about which made them take an entirely different view ?
13 Personal experiences made them reject the new truism that the children of fatherless families become delinquent .
14 So the challenging headline " our creams and lotions are all used up " made them read the rest of the copy .
15 She made me sign the paper . ’
16 You can either draw it model it made me draw the last one I 'll model it this time , it 's good fun !
17 The woman said : ‘ A policeman made me move the car .
18 I was hungry but had to wait while he fiddled with a saucepan and then made me endure the smell of the meat coming from it .
19 My heart was beating in my throat making it hard to swallow , my nose was running , my hands were cold and I could n't get enough oxygen , which made me yawn every few seconds .
20 It also made me realise the risk of skyline walking .
21 He was terrific and made me realise the only reason I had these thoughts was because of the enormous love I have for you .
22 I now thank that friend who first put the direct question to me and made me make the decision .
23 Yet a combination of things , active marketing by both the gallery and the artist herself , made me make the journey to Watermans .
24 Every time I visited him he made me polish the dust off the bottle , so it came as a huge relief when we were finally able to open it .
25 It was only semi-erotic because she made me wear a condom .
26 But a desire to be fair , a wish to be absolutely certain , and an understandable reluctance to accuse someone of perfidy who has been a friend of mine for six difficult years made me pull the telephone back to my mouth .
27 I thought about it and it made me feel a bit better .
28 That made me feel a bit of an outsider .
29 This made me feel a quite genuine shame and remorse although — it was as if I was torn into two separate parts both rationally and emotionally — I knew that hurt bewilderment was something I should beware of : he was my enemy who would use any art to outwit me if I could .
30 ‘ She made me walk straight and tall again , made me feel a complete man with her excellently designed footwear , ’ he had boomed .
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