Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some reason this thought made Edwin chuckle to himself . |
| 2 | Minton was surprised when the young man revealed an already developed interest in the opera , but it was perhaps this that first made Minton recognise in Bowler possibilities that were not in Ricky . |
| 3 | At the town 's eastern extremity the idiosyncratic Thomas Read Kemp began in 1823 to create another self-contained unit , Kemp Town , to centre round a magnificent crescent . |
| 4 | Her hair had been flattened by the storm so that it made Trent think of a squashed astrakan hat . |
| 5 | It was this detail of organisation that made Trent fear for the Belpan Republic . |
| 6 | As long as he lived Nizan clung to this fundamentally manichean view of existence . |
| 7 | I 've never had a bite since mornin' , ’ which made Ben exclaim on a laugh , ‘ I ca n't believe that . |
| 8 | After Kissingen Alexander made Kavelin tutor to the heir to the throne , but he may not have realized the extent of the tutor 's radicalism . |
| 9 | She looked to her right once again , savoured Manhattan outlined against the afternoon sky . |
| 10 | They made Bolivia sound like a great haven of formal dress and civilized values . |
| 11 | What do you think , Dhani ? ’ asked Ian turning to his friend . |
| 12 | It made Patrick cringe of course , but the inevitable comparison with his brother was high on the agenda when , clutching his share of the £45,000 winners ' cheque and £15,000 for finishing eighth in the Nabisco points table , he walked into the interview room . |
| 13 | Seeing him made Sarah think with anguish of their child . |
| 14 | And things were tight near the end , when John Cornwell made Swindon sweat with a second for Southend . |
| 15 | Difficulties with the special paint finishes that General Motors wanted for its Buick plant in Lansing , Michigan , led PPG to move into the factory to manage the process itself . |
| 16 | She expected Lucy to head for their office : no one else was ever in before noon on the top floor . |
| 17 | Khan , who skippered Pakistan to triumph in the World Cup final against England earlier this year , said : ‘ I retire with the knowledge that I have no ambition left in the game . ’ |
| 18 | It was a black cleavage-revealing affair topped by a sparkling gold necklace , and with her hair swept up into a sophisticated style the older woman made Lucy feel like a country cousin . |
| 19 | Magistrates then asked Elsworth to step into the witness box to give his case and to show justice was done . |
| 20 | The morning that the cartoon appeared , Jed overheard Creed talking to Maxie Carlo . |
| 21 | One Sunday I asked Biddy to come for a walk on the marshes . |
| 22 | It made Britta feel like a child . |
| 23 | He made Thorfinn look like an Arab . |
| 24 | Lord Newport asked Richard to teach in his place , which he did for a few months . |
| 25 | Militarily stronger by ten to one , Israel made Abdallah agree to an armistice in April 1949 whereby he ceded thirty villages in and near Wadi Ara , in the area which became known inside Israel as the Little Triangle . |
| 26 | No doubt both men , as supporters of the Gothic Revival , expected Scott to adhere to his stated principles . |
| 27 | With wickets falling at the other end Williamson ( 86 not out ) helped Boldon recover from 41–4 to a more respectable 158 . |
| 28 | He found Isabel crouched by the fire , staring into the flames . |
| 29 | We found Sheffield strewn with uprooted trees and fallen chimneys , the result of a ferocious storm which began on our wedding day . |
| 30 | Besides I promised Rosie-Posie to stay for tea . ’ |