Example sentences of "[modal v] make he [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the lift to his floor he thought how odd it was that taking a firm stand should make him feel so bad-tempered . |
| 2 | Albert took off his glasses and rubbed them on his handkerchief and put them back on , as if clean spectacles might make him think better . |
| 3 | Concerned , however , that these words might make him seem too frivolous , in the simple delight he obviously took in playing with his cat , he checks himself with the criticism that ‘ verily it may well be called an idle man 's pastime ’ . |
| 4 | Lucy remained silent , knowing this to be a fact , nor was there anything she could say that would make him feel more sympathetic towards her aunt . |
| 5 | I hoped my vote would make him think again . |
| 6 | And Mr Mandela said it would make him strive even harder for peace . |
| 7 | We can not , for example , take for granted that raising a person 's wages will make him work harder . |
| 8 | His very intelligent scrutiny of a role can make him seem too detached , too much the performer of a plan . ’ |