Example sentences of "[art] [noun] made [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The abruptness of the change made him shudder . |
| 2 | What strange quirk of the heart made me feel so much a part of the life of this place ? |
| 3 | I told him about our own lack of any real bomber force until the Germans made us build one . |
| 4 | The accent made it sound a strange new game . |
| 5 | The experience made me realize that there is more to speechreading/ lip-reading than meets the eye . |
| 6 | She had no idea how long she had been there when a movement in the undergrowth made her look up . |
| 7 | The feel of her body close to his in the carriage made him want to hold her , and he was tempted to cover her attractive though work-worn hand with his . |
| 8 | And she gave me an indulgent look and she said , ‘ I 'm really sorry , the pictures made me feel tender feelings for you , but they just really did not arouse me . ’ |
| 9 | Another warning jab of the gun through the seatback made him start , and he dropped a couple of coins at his feet . |
| 10 | His cruel and callous comments about the murder made me shiver . |
| 11 | A man 's voice from the doorway made her turn . |
| 12 | Then he took the clipping down again because the photograph made her look thin . |
| 13 | The priest made us sit next to him on footstools ; he bent his red face towards us and whispered that we should become the angels of our homes and his . |
| 14 | ‘ I was attracted to it because the script made me laugh and it 's a splendid play . |
| 15 | The humiliation made me shudder . |
| 16 | Jesus , even the words made him shiver . |
| 17 | The snail 's pace of the boat made it seem like an endless expedition into the interior . |
| 18 | The cold made him gasp ; it nipped his cheeks . |
| 19 | The sudden shriek of the telephone made her jump . |
| 20 | ( 19 ) The telephone made me wonder whether I need drop this task to answer the call . |
| 21 | An early goal by the visitors made it look as though we were heading for our nineteenth League defeat of the season , but thanks to my inspirational coaching from the touchline , new boy Kev Knowles levelled the score on the stroke of half-time . |
| 22 | I mimicked his slow accent , and the mimicry made him turn and stare at me , and the look on his face instantly made me regret my mimicry . |
| 23 | The study of the Buddha made me feel that I was in the presence of a very great religious teacher , a man of great compassion , who diagnosed man 's original trouble as greed , desire , attachment , the escape from which was the treading of the Noble Eightfold Path . |
| 24 | Loud cries of surprise from the hall made them run out of the cloakroom , where they were trying to find their coats and berets . |
| 25 | Now the sun made everything sparkle and ( come on , admit it ) the place did have its attractions . |
| 26 | The sun made it warm enough to sit outside and , although swimming in the pool was out of the question so early in the year , Jenna managed to get an even golden tan . |
| 27 | The lepers made him think about the two who lurked in the cemetery of St Erconwald . |
| 28 | It was a standard opening — the kind of play that made no real difference to the final outcome — yet somehow the boy made it seem a challenge . |
| 29 | Seeing it on the noticeboard at the workhouse made me think … but I ca n't be sure any more . |
| 30 | The question made her flinch . |