Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clubs helped them recruit supporters . ’ |
| 2 | I told him about our own lack of any real bomber force until the Germans made us build one . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | The kids helped me pile up the slabs and we ‘ borrowed ’ a barrow from the house-renovators next door to transport the broken humps of concrete , via some wobbly ramps , to a spoil heap up the garden . |
| 5 | Only the porters saw him come in , and they wo n't talk ! |
| 6 | Jesus , even the words made him shiver . |
| 7 | When you got the bottles did they have to be cleaned ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The lepers made him think about the two who lurked in the cemetery of St Erconwald . |
| 10 | Often the tensions made it appear as though there was a ring of invisible men sitting outside the circle of women , a silent audience whose approval we often still needed . |
| 11 | Their training and the pressure to conform to state rules and regulations have over the years made them appear to their pupils , and many parents , as agents of the regime . |
| 12 | And that nose which seemed to sharpen with the years made her look predatory … |
| 13 | For weeks it threatened to be a cesspit of scandal , and not to be outdone the controversial English striker Stan Bowles , whose behaviour over the years made him seem like a surrogate Scot , admitted that he frequently took drugs . |
| 14 | But the polish on the sockets made them look like new . |
| 15 | The wine 's sharp sting on the grazes made her wince . |
| 16 | The slippers made him feel less tired . |
| 17 | You could see that the pain of standing was more than it could bear , and it struggled to be allowed to collapse again but the owners made it walk : led it away stumbling on three legs with the fourth jutting out sideways . |
| 18 | The sounds made him go a little faster , but progress was slow and difficult and he was near the point of exhaustion . |
| 19 | The sound it made rustling outside in the trees made him feel comfortable and protected . |
| 20 | So has a summer of bombing round country lanes and setting psychics loose in the circles helped him figure out whether whirlwinds , UFOs or tabloid journalists are responsible ? |
| 21 | Although the neighbours made me feel like an evil , uncaring daughter , I knew in my heart that you 'd understand because you always did — I loved you and that was all you needed to know . |
| 22 | The teachers made us go out to play in the snowbound playground and I joined in with all the fun , sliding around in the snow and slush , throwing snowballs , all the usual things . |
| 23 | While the councillors felt it appropriate that the Church Hall should be put to some use they objected to the proposal for a function room and made the following points : |
| 24 | That evening one of the Corporals made me clean out the crow 's cage ; I lifted the large black bird out and parked it on the gravel beside a flowerbed . |
| 25 | The children helped him find a better cure , too . |
| 26 | Er what the dickens did we sing , The First Noel I think . |
| 27 | I saw this programme , about girls of fifteen who had had abortions , and they said the nurses made them feel they should n't be having abortions , they should keep the baby . |
| 28 | And the consequences made her shudder . |
| 29 | Dalgliesh had been left with an uneasy feeling that neither case was as straightforward as the reports made it appear , but certainly there was no prima facie evidence of foul play in connection with either of the two deaths . |
| 30 | ‘ Not taking the drugs made him feel powerful ; it made him feel part of a colourful world which was far more exciting that real life , ’ Silcock said . |