Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] make [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is it about them that makes them stand out from the rest ? |
| 2 | There 's something about them that makes me want to see them glazed with passion — ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It 's the thought of being in the middle of them that makes me come over all shaky . ’ |
| 4 | There is furthermore an atmosphere of harshness and unrest about them that makes one realize how much closer to the spirit of Cézanne Braque 's contemporary work is . |
| 5 | When it came to the interview he was somewhat nervous and on the defensive ( not being an old hand at it ) , and while I did my best to make him feel at ease , I felt it incumbent to put questions about the Roman Catholic Church 's teachings on divorce , homosexuality , abortion , celibacy , etc. , the answers to which I believed would be of interest to Catholics and non-Catholics alike . |
| 6 | The nearest YMCA centre is in Ripon and Mr King said it was an article in The Northern Echo which first made him consider establishing a YMCA home in Darlington . |
| 7 | The nearest YMCA centre is in Ripon and Mr King said it was an article in The Northern Echo which first made him consider establishing a YMCA home in Darlington . |
| 8 | The Eldest Son had his own areesh , his own palm-frond house where his bride sat buried in her shyness while the Sheikha 's daughter did her best to make her smile . |
| 9 | When she arrived at Walsall , she informed Edward that Mrs Noble , after sending her earlier a ‘ vulgar and jeering ’ letter in which ‘ She does her best to make me doubt you ’ , had forbidden them to meet or correspond until Helen reached years of discretion — her twenty-first birthday on 11 July 1898 . |
| 10 | Sergeant Bourne , his administrative assistant , was there with three detective constables , doing their best to make it look like home . |
| 11 | Their approach was enthusiastic , good humoured and at times irreverent and they all made me feel very much at home . |
| 12 | Do n't keep using expressions such as ‘ You know ’ , ‘ Like ’ , ‘ Er … ’ or ‘ Um … ’ — they all make it sound as if you do n't really know what you 're talking about . |
| 13 | It was losing that young lass of his that made him sign on , William knew full well . |
| 14 | Did n't it all make you think ? |
| 15 | As one woman said , ‘ It all made me feel uncomfortable . |
| 16 | All the pine fittings , the Habitat china , the split-level cooker ( catch his mother leaving the slightest speck of human-looking grease on it ! ) the vast expanse of lawn stretching away there outside the window for yard after smooth yard : it all made him feel sick . |
| 17 | Jamie wants him to succeed but will try his best to make him fail . |
| 18 | Do you know what that makes me feel like ? |
| 19 | I believe Sarah and Andrew 's marriage was undone by a lack of character and lack of willingness by them both to make it work . |
| 20 | But do n't say anything more to make him cross ! ’ |
| 21 | But you do your best to make me stop caring . |
| 22 | Though you 're doing your best to make me forget it ! |