Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [vb pp] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only ask because Mr Hamlyn has made them look remarkably similar — the main difference is that Ms Rendell has a splendid pair of naked buttocks perched on her head where her hair should be . |
| 2 | The recession has made it take a hard look at the cost of law and at the attitude of big London firms that it 's used for more than fifty years . |
| 3 | Advice from England No 2 Lawrie McMenemy has helped me survive my first crisis as a manager . |
| 4 | He says the course has helped me get to grips with the kids otherwise they 'd run wild . |
| 5 | And he says that experience has helped him understand other 's disabilities . |
| 6 | Also , Haines reckons that fair play has helped it win repeat orders . |
| 7 | The call of the birds has made it seem good |
| 8 | ‘ Theo , my dear girl , your country sojourn has made you hoydenish . |
| 9 | AIDS has made me think twice about how safe the whole thing is . |
| 10 | I supported the lifting of sanctions , but the avalanche of death and blood has made me realise we 've all been conned ’ . |
| 11 | The sight of that blood has made me feel a whole lot better . |
| 12 | Richard 's opening soliloquy ( which is also the opening text of the entire play ) must count as the clearest ‘ policy ’ statement of the tragedy principle in representation : Before this , Richard has let us know that he is not happy with the non-warring state of affairs and is set to provide destruction . |
| 13 | Claims his long battle with alcoholism has helped him deal with pressure of late innings . |
| 14 | Ewan had seen you leap on Hector , and struck out at you — I tried to hold back his blow ! ’ |
| 15 | This soldier had let him load his pistol and point it empty . |
| 16 | That break had made me realise I was n't in control of my career . |
| 17 | ‘ The lads have made me feel very welcome , which is important . |
| 18 | Even if Maastricht is ratified intact , the past four months have made it seem backward-looking , or even irrelevant . |
| 19 | ‘ My work has helped me appreciate dogs a lot more , ’ Keith explained . |
| 20 | ‘ I cross that bridge quite often and I am surprised the county council has let it go so far . |
| 21 | In particular , the weakness of the US dollar has made it look cheap on a comparison of purchasing power . |
| 22 | The frequency of such bids has made it seem that stockmarket valuations are arbitrary , that bidders are stealing money from somebody else rather than creating wealth , and that American and British managers spend too much time shuffling assets and too little investing ( that is , building factories ) for the future . |
| 23 | ‘ Being with England has made me realise what I have missed ’ |
| 24 | I suppose having my hands in my pockets has made me think about this . |
| 25 | My previous experiences had made me wonder if white policemen did n't get a kick out of black policemen investigating black citizens . |
| 26 | All the doctors , psychiatrists and groups I 'd been to so far for help had made me feel worse than ever : could she be any different ? |
| 27 | But Maggie had heard him draw notes out of it which rent the air with their sadness , and through his music she 'd seen a side of him he 'd kept hidden from the world . |
| 28 | Eva could be snobby , that was obvious , but if I saw something , or heard a piece of music , or visited a place , I would n't be content until Eva had made me see it in a certain way . |
| 29 | Tallis had seen nothing like them in all her life , their hides so thick , their fur patterned in blacks and browns and whites , infested with parasites . |
| 30 | The crime of syphilis had made me ban sex from my mind for weeks ; now I was found not guilty half an hour with a textbook Conchis had given me to look at had convinced me his diagnosis was right — the libido rose strong . |