Example sentences of "[noun] have [verb] [pers pn] [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 | 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 . |
| 30 | Wickham had let it become obvious that important parts of his story did not coincide with the version supplied by the only other person on the spot but Tavett maintained that what he said was correct . |