Example sentences of "[noun] and make [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also reduces the load on the tail-skid or wheel and makes it slip sideways more easily . |
| 2 | Keith has a lot of talent and I think David used to go to him and Keith would rearrange the songs and make them sound good with his bass lines . |
| 3 | If she did n't know better she 'd have said he 'd sabotaged her jeep and made it rain this way , just so he could enjoy some amusement at her expense ! |
| 4 | The hot car seats stung the children 's bare legs and made them cry out in protest . |
| 5 | Imagine , said Francis , that I returned to Perugia on the darkest of nights , a night so cold that everything is covered with snow , and the frost in the folds of my habit hits my legs and makes them bleed . |
| 6 | Something scratchy nudged against her calves and made her jump . |
| 7 | It ran down between my eyes and made me see everything blood-red , even though seconds before my mind had conjured up a pleasing vision : the English boy 's sister . |
| 8 | When she took off her glasses the sun caught her eyes and made them flash like green torches . |
| 9 | The smoke was swirling around him , affecting his unprotected eyes and making him choke . |
| 10 | It was hard enough to stare at his photograph and make it come to life , but it was impossible to imagine the figure in the picture living in the sort of conditions which Normandin and others had described . |
| 11 | Tendrils that invade your mind and make you think crazy thoughts ! ’ |
| 12 | Whether it 's a long-term or short-term problem you will find gentle exercise and relaxation through yoga will be beneficial to you mentally and physically , and we always find that a good massage goes a long way to easing tension and making you feel better . |
| 13 | He 's honest to a fault and makes me feel I 'm greatly loved . |
| 14 | The mosquitoes had already arrived in force and made us feel as if one trench was very much like another . |
| 15 | Jokes and laughter can be a wonderful way of bringing people together but Gowie 's so-called jokes are the sort that cause only anger and unhappiness and make everyone despise him . |
| 16 | I took his shoulders and made him look at me . |
| 17 | Something struck her smartly in the middle of her shoulders and made her gasp . |
| 18 | I suppose you thought you 'd paint Paula in a bad light and make it seem as though she could n't be bothered to go . |
| 19 | ‘ He hath unpacked his carriage and made it run a mile or two up and down in River 's great room , making it carry the fire shovel , tongs and poker . |
| 20 | His wife Aileen came in with pails of milk , scolding at two little girls for clinging onto her skirt and making her spill . |
| 21 | They are a strong and aggressive side and make you work very hard . ’ |
| 22 | Sucking the wool and making it damp enhances the lanolin odour , and this keeps the cats contented and fully absorbed in their sucking and chewing . |
| 23 | Having spent years in prison under the old régime , years that had taken their toll and made him look well over seventy , he got up every morning now , threw open the windows of his apartment , and breathed in ‘ the good clean air of freedom ’ . |
| 24 | When you consider what makes you laugh , try to distinguish between the humour that opens things up , that enables you to confront painful areas and makes you feel stronger , and the humour that operates at the level of the stock response , works on your fear , keeps your defences up and makes you feel weaker . |
| 25 | Olwyn hits Katie and makes her cry . |
| 26 | We 'll make your blood run cold and make you laugh on the Sinister side of your face at Women 's Wit and Wickedness . |
| 27 | ‘ New entrants put pressure on existing companies and make them change their existing practices , ’ he said . |
| 28 | He mounted it on his vehicle and made it work . |
| 29 | Around him he began to see the unfolding beauty of early summer in his homeland and it held him still with wonder and made him forget the passing of the days . |
| 30 | It was still raining , great drops spurted up whirlpools of dust , but the buildings cut off the sand and made it seem lighter . |