Example sentences of "[adj] to make [pron] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be wrong to make them pay the price of justice — although this might nudge us into remembering that innocent wives and children and other dependents are made to suffer when the state imprisons thousands of working-class men for crimes which are often insignificant compared with corporate crimes . |
| 2 | But they 're apt to make me feel a bit I suppose that 's what they 're for , a bit docile like , you know what I mean ? |
| 3 | Although Harry tried to be tender and attentive at first , Ann sensed from the start that he did n't really love her , and that she would never be able to make him forget the great hurt he had suffered by losing Martha . |
| 4 | Businessmen still referred to the O-level , he said , and it would be difficult to make them understand the new way and ensure all attainment levels , from the beginning of the National Curriculum at the age of seven to the end at 16 , were fair and consistent . |
| 5 | This was enough to make me forget the abstract art of 1912–13 ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He 's enough to make anyone feel a little insecure . ’ |
| 7 | It is enough to make you smell a rat and be damned for your cynicism . |
| 8 | In each mess the menu was sufficiently wide to make one dither a bit because there were several options that looked appetising . |
| 9 | It 's just I do n't feel the need to have them round me any more , and I think that suits them and it 's silly to make them pretend the contrary . ’ |