Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [v-ing] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Black outlook is making us see red |
| 2 | This wretched cold is making me feel bloody . |
| 3 | The cold was making him shiver . |
| 4 | I was still stiff with cold and tiredness , and the strange , damp smell inside the coach was making me feel sick too . |
| 5 | Matthew could see that anxiety was making him sound angry and bullying , qualities which Cindy Hill , in her current distressed state , was bound to find threatening . |
| 6 | Finally some football news — Swindon Town are making one change in their side for the match with Bristol City at the county ground tonight . |
| 7 | Jimmy 's audacious move was making everyone feel uncomfortable , except himself . |
| 8 | As was seen at the recent September Gala the old gentleman is feeling his age and his appearance on the Sunday was only possible after herculean efforts on the part of the staff who had to work on a hot locomotive , in the most trying conditions , to ensure an appearance at the Gala Weekend . |
| 9 | Urgh , all the blood off that meat is making me feel sick ! |
| 10 | It gives local authorities an additional one hundred million pounds to spend when the low level of inflation is helping them keep down the cost of providing their services . |
| 11 | He quite liked the feeling it gave him , but he did n't know if it was it or the drink was making him feel rather dizzy . |
| 12 | Matron thought the shock was making him talk gibberish but Endill understood what he was trying to say . |
| 13 | The fumes from the beer that had once been stored in the barrel were making him feel rather sick . |
| 14 | ‘ Because , ’ the Doctor answered , a little hoarse himself , ‘ the enhancer works both ways , and the Old One 's survival instinct is letting him draw on its excess life-force to try and bring it back into the world . |
| 15 | And the lace on this basque is making me itch — I think I 'll change it for something more practical . |
| 16 | All this talk of chocolate is making me feel hungry , and chocolate is my special passion . |
| 17 | She had not meant that , Ashley thought frantically , at least not in the way his husky intonation was making it sound , not how the look in his dark eyes seemed to imply . |
| 18 | Anger was making him sweat . |
| 19 | What we 're finding is that the discoveries in interstellar space are making us try new experiments and erm try and reproduce these conditions , perhaps in the laboratory , and then go on to discover new molecules in space and understand the processes that give rise to the molecules . |
| 20 | His disappointment at missing out added to the way the illness was making him feel . |
| 21 | Archaeology has become significantly more scientific , with the result that science is helping it evolve from being something of a treasure hunt to a high tech study . |
| 22 | The official was helping us get a parking pass from the Campus Police . |
| 23 | The two control sample carers ( Mrs Mitchell 's daughter and Mrs Wilkins ' nephew ) were both still quite definite about wanting to see their relative in institutional care ; Mrs Mitchell 's daughter said that she was becoming more and more anxious about her mother being at risk at home ; and Mrs Wilkins ' nephew saying that she was more than ever in need of care , and the strain upon him of having to cope with her difficult personality was making him wish even more acutely for institutional care . |
| 24 | ‘ The state of my health and my voice last year were making me think seriously of my pension , ’ he said . |
| 25 | And I would n't even go in because I do n't think my dad 's making me go in except she kept me , and all behind because we did n't do our homework and she said right see me tomorrow , |
| 26 | He did not suspect whose money was helping him become a partner . |
| 27 | And now money was making them pay . |
| 28 | They say : 30 odd young boys on one estate are making us look like prize idiots . |
| 29 | Importantly , they may in fact be helping you come to terms with the traumatic experience . |
| 30 | Zednik is helping him overcome that . |