Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [v-ing] [pers pn] [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 | Urgh , all the blood off that meat is making me feel sick ! |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Matron thought the shock was making him talk gibberish but Endill understood what he was trying to say . |
| 10 | The fumes from the beer that had once been stored in the barrel were making him feel rather sick . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | And the lace on this basque is making me itch — I think I 'll change it for something more practical . |
| 13 | All this talk of chocolate is making me feel hungry , and chocolate is my special passion . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Anger was making him sweat . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | His disappointment at missing out added to the way the illness was making him feel . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The official was helping us get a parking pass from the Campus Police . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ The state of my health and my voice last year were making me think seriously of my pension , ’ he said . |
| 22 | 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 , |
| 23 | He did not suspect whose money was helping him become a partner . |
| 24 | And now money was making them pay . |
| 25 | They say : 30 odd young boys on one estate are making us look like prize idiots . |
| 26 | Importantly , they may in fact be helping you come to terms with the traumatic experience . |
| 27 | Zednik is helping him overcome that . |