Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But soon he discovered that politicians were more interesting than colonels so he arranged his soldiers as though they were the House of Commons and made them harangue each other . |
| 2 | Married men with children were the group most likely to reply that taxation made them work more hours . |
| 3 | But Graham and Russell , if anything more composed , made them defend that advantage , and the Chelsea defence responded with a disorder to which only Ken Monkou was an exception . |
| 4 | Often he made them criticize each other 's work . |
| 5 | ‘ The pleasure of being top , and nothing else , except the interest of my father , made me do such homework as I did in the evenings … . |
| 6 | He made me do terrible things , things with animals , for instance . |
| 7 | And she gave me an indulgent look and she said , ‘ I 'm really sorry , the pictures made me feel tender feelings for you , but they just really did not arouse me . ’ |
| 8 | His shaking hands with me made me feel half hero , half saint . |
| 9 | Made me laugh last night , he said erm I , I , I always do a load of spuds he said even if it 's |
| 10 | ‘ You had them all the time — you trailed me round — you bloody filthy lying bastard — you poked my head into every shit-bin in Bristol — you led me up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off — you made me steal some people 's boat — I could 've been got by the police — I might be festering in jail now — handcuffed — criminal — you do n't care , you 're criminal anyway — I would n't be surprised if you 'd murdered half a dozen innocent people and cut them up and kept their pieces stashed away in the hole where you 've been hiding my bag and my things and my money and my dreams … ’ |
| 11 | Thanks once again for a charming picture — it made me smile all day . |
| 12 | My knowledge of history and myself made me ask awkward questions . |
| 13 | I remember terrible arguments when shopping for shoes — I wanted to have fashion shoes ( high heels , pointed toes ) like my friends , but Mum always made me have sensible shoes . |
| 14 | So the A fifty nine well let me put it let me put another question , does the A sixty one serve a similar function to the A fifty nine ? |
| 15 | The creepy brew was dished out to the squad in Barcelona and helped them win four gold and five silver medals . |
| 16 | It helped me do all sorts of things I would n't have done otherwise . ’ |
| 17 | I think attending an evening class in life drawing helped me overcome this hurdle . |
| 18 | I think attending an evening class in life drawing helped me overcome this hurdle . |
| 19 | He let you run this place like a fucking doll 's house 'cause he loved you . |
| 20 | Later on the flight to Nice Kate let herself regress ten years to relive once more her beloved only brother 's funeral , something she had forbidden herself to do ever since she 'd left home to go to university . |
| 21 | Roy Fredericks 's second century helped him pass 500 runs for the series , although Richards and Greenidge still finished above him in the aggregates and averages . |
| 22 | Woodruffe helped him drink some Scotch and put him in Rogers 's limousine which a mechanic had brought over . |
| 23 | Afterwards they went shopping together and she helped him choose some shoes for his wife . |
| 24 | She helped him lose two stones . |
| 25 | They helped him regain selective movements in his arm , and to control the grasp reflex in his hand . |
| 26 | She let us have two rooms but there was no visible staff , and the dining-room was closed : we ate , that evening , in a shabby bar in the middle of the town . |
| 27 | When the Countess saw that Emily was going to be good for nothing , she let us have this house , as I say — she was Scottish , and had property here that was mostly sold after she died . |
| 28 | Indigestion made you feel funny things . |
| 29 | Bet she made you struggle last week , during the week so as they wan na ask for somebody . |
| 30 | It just made you ask different sorts of questions . |