Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [vb infin] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Married men with children were the group most likely to reply that taxation made them work more hours . |
| 2 | He made me do terrible things , things with animals , for instance . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | My knowledge of history and myself made me ask awkward questions . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It helped me do all sorts of things I would n't have done otherwise . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Afterwards they went shopping together and she helped him choose some shoes for his wife . |
| 9 | She helped him lose two stones . |
| 10 | They helped him regain selective movements in his arm , and to control the grasp reflex in his hand . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Indigestion made you feel funny things . |
| 13 | It just made you ask different sorts of questions . |
| 14 | He heard him speak some words , but he could n't make out what they were ; he then saw him bend and kiss her , not on the cheek but on the lips . |
| 15 | He heard him say several times , ‘ I 'll never leave him . ’ |
| 16 | I got to my feet and helped them , and Nell with teasing amusement watched me fold pink napkins into water lilies and said , ‘ Well , well , hidden depths , ’ and I answered , ‘ You should see my dishwashing , ’ which were the sort of infantile surface remarks of something we both guessed might suddenly become serious . |
| 17 | His mum made him wear sensible shoes ( bit of an admission , this ) . |
| 18 | The levy due on hundred-per-cent woollen goods made him remember other customs regulations , and then instantly of his contraband Sam . |
| 19 | Modigliani 's profound humanism and pessimism made him distrust political systems . |
| 20 | Such an assessment of Washington 's ability to play well on different surfaces was borne out by his performances last year which saw him reach four semi-finals on four different surfaces . |
| 21 | She saw him flick ice-blue eyes over her slender figure and immediately felt a surge of self-consciousness . |
| 22 | The FTSE Index was 18 points up at 10pm but this was later halved before a later rally saw it close 12.1 points up at 2363.5 . |
| 23 | the next leg to La Rochelle saw us arrive five minutes after the pumps shut , so we were stuck there for the night . |
| 24 | ‘ Aa made it nobbut two days sen . |
| 25 | Her confessor having ordered her to use an ordinary discipline and leave off her iron chain , she made it knot three rows and wore it round her body … |
| 26 | Did I leave any splashes on the bench ? |
| 27 | Did I make any deals , brush up any publishing contacts ? |
| 28 | The Doctrine is at best a circular re-statement of the obvious : Why did I experience those vibrations in the air as sounds ? |
| 29 | Strangely enough , at no time did I have real doubts that I would be elected , and this determined my public attitude during the three successive ballots that were necessary . |
| 30 | ‘ Did I have any problems with Cantona ? |