Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The abruptness of the change made him shudder . |
| 2 | What strange quirk of the heart made me feel so much a part of the life of this place ? |
| 3 | The accent made it sound a strange new game . |
| 4 | The experience made me realize that there is more to speechreading/ lip-reading than meets the eye . |
| 5 | She had no idea how long she had been there when a movement in the undergrowth made her look up . |
| 6 | The feel of her body close to his in the carriage made him want to hold her , and he was tempted to cover her attractive though work-worn hand with his . |
| 7 | He was so involved in these thoughts that when the school finally loomed into view he failed to notice it and only when Tock poked him in the side did he look up and see the gigantic sight . |
| 8 | Another warning jab of the gun through the seatback made him start , and he dropped a couple of coins at his feet . |
| 9 | Took them out to make the tea did you get any biscuits ? |
| 10 | His cruel and callous comments about the murder made me shiver . |
| 11 | Akram 's hour at the crease saw him punish Salisbury , take his side into the lead , survive at catch to Malcolm 's outstretched hand at deep mid-off , and finally go , bamboozled , when Salisbury put a googly , from wide of the crease , around the wicket , between the batsman 's legs and into the stumps : 263 for 7 . |
| 12 | A man 's voice from the doorway made her turn . |
| 13 | Watching from the window , Hilary grinned as she saw him hurry towards the driver , and only when he 'd climbed into the car did she move . |
| 14 | First , the solid crystals deep beneath the waves ; the seal saw them shiver into water and become one with Ocean . |
| 15 | The seal saw them shimmer and melt away until one day the penguin said to her : |
| 16 | Then he took the clipping down again because the photograph made her look thin . |
| 17 | The priest made us sit next to him on footstools ; he bent his red face towards us and whispered that we should become the angels of our homes and his . |
| 18 | Lou Macari says … he ; s very annoyed about what happened at swindon.the people that ran the club let him doww … but it was up to him to get on with his football and he 's happy at Stoke having won a cup at wembley and promotion to the first division |
| 19 | ‘ I was attracted to it because the script made me laugh and it 's a splendid play . |
| 20 | Through the window the monster saw me destroy his woman . |
| 21 | The humiliation made me shudder . |
| 22 | The snail 's pace of the boat made it seem like an endless expedition into the interior . |
| 23 | The cold made him gasp ; it nipped his cheeks . |
| 24 | Once , when a messenger brought bad news to Cuchulain , the hero let him go in peace . |
| 25 | The sudden shriek of the telephone made her jump . |
| 26 | ( 19 ) The telephone made me wonder whether I need drop this task to answer the call . |
| 27 | Now , Professor , can you think very carefully about those noises … which side of the corridor did they seem to be coming from ? ’ |
| 28 | I mimicked his slow accent , and the mimicry made him turn and stare at me , and the look on his face instantly made me regret my mimicry . |
| 29 | Loud cries of surprise from the hall made them run out of the cloakroom , where they were trying to find their coats and berets . |
| 30 | Now the sun made everything sparkle and ( come on , admit it ) the place did have its attractions . |