Example sentences of "because it made [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ENJOYED it most because it made me laugh so much . |
| 2 | It 's absolutely horrible but Malcolm would insist on taking you there because it made him feel part of some secret society . |
| 3 | He would have liked her home more , because it made him feel in control . |
| 4 | She had looked just the way the boy did , and Jean-Paul liked it because it made him feel … |
| 5 | And yet , says Renate Olins surprising positives may emerge : one initially devastated client in counselling began to reflect that her husband had started to play around because it made him feel a bigger man . |
| 6 | Victoria said , ‘ And why he asked me not to call him uncle in front of you because it made him sound old ! ’ |
| 7 | João had been out with Fernando for most of the previous night and looked pale and tired , but Maria Iñes said this was all to the good , because it made him look older and readier to take on the responsibility of a wife . |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , ’ whispered Fenella , and wished that Caspar had not used the word sucking , because it made you think about coldly evil creatures with grisly appetites , who might leap on to you and cling to you and sink teeth and claws and needle-sharp pincers into you and suck out your blood and your marrow and all your life juices … |
| 9 | ‘ Because it made you realise what he 'd done ? ’ |