Example sentences of "made [pron] [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because , apart from the emotion of the moment , what had made me take this decision was really a kind of pride : I had to see myself as someone who had done the ‘ right thing ’ . |
| 2 | They 've made me have more humility and compassion . |
| 3 | Yes , we members have to abide by the current by-laws , but these have made me lose much confidence in the Society . |
| 4 | Robert said , ‘ I 'm sorry if I 've made you change any plans you had for today . ’ |
| 5 | We stared in stunned shock , realising that the pilot must have made one last superhuman effort not to come down right on our heads , but then just could n't manage those last few yards which would have brought them safely onto the runway . |
| 6 | The hunt only made one kill that day . |
| 7 | Because of his principles he had n't served in the Forces and they 'd made him do labouring jobs instead , so that now his hands were n't what they used to be either . |
| 8 | ‘ If she 'd been in love with Henry she 'd have agreed to be his mistress — not made him wait seven years for a divorce before she let him take her to bed . |
| 9 | " Funny , being a bird-watcher , " a boy called Cosgrave had once said and Stephen had made him take that back , twisting his arm until he agreed to . |
| 10 | The frequency of such bids has made it seem that stockmarket valuations are arbitrary , that bidders are stealing money from somebody else rather than creating wealth , and that American and British managers spend too much time shuffling assets and too little investing ( that is , building factories ) for the future . |