Example sentences of "made [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 | Indigestion made you feel funny things . |
| 15 | Bet she made you struggle last week , during the week so as they wan na ask for somebody . |
| 16 | It just made you ask different sorts of questions . |
| 17 | What made you dig this information out ? ’ |
| 18 | Joy made one last desperate attempt and produced the most horrendous squeak ever , like a hare caught by a harvest scythe . |
| 19 | Even though he could barely stand , John made one last desperate bid for survival . |
| 20 | She made one last feeble attempt to avoid the escalation of physical craving between them , knowing she had lost when she heard the unusual huskiness of her own voice , and saw Rune 's eyes darken in immediate response . |
| 21 | In an effort to quell the hysteria she made herself do ordinary things — putting the kettle on to boil — milk to warm — instant coffee in two brown mugs . |
| 22 | She made herself spend less time with Carolyn , monitoring her own contact with her . |
| 23 | He 'd never met a woman who made him feel that way , and , let's face it , he was n't getting any younger . |
| 24 | He said he knew it sounded crazy , but ever since he 'd read it he 'd wanted to experience it , but had never met a woman who made him feel that way . ’ |
| 25 | It was that — that sense of unpreparedness — which made him feel restless standing there ; made him turn and pace the room impatiently . |
| 26 | His mum made him wear sensible shoes ( bit of an admission , this ) . |
| 27 | Some feeling like that which had attacked Jim Nesbitt last year and made him marry that girl in Durham , who , to his mind , had nothing going for her . |
| 28 | ‘ If we made him do cold turkey straight after the barbs , he 'd get the DTs , you know ? |
| 29 | The levy due on hundred-per-cent woollen goods made him remember other customs regulations , and then instantly of his contraband Sam . |
| 30 | But , she said I 'm pleased with him so far , but we still got to be careful that 's why she made him have this collar . |