Example sentences of "his [noun] to make [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he looked at the Curator , straight into his eyes to make him understand that the person he was thinking of was himself . |
| 2 | One was Hank , who stood at his side , pulling his sleeve to make him stop . |
| 3 | Painted straight onto the walls , this commission took far more of the artist 's time than he had bargained for , and Lutyens had to be firm with his friend to make him finish it . |
| 4 | This means that ancient man deliberately shaped his environment to make it represent a part of the cosmic whole , an access point into the world of the gods . |
| 5 | She used to get angry and go and pull the bedclothes off Anthony and his friends to make them get up and get out . |
| 6 | It was alleged that they unlawfully arrested Llewellyn Lovelace in Milton Keynes six years ago , and then altered his statement to make it look as if he had come forward voluntarily . |
| 7 | The hair of his bush floated and he made a swell in the water with his hand to make it ride up and down like seaweed over waves . |
| 8 | Nor did Gen Robertson word his order to make it refer exclusively to Croats . |
| 9 | But his strength was his ability to make you marvel at yourself . |
| 10 | ‘ What do you mean ? ’ she cried , grabbing at his arm to make him stop walking . |
| 11 | ‘ Who twisted his arm to make him admit that ? ’ she demanded incredulously . |
| 12 | He tried to readjust his face to make him look less like Macbeth . |
| 13 | They carted him like a scarecrow , his heels scoring the gravel , but he was as stubborn as a pig in a cart , he would never squeal without a hard prod ; Donald Stewart the blacksmith had to grip his wrist to make him sign the paper . |