Example sentences of "my [noun] made i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My parents made me do it . |
| 2 | On the other , my parents made me feel horrible , guilty . |
| 3 | When I was 19 my parents made me leave home , and after a series of disastrous relationships I became pregnant . |
| 4 | Or when Tom says , ‘ My teacher made me stay in today ’ , parents would do well to resist the temptation to answer , ‘ Now what have you done ? ’ , or ‘ I suppose you deserved it ’ , replies which would have inflamed his feelings . |
| 5 | My husband made me wait while I was in labour till a game finished ! |
| 6 | A jolt of pain in my head made me wonder whether it was such a good idea . |
| 7 | When I reached home , my wife made me promise never to go to sea again , and I thought my adventures had come to an end . |
| 8 | Er every night they used to play cards and when I was eighteen my father made me learn cards . |
| 9 | My father made me attend evening lectures for a time on sound , light , and heat — with no effect . ’ |
| 10 | The insanity of my reality made me feel stupid and powerless . |
| 11 | The woman who stamped my passport made me change money with her and she robbed me . |
| 12 | Even when we were at home , neighbours and friends from all parts of the country came to look at me , and my master made me work hard to amuse them . |
| 13 | My mother made me promise to have only one glass — and I 've had two already . " |
| 14 | My mother made me take up tap dancing , because I 'd got sparrow legs . |