Example sentences of "[noun sg] [that] make [pers pn] think " in BNC.
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1 | There was a lot of tooth-sucking for a while as he tried to get me to say more and that was almost funny , given that it was the tooth-sucking that made me think of it in the first place , suddenly thinking . |
2 | But he looked up all the same and saw the bike pass by , the rider wearing an unfamiliar black helmet and black leathers , the motorbike low-slung , bulging , making a noise that made him think of someone beating cream in a bowl with a wooden spoon . |
3 | Every time they came forward , you expected something to happen ( perhaps It was sitting in the north bank with the Cockney scum that made me think this ! ! ) . |
4 | It was the kind of sound that made you think of the noise lambs probably make when they can smell the mint being brought in from the garden . |
5 | Exactly how he achieved this I can not explain except to say that he had a kind of eloquence that made you think he was speaking to you personally and the gift of a born story-teller . |
6 | She has the sort of smile that makes you think that any minute now she 's going to put her head on one side , but she never does . |
7 | He 's proud that Romeo & Juliet introduced children to both Shakespeare and Prokofiev ‘ in a way that makes them think it 's not culture and a bit boring and I wish I could go and watch Neighbours . ’ |
8 | It 's depression that makes us think . |
9 | Surfing Hawaii was like being in the Blitz , and it may have been the thought of death that made me think of love . |
10 | She always wore a flowered cotton overall and her thin gingery hair framed a face that made me think of a martyr in search of grace . |