Example sentences of "and made [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was that which struck an answering chord within her and made her stop . |
| 2 | I bumped into Esmerelda and made her squeal . |
| 3 | There were rainbow clumps of raw colour which sizzled and suddenly coiled into snakelike forms as she approached and lifted serpentine heads to hiss at her ; there were pouring cascades of things that had appeared to be silk or velvet , but which were molten gold when she got nearer and made her remember Fael-Inis and the cascading River and the salamanders . |
| 4 | , And much as she had disliked the old women when they were grasping at her and joking about her , she did notice that they comforted her mother , talking about her two lovely clever daughters , and made her join in a bit of a singsong and made her laugh . |
| 5 | Then the scuffles subside and I think I hear my bedroom door opening , so my finger tightens on the trigger and I hear my name and I shake my head and I recognize the voice and I know it is Jancey and she 's shouting where am I and I think they 've grabbed her and made her act the decoy and I 'm trying to work out what to do when I hear what she 's saying . |
| 6 | He lit the gas-fire and made her kneel in front of it to warm herself . |
| 7 | Instead he was extremely magnanimous towards Anna which irritated her further , and made her repulsed by everything to do with him . |
| 8 | Until she was eighteen , her father had educated her himself ; he had dressed her in navy serge and black stockings and made her read John Stuart Mill for an hour every evening . |
| 9 | Old Mr Pascall saw no reason why he should make life easy for a gossiping female and made her hold on , while he sold two ballpoint pens and a packet of rubber bands . |
| 10 | He punched her on the head and made her do pull-ups against a door frame . |
| 11 | Some moment when she , as a child , was on the verge of doing something wrong , and he could have fulfilled a father 's role and made her do it . |
| 12 | Very gently , as to a wild animal , I reached out my hand and made her turn her head . |
| 13 | He gave her precise directions , and made her repeat them . |
| 14 | Mamma put her ample arm round Noreen 's shaking shoulders and brought her to the kitchen table and made her sit down . |
| 15 | Dr Neil registered how withdrawn she was , and once they were back home hot , sugary tea was poured down her in a constant stream , and then , despite the warmth of the day , Matey put a shawl around her shoulders and made her sit near the fire . |
| 16 | Mandy rushed over , and made her sit down on the couch . |
| 17 | He clasped her arm and made her get to her feet , but she shook herself free immediately . |
| 18 | She took Alice to the sitting-room , and made her get inside the sleeping-bag . |
| 19 | You know how I loved your sister , and made her die . |
| 20 | His ‘ Leith , you do n't … ’ could n't have been very important either , otherwise , knowing him , he 'd have charged after her and made her listen . |
| 21 | For some reason the simple outfit accentuated her long legs , and made her appear willowy and lithe rather than just bony and flat-chested . |
| 22 | , And much as she had disliked the old women when they were grasping at her and joking about her , she did notice that they comforted her mother , talking about her two lovely clever daughters , and made her join in a bit of a singsong and made her laugh . |
| 23 | If she started to strew the floor with objects she received a firm warning then , if she persisted , her mother took her wrists and made her pick up and replace each object . |
| 24 | Something struck her smartly in the middle of her shoulders and made her gasp . |
| 25 | It tickled her nose and made her gasp . |
| 26 | Something scratchy nudged against her calves and made her jump . |
| 27 | It was n't only Simon she pushed over the edge : in that defiant , violent act she was taking revenge on all those people who had ever hurt her and made her feel worthless . |
| 28 | He respected her and made her feel beautiful . |
| 29 | At least everyone there seemed very nice , they had welcomed Lizzy and made her feel secure and wanted . |
| 30 | All the same , the image of his isolation remained with her , and made her feel uneasy and even guilty towards him . |