Example sentences of "this [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But things like this make one doubt , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 2 | But does this make it play a less significant role in overcoming his problem ? |
| 3 | This made her look slightly ridiculous and McKillop had to fight back a smile . |
| 4 | To my eyes this made her look like a strip-dancer at a funeral . |
| 5 | I was sorry that he went to the West Riding after only two terms , although this made me stand on my own feet quickly , which was of itself of value . |
| 6 | This made me study harder than ever . ’ |
| 7 | The idea came from the experience of pulling hair out of the bathtub ; ‘ this made me think about the things that are worthless , that we want to get rid of , the embarrassing hidden things like body hair , and the things we value and cultivate — in our culture , for instance , the head of hair is usually the first thing people register when they look at someone , a great deal of energy and money is , therefore , expended on hairdressing and styling . |
| 8 | This made me think . |
| 9 | This made me shudder but I was brought back to my own worries when I heard Mum demand that she gave the lump of coal back . |
| 10 | This made me feel that Sorrel was still with us , and I 'm sure she was — in Bamba . |
| 11 | All this made me feel very much better and I immediately wrote my name up on the wall . |
| 12 | This made me feel in later life that I was very unattractive , because I had had so many negative thoughts about my appearance earlier in my life . |
| 13 | This made me feel a quite genuine shame and remorse although — it was as if I was torn into two separate parts both rationally and emotionally — I knew that hurt bewilderment was something I should beware of : he was my enemy who would use any art to outwit me if I could . |
| 14 | This made me blush . |
| 15 | This made me lose track of his subsequent drift as I struggled to imagine how chess-playing came to have such a pejorative connotation for him . |
| 16 | We were referred to as ‘ sinister ’ and this made me see how little impact we had made upon the establishment and how much further we needed to go . |
| 17 | All this made me wonder what class of people were involved in the production . |
| 18 | This made me remember what had happened before and ever since I have been treating both water and canoes with a good degree of caution and respect . |
| 19 | Things like this made him feel his age . |
| 20 | Suddenly he was unsure and this made him feel afraid . |
| 21 | This made him feel good . |
| 22 | Trevor has often wondered whether this made him grow up with silly fussy habits which irritated the girls with whom he would like to have been involved . |
| 23 | Often this made him laugh and hug her . |
| 24 | However , this made him re-examine the foundations of his faith and as a result he became more convinced of their truth than ever . |
| 25 | Remorse over this made him fall ill , and he died within a matter of months to be succeeded in his office by his son Henri ( 1767–1840 ) . |
| 26 | This made him desire her all the more . |
| 27 | This made him see the great urgency of persuading ‘ such ignorant , presumptuous and careless sinners as the world aboundeth with ’ to repent and believe in Christ . |
| 28 | This made them hold the glider down and often caused overspeeding or even overrunning of the cable or parachute . |
| 29 | The audience , too , was painfully hungry and yet in the presence of food which was not apparently destined for their stomachs ; this made them feel weak and peevish . |
| 30 | Some knew about the various methods of pain relief available , but others had no idea at all , and this made them feel even less in control of what was happening to them . |