Example sentences of "made [pron] [vb infin] that " in BNC.

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1 They came together with control engineer Dave Smith to look at this particular problem but , as their work progressed , their recently acquired quality training made them realise that a Corrective Action Team was needed to look at the wider question .
2 ‘ Our people saw that the Sterling plant was quite different from other plants , ’ Anthony recalled , ‘ and it made them appreciate that because our product was going into a pharmaceutical process , quality is absolutely critical . ’
3 Yes , she was the first person who made me realise that acting was more than just speaking and doing .
4 It also made me realise that it was stupid to waste any part of what little time we all have left in silly sulks .
5 She interwove the Emmaus story into her talk , mentioning words such as ‘ companioning ’ , ‘ accompanying ’ — which made me realise that we are all here to help see one another to the heavenly Jerusalem : — the word meaning a place of peace — ‘ Jerushalom ’ .
6 It made me realise that other people have the same problems and it helped enormously to share with the other mums .
7 This incident made me realise that our careful descriptions of the relationship between dialect and Standard English might be misread , and so in the final Report I insisted that we should reiterate many times that all pupils should learn , and if necessary be explicitly taught , Standard English .
8 The survey also made me realise that it was not enough to have read about the early beginnings of any religion ; one needed to study it as a living faith and see the development of thought and interpretation .
9 But enquiries from two missionary friends already recruited as Kachin advisers made me realise that there would be little opportunity to influence policy and relationships .
10 This question made me realise that there must be lots of new knitters out there with electronic of Duomatic 80 machines who do not know this technique .
11 This sight made me realise that the herbicides not only caused the trees to lose their leaves , as I had heard , but also sometimes killed the entire tree .
12 ‘ It made me realise that people in showbusiness are really rather nasty , ’ she says .
13 ‘ My conversation with him this evening made me realise that he can be quite devious , and also that he has a rather cruel sense of humour .
14 ‘ Maybe it was seeing the Dawsons that made me realise that you ca n't lose something you never had . ’
15 As a final thought , my enjoyment of the longer essays made me regret that we still do not have an Oxford Companion to the Earth Sciences .
16 This made me feel that Sorrel was still with us , and I 'm sure she was — in Bamba .
17 The therapist made me feel that my obsessions were not silly or trivial and , by implication , that I was n't either .
18 It must have been the totality of the situation that made me feel that heaven was very near and the invisible clearly seen .
19 ‘ Keith felt very , very sorry for David and he always made me feel that I was a real bastard .
20 In fact the aftermath of that fire , when so many people expressed resentment about the funding of the repairs , made me feel that they were .
21 The study of the Buddha made me feel that I was in the presence of a very great religious teacher , a man of great compassion , who diagnosed man 's original trouble as greed , desire , attachment , the escape from which was the treading of the Noble Eightfold Path .
22 ‘ They were really kind to me and they made me feel that they genuinely cared . ’
23 He made me feel that my ideas and my interest were important to him .
24 The calm , thoughtful way she acknowledged them and talked them through with me made me feel that we had taken the first step towards friendship .
25 I 'll tell Sheila straightaway ’ made me feel that , at last , I 'd been able to give them some good news .
26 The dryness in his voice made me feel that I was being very naive .
27 This kind of timidity always made me feel that he was incapable of any violence .
28 I think so , It made me feel that some actually seem to be quite keen to have suburban or mid-week , even though they 've had city centre ones in the past .
29 ‘ The problems of distribution and the various changes that we had to make to establish ourselves in Scotland made me think that if I just swung the compass I 'd land up in Paris . ’
30 Carol began to sing a very rude version of ‘ Pretty Flamingo ’ which made me think that the stories of graffiti in ladies loos were all true .
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