Example sentences of "made me [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That made me move in a hurry . |
| 2 | In fact , most of what I read in SR ( I could n't embrace everything — women can choose ca n't they ? ) made me shake with recognition of our universal plight — we are all oppressed , whether we are aware of it or not . |
| 3 | Mrs Tiller suddenly pulled me out and made me stand at the side . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Then after Sir Henry had gone to-his room , Holmes made me stand in front of the picture . |
| 6 | This presented a thought that made me shudder with fright : this awesome , eerie world-apart in the dead of night , unbearably cold , no moon or stars , merely the moan of the mysterious gods beneath the ice … |
| 7 | It made me forget for a moment how low sales figures so often are nowadays , as there are some exciting campaigns planned , some clever gimmicks , some expensive promotions and , more important , some wonderful books . |
| 8 | ‘ These are the songs I grew up listening to , ’ she says , ‘ they are the songs that made me want to be a singer . ’ |
| 9 | He taught me the fundamentals of the job … unsparingly … he channelled my discontent and made me want to be an actor . |
| 10 | Nearby the sea terns and eider ducks were nesting , the ducks beautifully camouflaged , sitting tight as long as they could , then moving quickly to reveal eggs of a gorgeous sage green looking so warm in their nest of breast feathers that it made me long for the comforts of my sleeping bag . |
| 11 | The brief comments recorded here made me long for more : ‘ How did Ophelia know to scratch her legs like she did ? |
| 12 | There were times when Joanna 's somewhat footslogging performance made me long for the thoroughbred feel of Lisa , but I had an affection for Joanna and she had one advantage over Lisa — her small cuddy where I could cook and sleep , and be independent of the land . |
| 13 | It made me cringe at its over-the-top violence . |
| 14 | He made me dress in erotic underwear and to dress as his sex slave . |
| 15 | You made me stay with you while they were away and you should n't have . |
| 16 | I wanted to go out last week , but he said , ‘ No way , you 're not going out there ’ , and he made me stay in the whole week . |
| 17 | Once he even made me hand over all the money beforehand , so that it would look as if he was paying for everyone himself . |
| 18 | There was an abortive attempt at a ‘ Maureen Lipman says write to me about your washing problems ’ which made me squirm with embarrassment to the extent that I 've blocked out the name of the liquid detergent concerned . |
| 19 | They made me feel of some value again and the warmth was flooding through me long before the kettle had boiled on the iron stove in the corner . |
| 20 | The skills of the midwives were everything I could have wished for and the NCT made me feel as if I was a useful part of the whole process . |
| 21 | He made me feel as if he had rescued me from some intellectual gutter , some abyss of boredom . |
| 22 | Elsie B graced me with a long chat which made me feel as if I 'd been in the presence of royalty , though I suspect not too many members of the Royal Family are at their desk as early as Elsie . |
| 23 | ‘ It made me feel as if everything was all right with the world . |
| 24 | The g was less , and that made me feel at home . |
| 25 | looked after me in Hyderabad , where he and his wife made me feel at home with their warm , relaxing hospitality . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | He was the ideal of all the friends I had ever longed for , the elder brother that , as an only child , I could never hope for — though he was at least fifteen years younger than I , his assurance and absolute maleness made me feel like a younger brother by contrast . |
| 28 | The audience were a comic 's dream and when Dennie came back on stage and whispered ‘ two minutes to count-down ’ I ran off to applause that made me feel like Mike Tyson . |
| 29 | Sheila , who said she put the cigarette out when told to , said : ‘ They made me feel like a criminal . |
| 30 | SHE MADE ME FEEL LIKE A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT . |