Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] make " in BNC.

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1 I now thank that friend who first put the direct question to me and made me make the decision .
2 Yet a combination of things , active marketing by both the gallery and the artist herself , made me make the journey to Watermans .
3 What sort of things about that phone call helped you make up your mind about the person at the other end of the phone .
4 Slowly , in spite of their enmity , the women of the castle let her make a place for herself among them .
5 ‘ It helped us make some critical decisions about the drilling and completion of the well , ’ he says .
6 Coming out for the same reasons , Nicholas found him there and heard him make his excuses .
7 I heard him make his revolver ready to fire , and I did the same .
8 That was the point that I heard him make in Brighton .
9 Watching through the window , Lucy saw him make his way towards the wool shed , his strides long , as though he wished to get there in a hurry .
10 Following its flight in the binoculars he saw it make a sweep over a rough piece of land shunned by the golf course architect , a triangle of unsuitable terrain enclosed by the 2nd , 9th and 17th holes .
11 I never saw anyone make a cup of tea ( nobody drinks coffee , it 's too expensive ) or smoke a cigarette without offering the same to everyone else .
12 And then the second one said , ‘ I never saw anyone make a face like that .
13 Why did I make you laugh ? ’
14 Did I make myself clear ?
15 But when and how did I make this escape ?
16 At no time during the writing of The Snow-White Soliloquies did I make any conscious connection between its contents and anorexia nervosa .
17 ‘ In no case did I make a formal approach to the top management of any of the firms to get approval or support for the research .
18 Did I make you happy ? ’
19 Did I make any deals , brush up any publishing contacts ?
20 How did I make such a mistake ? "
21 Did I make you jump ? ’
22 ‘ It was n't a drunken stupor , nor did I make the tart . ’
23 When did I make it ?
24 Dared she make herself a cup of tea in Matey 's absence ?
25 ‘ What did you make of Pollux ?
26 ‘ But why did you make me this way ? ’
27 Did you make your coffee with it ? ’
28 ‘ Well — what did you make of it ? ’
29 By the way , did you make the order out for me for tomorrow ? ’
30 ‘ Seven-thirty tomorrow , did you make it ? ’
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