Example sentences of "he [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But he looked up all the same and saw the bike pass by , the rider wearing an unfamiliar black helmet and black leathers , the motorbike low-slung , bulging , making a noise that made him think of someone beating cream in a bowl with a wooden spoon . |
| 32 | Bernard 's original idea was for a 24″ tank next to the fire , but our series made him think again . |
| 33 | I hoped my vote would make him think again . |
| 34 | It was the association of hot springs and helium that had made him think that there could be something to Chatterjee 's idea after all , and maybe to the claims by Fleischmann and Pons . |
| 35 | And there were times now , even amidst the hubbub of men , when the numbness reared its head again and made him think that eventually it would take over and he 'd descend into silence , cold unthinking silence . |
| 36 | He was a fool to expect anything other than he got , however : surely only vanity could have made him think he could seduce a mob of Madness fans ? |
| 37 | Would have made him think he was with the poor bloody paras in a tent in Afghanistan … |
| 38 | What makes him think he 's so wonderful ? ’ |
| 39 | It made him think about last night 's events . |
| 40 | She professed love for Gentle at intervals , but not with sufficient consistency to make him think he could prise her from her husband , even if he wanted to , which he was by no means certain he did . |
| 41 | More recently his attempt to damp down the fires of the Rushdie controversy , A Satanic Affair : Salman Rushdie and The Rage of Islam , infuriated both Muslim militants and some of Rushdie 's friends , which makes him think he got the balance about right . |
| 42 | Albert took off his glasses and rubbed them on his handkerchief and put them back on , as if clean spectacles might make him think better . |
| 43 | We want to make him think , experience , translate , for himself . |
| 44 | This does at least make him think of the kinds of life to be found in the sea . |
| 45 | It made him think of death . ’ |
| 46 | Though what those powers were that made him think and say such things , he did not know or understand . |
| 47 | Let him think that Elinor may go at any minute . |
| 48 | Let him think that he 's able to plant these ideas in your head . |
| 49 | Let him think that he 's getting away with it . |
| 50 | She wondered what made him think she desired a flogging . |
| 51 | She knew he was in a position to do what he wished , but what made him think she would enjoy it ? |
| 52 | It made him think of fire and darkness , of untapped potency . |
| 53 | She put a hand on his shoulder , to slow him , to make him think , and he tightened his grip on her haunches , dragging her into the quickening thump of his hips . |
| 54 | It had been the amount of blood flowing which had made him think that they were worse . |
| 55 | I let him think it was mutual . " |
| 56 | The Frenchman 's dark aquiline features and unsmiling silences made him think of history-book pictures he 'd seen of the warrior heroes of ancient Greece and Rome , and the dismay he had felt at first when their car had struck the Annamese villager had increased his sense of awe . |
| 57 | Mrs Jones needs a closer and better relationship with the psychiatric services ; she needs to get them to listen to her needs and she also needs someone to provide practical help with money problems for her son , someone who can discuss work opportunities , recognize his need for friendship and help him think about his future . |
| 58 | ‘ Do n't let him think there 's anything wrong , ’ Plummer told her . |
| 59 | He could feel the vibrations in his bones ; juddering the cradle he was strapped into , making him think for a moment that the tiny vehicle was going to shake itself to pieces . |
| 60 | And made him think he could trust me . |