Example sentences of "and made i " in BNC.

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1 It ran down between my eyes and made me see everything blood-red , even though seconds before my mind had conjured up a pleasing vision : the English boy 's sister .
2 His long silence worried me and made me frightened .
3 Again , my mother refused to believe that I , at thirteen , could have the same size bust as her , and made me wear bras which were much too small for me , causing the girls in the changing rooms at school to snigger even more .
4 And he hung it there for me and made me feel its proportions .
5 Sometimes they cluster on a page like blackberries on a fecund bush , and made me wonder with a stab of unease whether my own writings on American politics and presidents have not managed equally often narrowly to miss the usage and the nomenclature .
6 They were guilty as hell over the East German business and made me look a fool .
7 That is until we stopped for a toilet break in a lay-by , when the howling gale and torrential rain lashed our naked bottoms like a Cabinet minister in a Soho sauna , and made me glad to be back in the car beside the sleeping-bags .
8 I now thank that friend who first put the direct question to me and made me make the decision .
9 Mrs Tiller suddenly pulled me out and made me stand at the side .
10 Finally , J. got tired of my everlasting complaints , took pity on me and made me a small electric fire .
11 It was fun and made me feel useful and wanted .
12 knead sand into a ball and made me carry
13 ‘ He gave me pride in meself and made me feel wanted .
14 Even for two days I would n't be able to bear the sight of Auntie Jean first thing in the morning , without her make-up on , her face blank as an egg , as she had prunes , kippers and cigarettes for breakfast and made me drink Typhoo tea .
15 As I handed my music to the organist , I shook so badly he bought me a brandy and made me drink it .
16 ‘ The nurses panicked and made me and the other mother sign forms saying that we definitely had our own babies . ’
17 ‘ Initially it was very disconcerting and made me feel very self-conscious , ’ she said .
18 I 've just asked Kurt whether the heroin rumours are true — to which he 's laughed , said ‘ No ! ’ and made me feel his arms for any tell-tale scars or holes , though obviously shooting up is n't the only way to take smack and to be honest I 'm not sure I knew what I was meant to be looking for , but still , it 's an impressive gesture at the very least — when Anton walks in with a woman I recognise as Susan Silver , manager of Soundgarden .
19 But I suspect that the unhappiness at home threw me even deeper into my ornithology , and made me want to spend more and more time with birds .
20 When I moved to secondary school , the PE master used to encourage me in my running and , when he saw I had some potential , he took me down the North London AC and made me a member there so I could train a couple of times a week .
21 He taught me the fundamentals of the job … unsparingly … he channelled my discontent and made me want to be an actor .
22 Stuart came home last night in his usual cheerful mood , gave me a kiss , put his arm round me and made me sit down as if he had something important to say .
23 That took an hour , and made me so tired that I was able to lie down and go to sleep .
24 The qualities I had cultivated to help me through , such as diligence , such as dignity , such as keeping my peace , had been , after all , weapons which isolated me and made me loathsome .
25 This was very painful , and made me cry aloud .
26 He relaxed his death-hold on me and made me sit down with him on a convenient bench .
27 When I felt strong enough to get dressed and go downstairs , Diana and Mary looked after me very kindly , and made me feel welcome in their pleasant home .
28 He was always a lot of fun and made me laugh . ’
29 It was extremely effective , did n't pull any punches , but had caught my eye and made me think .
30 A few monsters lay against my body and made me warm .
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