Example sentences of "[vb past] me [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Money made me gu out an rob
2 I waited to see her face tense as if it was an airtight balloon on a stick ; never mind that it made me choke somewhere in my chest .
3 They made me move in to live with them as something they called their au-pair girl , mostly to exercise two new Great Dane puppies .
4 Moustaine made me stand up and slapped me across the eyes with his leather gloves .
5 I tried an abortive term at Durham University Drama Department and that made me realise even more that I wanted the real thing ; by then I had , in any case , worked the AIM stint and I did n't need theory ; I wanted practice .
6 The smooth-talking soothsayer is played by Ron Moody : ‘ Doing the voice-over made me realise just how intelligent and satirical the writing is .
7 In trying to sort out this problem I was driven to delving through old logbooks , and it was reading them that made me realise just how often we had based ourselves in the area .
8 It also made me realise how fickle memory can prove .
9 That made me realise how much we depend on the prison officers and the fantastic security systems that have been built up .
10 ‘ Trying on all those clothes was fun but it made me realise how tiring shopping for clothes really is .
11 Barbara says although she had a fantastic day , she will probably stick to making her own clothes in future : ‘ Trying on all those clothes was fun but it made me realise how tiring modelling — and shopping — really are .
12 Wilma finished the session by cantering into four foot fences and popping over them as if they were no bigger than our two foot nine ones — which made me realise how far we have to go .
13 It very nearly made me give up the entire project .
14 ‘ He made me dress up in clothes like my mother 's .
15 Or when Tom says , ‘ My teacher made me stay in today ’ , parents would do well to resist the temptation to answer , ‘ Now what have you done ? ’ , or ‘ I suppose you deserved it ’ , replies which would have inflamed his feelings .
16 The thought of her tits pressed up against my face nearly made me throw up , and I had-to disappoint him .
17 Alec wore a navy-blue romper suit — the outfit of a French workman , or indeed that of some little new-wave narcissist at a C. L. & S. screening It was the sight of him in his issued clothing that made me sense just how far he had fallen .
18 She insisted on having wine with the meal , and as I had n't had a drink in a long time , it made me feel rather tipsy .
19 Their plight made me feel rather guilty about my concern over the mosquito bites on my face .
20 and he made me feel right guilty yesterday I , I had to buy a packet about three o'clock , so I did n't have any until three o'clock and then talk to the cat and I thought no it 's no good , Margaret I 'll have to hide this packet up
21 When we were making the recording I have to say it made me feel completely happy ; it is a piece which has such perfection of form .
22 Well I only , th I mean the woman made me feel dead small because I said to her you know , she was asking everybody why they 'd come and I said , well I 've only come to give Chris moral support , which was the truth because until about three hours before we went , I did n't even know it was there
23 Would you believe that the sight of her in that condition made me feel differently about her ?
24 Knowing that made me feel closer to Steffi and the other players .
25 But I called her my girlfriend , and it made me feel pretty good .
26 Surprisingly , working in Malcolm 's shop made me feel quite at home .
27 Made me feel quite nostalgic … . ’
28 When I rode Docklands Express in his work , I was thinking I would probably be having my fourth Grand National ride on Bonanza Boy — then there were reports of rain across the country , which made me feel quite satisfied to be on Martin Pipe 's runner .
29 So , even though the man was a stranger and I was afraid of him , I began worrying about his being sick , and the idea that he might die made me feel quite desperate .
30 Perhaps I 'm sounding cynical , but the sight of Diana reaching for Lady Spencer 's arm during the funeral service made me feel quite sick .
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