Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It entertained me watching you try . |
| 2 | ‘ She virtually kidnapped me to bring me here , ’ he said . |
| 3 | Anyway , as I was saying before Adam interrupted me see I fancy Adam , he 's really nice . |
| 4 | He rarely went for a tightframed shot , but instead honed in on whatever it was the subject had and made them give him more . |
| 5 | Our traditional British reserve made them think we were very hostile and resented them being here , and their extrovert camaraderie we regarded as showing off . |
| 6 | They say that the flabby reaction to the Gulf War ( and the lack of reaction to their vague anti-Gulf War B-side ‘ Riding On Through ’ ) made them realise they needed to be more specific . |
| 7 | He 's talking about the time I approached them at Leeds Poly and asked them why their logo featured women 's breasts rather than the species-ist cow 's udders I made them change it to . |
| 8 | I saw this programme , about girls of fifteen who had had abortions , and they said the nurses made them feel they should n't be having abortions , they should keep the baby . |
| 9 | She made them feel they mattered more than anything else that was going on around . |
| 10 | Two out of three motorists surveyed said the anti-car crime TV advertising campaign , featuring hyenas preying on unprotected vehicles , made them feel they should do more about car security , he told a London conference . |
| 11 | Two out of three motorists surveyed said the anti-car crime TV advertising campaign , featuring hyenas preying on unprotected vehicles , made them feel they should do more about car security , he told a London conference . |
| 12 | Two out of three motorists surveyed said the anti-car crime TV advertising campaign , featuring hyenas preying on unprotected vehicles , made them feel they should do more about car security , he told a London conference . |
| 13 | I made them show me their identification … |
| 14 | She loved the way you teased the crowds , made them laugh , made them love you . |
| 15 | You made them did you ? |
| 16 | He made them put it in the garden shed . ’ |
| 17 | The orchestra was not playing it in time , so I made them rehearse it at a slower tempo . |
| 18 | Now why , what made them take it to the stage |
| 19 | Belief made them see it . |
| 20 | ‘ Drawing 1-1 up there with a team of kids when you 've been spanked 5-0 four days earlier made them believe they could finish the job at home . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I think Stan expected me to grab it with both hands and when I declined , he just sat there and could n't believe it . |
| 22 | I think Stan expected me to grab it with both hands . |
| 23 | Noone knew what had happened cos noone expected a free kick in the first place let alone expected them to take it like that . |
| 24 | There seems nothing at all strange about the Church , which paid the salaries of these men and expected them to serve it , considering the question of whether or not they should be able to engage in an activity which , no matter how acceptable , would have diverted them from their main task . |
| 25 | In fact she almost expected them to accuse her of causing the conscience-prodding dip into their pockets . |
| 26 | The past often appears ideal in retrospect , yet if one looks at it closely it reveals itself as a dangerous place where we laid mines to trap others , and others laid them to trap us . |
| 27 | ‘ So I watched you for a while , and when you saw me watching , and you looked nervous , as though you thought me a criminal , about to steal all the stock , it amused me to tease you , try and discover why Donal thought you special . |
| 28 | I do n't think I really expected to see it , but when I did it amused me to follow you , and when you stopped in Wexford it was idle curiosity that prompted my behaviour , nothing else . ’ |
| 29 | you do n't by any chance want to borrow that four pound you just lent me do ya ? , wow |
| 30 | ‘ Well , listen to that , and after she near 'ad me cryin' me eyes out for 'er . |