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

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1 Having recovered the sail , we made them bleed the line .
2 This made them hold the glider down and often caused overspeeding or even overrunning of the cable or parachute .
3 My soldiers were guarding the master copies of the very instructions that made them do the guarding .
4 ‘ I had the chance to go out when there were only four cars on the track , but I made them change the car which meant I went out in the busy section . ’
5 Made them envy the lucky swells who would be escorting her to nightclubs and restaurants , but also gave them a sense that she was n't stuck up , that she was a genuine person .
6 Personal experiences made them reject the new truism that the children of fatherless families become delinquent .
7 So the challenging headline " our creams and lotions are all used up " made them read the rest of the copy .
8 But I did wonder , after a year or more , how it was that he and Mme G expected me to use the public baths rather than offer me the convenience of the bathroom in the pavillon .
9 In fact we expected them to solve the problem for us .
10 The growing materialism of the age led them to envisage the hereafter as the eternal ‘ Now ’ , and depict survival in terms of the senses .
11 They were also concerned that their Equal Opportunities policies should apply to all funded groups , and their awareness of the multi-faceted discrimination experienced by black lesbians and gays led them to fund the Black Lesbian and Gay Centre Project .
12 It was perhaps their awareness of this , rather than their arrogance , which led them to emphasize the relationship so strongly after Edward IV 's death .
13 It was perhaps their awareness of this , rather than their arrogance , which led them to emphasize the relationship so strongly after Edward IV 's death .
14 Like legislators , doctors set themselves up as women 's protectors and the preoccupation with women 's reproductive systems as the source of their illness and weakness led them to assume the role of moral guardian .
15 ‘ Michael was anxious to get it sorted out and asked me to arrange the wedding . ’
16 He asked me to hold the coffee up to his lips and I was gone .
17 ‘ I had ridden Ile de Bourbon for trainer Fulke Johnson Houghton in all of his home gallops and also won on the colt in the King Edward VII stakes at Royal Ascot but when Piggott asked me had the horse made any improvement from then and before the big King George race I had to tell him that I was unaware of it just in case he might want to take over .
18 I was pleased when he asked me to do the test-flying programme for him and I had no qualms in agreeing , as I knew him to be a meticulous engineer .
19 At the end of the placement , a ward sister signed my assessment form and then asked me to do the same .
20 You asked me to do the Wigan archiving
21 They asked me to take the children for a full medical .
22 As soon as Ken Hurren mentioned the word in his office this morning , when he asked me to take the task on , I felt a secret dismay .
23 I think he was surprised by my reaction , so he asked me to lunch the next day .
24 He asked me to join the Party .
25 One mother held up an emaciated child , and in sign language asked me to vaccinate the baby .
26 When Deutsche Grammophon asked me to record the Alpine Symphony , I warned them that it would be very expensive .
27 At all events , when I mentioned it to Heather , she asked me to repeat the name of the restaurant .
28 ‘ He asked me to circulate the story of his death .
29 If you remember , yesterday afternoon , after the funeral , Francis asked me to lock the studio and bring him the key .
30 ‘ One paper asked me to pick the Derby winner and I picked the first four .
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