Example sentences of "and [vb past] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few monsters lay against my body and made me warm . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Mrs Tiller suddenly pulled me out and made me stand at the side . |
| 4 | I now thank that friend who first put the direct question to me and made me make the decision . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | As I handed my music to the organist , I shook so badly he bought me a brandy and made me drink it . |
| 7 | It has affected me and made me pause for thought . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He relaxed his death-hold on me and made me sit down with him on a convenient bench . |
| 10 | He let me go up and made me sit on the divan and he put on some music and turned out the lights and the moon came through the window . |
| 11 | And he hung it there for me and made me feel its proportions . |
| 12 | It was fun and made me feel useful and wanted . |
| 13 | ‘ He gave me pride in meself and made me feel wanted . |
| 14 | ‘ Initially it was very disconcerting and made me feel very self-conscious , ’ she said . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It stood , white and opulent , like Swiss snow , and made me feel sticky-palmed and uncouth . |
| 18 | She was still very active and made me feel so welcome , especially when she opened the sherry bottle . |
| 19 | ‘ It really touched me and made me feel quite sad that a man should have died in the street from hypothermia so I 've decided to try and do something to help ’ she said . |
| 20 | knead sand into a ball and made me carry |
| 21 | He was terrific and made me realise the only reason I had these thoughts was because of the enormous love I have for you . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've seen him myself , or else hearing about it has put me in a special state of mind , and all the other factors have come up right , atmospheric conditions , combinations of light and dark , what you like , and made me create what I believed I was seeing . |
| 23 | He was always a lot of fun and made me laugh . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | He taught me the fundamentals of the job … unsparingly … he channelled my discontent and made me want to be an actor . |
| 26 | ‘ When I first saw the portrait , though the clasp did n't consciously register , my subconscious must have picked it up , because something I could n't pin down nagged at me , and made me want to look again . ’ |
| 27 | It was extremely effective , did n't pull any punches , but had caught my eye and made me think . |
| 28 | Returning to my first meeting with Vincent , Arthur Cheyney naturally became my hero , especially when he took me on a trip from Ipswich to Parkeston Quay , which completely sold me on the job and made me resolve to move heaven and earth to get on a cutter crew as soon as possible . |
| 29 | He took his job very seriously and made me rewrite the book to make it understandable to nonscientists like himself . |
| 30 | They were guilty as hell over the East German business and made me look a fool . |