In this post, we will avoid the: MAKE + object + adjective
construction and see what other common expressions exist. We start with a search in the MOVIE corpus for:
_VV _P _JJ
1 LEAVE ME ALONE 6411
Men are so embarrassed,
2 TAKE IT EASY 6019
The operator says,
“Just take it easy.“
3 LEAVE HIM ALONE 2127
4 LEAVE US ALONE 1071
5 MAKE YOU HAPPY 1007
6 GET IT RIGHT 819
Ultimately, we trust the system
that judges generally get it right.
7 LEAVE YOU ALONE 799
8 LEAVE IT ALONE 695
9 MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE 581
10 DRIVING ME CRAZY 576
a certain gap in the chain of arguments
11 MAKE ME SICK 523
12 GOT IT RIGHT 515
13 GET ME WRONG 455
I think happiness is a wonderful goal for a child.
14 MAKE ME HAPPY 415
15 MAKES ME SICK 368
16 MAKE IT QUICK 343
17 LEAVE THEM ALONE 323
18 LET ME ALONE 313
19 MAKE MYSELF CLEAR 312
20 MAKES YOU HAPPY 283
21 KEEP IT QUIET 279
Keep it quiet, please.
Settle down.
22 MAKES ME HAPPY 271
23 MAKE IT WORSE 259
24 MAKE ME NERVOUS 248
25 DRIVE ME CRAZY 243
26 KEEP YOU SAFE 237
27 MAKE IT SNAPPY 226
28 MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL 223
29 MADE IT CLEAR 222
30 MAKE IT EASY 216
31 MAKING ME NERVOUS 213
32 MAKES ME NERVOUS 210
33 GOT IT WRONG 204
because if you can see on the left-hand side,
because I didn’t choose his goat.
34 MAKE IT EASIER 196
35 TAKE IT SLOW 194
36 GIVES ME GREAT 190
37 KEEP IT SIMPLE 189
38 DRIVES ME CRAZY 173
39 KEEP IT REAL 170
40 MAKE YOU PROUD 157
41 MAKE IT CLEAR 154
42 KEEP YOU ALIVE 152
43 SET ME FREE 152
44 KEEP IT CLEAN 146
45 MAKE IT GOOD 141
46 WISH YOU GOOD 141
47 KNOW HIM BETTER 138
48 FIND IT DIFFICULT 133
I find it difficult to believe
that in the space of six weeks,
you have suddenly degenerated into idiocy.
49 MAKE HIM HAPPY 132
50 MAKE ME MAD 127
51 TRY SOMETHING NEW 126
52 WANT HIM DEAD 124
53 MAKES ME SAD 120
54 SAY SOMETHING WRONG 120
55 MAKING IT WORSE 119
56 MAKE YOURSELVES COMFORTABLE 117
57 KEEP HIM ALIVE 115
58 CALL ME CRAZY 115
59 MAKE IT REAL 110
60 LET HIM ALONE 109
61 EAT YOU ALIVE 100
62 DRIVE YOU CRAZY 99
63 MAKES IT WORSE 98
64 WANT HIM ALIVE 96
65 MAKE YOU NERVOUS 95
66 MAKE YOU RICH 95
67 PLAY IT SAFE 92
68 GOT NOTHING BETTER 90
69 LEFT ME ALONE 89
70 DRIVING ME MAD 89
71 MAKE YOU SICK 89
72 MAKE IT OFFICIAL 88
73 HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE 85
74 MAKES IT EASIER 83
75 WISH YOU WELL 79
76 MAKE IT BETTER 78
77 MAKE IT POSSIBLE 77
78 MAKE YOU MAD 75
79 WANTS YOU DEAD 72
80 GET ME DRUNK 71
81 MAKING ME SICK 71
82 WANTED HIM DEAD 71
83 KEEP THEM ALIVE 70
84 TAKE IT PERSONAL 70
85 FIND ME ATTRACTIVE 69
86 TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT 69
87 MAKE ME PROUD 67
88 MAKES ME CRAZY 66
89 MAKE ME ANGRY 65
90 MADE ME HAPPY 65
91 MAKE YOU FAMOUS 65
92 KEEP ME WARM 64
93 MAKES ME MAD 64
94 LEAVING YOU ALONE 62
95 MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE 62
96 WANT ME DEAD 62
97 KEEP IT SAFE 61
98 GOT SOMETHING BETTER 60
99 MADE IT POSSIBLE 60
100 MAKING ME CRAZY 60