Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [been] make [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Since the 1970s efforts have been made to organize residential care into small , autonomous units accommodating no more than ten youngsters .
2 Data compression is so vital to the future of information media that considerable international efforts have been made to create global standards governing the way in which compression is handled .
3 So it is not surprising that efforts have been made to apply New Critical methods to prose fiction .
4 Efforts have been made to attract foreign investment .
5 Neighbourhood Watch A neighbourhood watch has been established on Foulis Crescent and Woodhall Avenue , Mrs. Moug has agreed to inaugurate a scheme in Baberton Crescent and preliminary moves have been made to encourage other parts of the village to participate .
6 Neighbourhood Watch A neighbourhood watch has been established on Foulis Crescent and Woodhall Avenue , Mrs. Moug has agreed to inaugurate a scheme in Baberton Crescent and preliminary moves have been made to encourage other parts of the village to participate .
7 Attempts had been made to find alternative uses , but it was evident that nothing suitable was forthcoming .
8 For years trade-union women have been made to feel guilty when pushing so-called ‘ women 's issues ’ .
9 Attempts have been made to use judicial review to challenge a refusal of leave , but these have found little favour with the High Court ( R v.
10 Attempts have been made to control parasitic bronchitis by grazing systems designed to ensure that young susceptible cattle are not exposed to large numbers of infective larvae .
11 Attempts have been made to compare various tests and to examine their reliability and validity .
12 Many attempts have been made to classify British cattle breeds on the basis of ancestry and these categories are often based on obvious physical characteristics such as horns and coat colour .
13 Few serious attempts have been made to devise diagnostic tests in reading and number for the purpose of indicating relative attainment of learners .
14 Such ‘ Fahrradstrasse ’ are not created as a function of cyclist density , though some attempts have been made to funnel cross-town traffic along them to ensure that motorists are intimidated by the greater volume of cycle traffic .
15 Many attempts have been made to define safe or unsafe drinking levels .
16 Attempts have been made to treat systemic endotoxaemia in inflammatory bowel disease .
17 At various times proposals have been made to give local authorities general enabling powers akin to those of continental authorities — power to do anything not forbidden them .
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