Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] was made [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 When pressed for reasons , they would draw on such ‘ obvious ’ facts as blacks are physically equipped or conditioned better for some sports , or reference was made to the explain-ail theory of ‘ natural ability ’ .
2 The defence solicitor , Robert Kerr , said later : ‘ No plea or declaration was made to the court and the girl was remanded in custody for a week for further inquiries to be carried out .
3 The EPU recorded surpluses and deficits of any one of its members with each of the others , and settlement was made via the EPU on the net deficit or surplus of one country with the rest .
4 A choice between debt and equity was made on the assumption that this choice did not have to stand the test of time .
5 Comity considerations were viewed with much more favour , and reference was made to the Second Restatement of Foreign Relations Law of the United States which , in a recent revision , had identified factors to be weighed in cases of discovery abroad :
6 In the year 1208 Sora ( in the Regno to the east of Rome ) and the title of count were conferred on Richard Conti by the king of Sicily 's representative , and on 6 October Richard tendered the oath of vassalage to the pope at Ferentino for all the territories he had acquired and investiture was made with the gilded chalice ( per cuppam deauratam ) .
7 The Industrial Revolution followed , and all too soon the peasant economy came to an end as the rural handworkers discarded their wheels and looms , and cloth was made in the mills .
8 When , at last , the deep adit came in below these workings , and connection was made with the deepening shafts , ore from that source was brought out in ever increasing amounts until the Paddy End Mill was closed down .
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