Example sentences of "were made of the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A major problem with early computers was the question of reliability ; pessimistic forecasts were made of the mean time to failure of assemblies of several thousand valves , and a prime consideration in designing a computer was to make it as simple as possible . |
| 2 | Numerous inquiries were made of the Financial Secretary to elucidate the resulting effect of the Bill on in-house benefits , i.e. , concessionary travel for airline , railway and merchant navy employees , on benefits for hotel employees and on concessionary education for the children of teachers . |
| 3 | Subalterns posted to the Indian Army were expected to kill a tiger in order to prove that they were made of the right stuff . |
| 4 | Because they were made of the right kind of iron ? |
| 5 | Indirect criticisms were made of the incumbent leadership who were themselves struggling to maintain legitimacy during this period when the reforms had run into difficulties . |
| 6 | Comparisons were made of the following indices of bowel function : stated frequency of defecation per week , mean interval between recorded defecations , a score for stool form , and calculated whole gut transit time . |
| 7 | However , the stiff chairs and table were made of the expensive blackwood which grew to the south and was imported from Punt . |
| 8 | Enquiries were made of the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic where , however , there was a lengthy waiting list . |