Example sentences of "was [adv] make [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ She was always making annoying remarks like that .
2 A similarly-sized issue was announced at 8.30 am , while the Bank was also making unofficial sales during the early hours .
3 He was now made chief steward of the duchy of Lancaster in the north , an office which passed the duchy seal on 4 July , but which must have originated earlier since Gloucester was acting as steward early in June .
4 He was now made chief steward of the duchy of Lancaster in the north , an office which passed the duchy seal on 4 July , but which must have originated earlier since Gloucester was acting as steward early in June .
5 Each blood sample was immediately made 20 mM with zinc acetate , allowed to clot , and within 2.5 hours of collection , centrifuged at 3000 g for 20 minutes , the separated serum mixed with an equal volume of ELISA immunoassay buffer containing 50 mM TRIS/HCL , 0.05% ( wt/vol ) casein , 3.1 mM NaN 3 , 10 mM ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid , 0.05% ( wt/vol ) Tween 20 at pH 7.2–7.4 , and suspended in a boiling bath for 10 minutes .
6 He was then made twelfth man in Madras .
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