Example sentences of "was make [prep] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emphasis was made on explaining the benign nature of this common problem . |
| 2 | A major blunder was caused because , while negotiating with the coal miners over their pay demands , a significant error was made in calculating the true level of previous pay awards and various overtime rates . |
| 3 | Yet , while bureaucratic power over commoners remained capricious right into the nineteenth century , steady progress was made in entrenching the individual rights of noblemen . |
| 4 | The k'va was the colour of straw because it had been cooked over boiling k'vass , an ale which was made from fermenting the raw grain , and it steamed gently . |
| 5 | The derivation was made by calculating the usable floor area of the individual building and dividing the sum by the total area of the site , including ( where appropriate ) half the width of the adjoining streets . |
| 6 | In the case of multiple registrations among the larger firms , the allocation was made by matching the geographical location of the regulatory body with that of the audit firm offices ( as given in the Hambro Company Guide ) . |