Example sentences of "made [prep] the [noun] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Bon ! ’ as he pushed back his chair after a meal and made for the stairs and his own preoccupations .
2 What arrangement have you made for the children if they are ill or on holiday ?
3 The race used to be cash-orientated but these days attracts more enthusiasts than those determined to be first over the line , said Mr Brown , who was reminded of the film made about the race when they saw a man in a huge Alvis wearing what appeared to be an animal .
4 Thus power in modern capitalism might be more fractionated and pluralist than in the past — it might also be based on non-class political divisions — but in practice the use that was made of the state and its scope of manoeuvre would be conditional on whether it threatened capitalism as a system .
5 As usual , much was made of the fact that he was younger brother to the wildly successful Peregrine , now in Japan on tour with his group .
6 and I 'm not entirely sure , Marcus did phone me and say , at one point , when he was making up the mailing list , he 's had three hundred copies of that made of the extract and he was kind of you know , sniffing around for who to send them
7 If a thorough search was made of the ale-house and its out-buildings he would go to prison for a great many years .
8 This is followed by a summary of the criticisms that have been made of the model and its policy prescriptions in order to assess the utility of such an approach to an understanding of bureaucracy .
9 Last week , in the wake of the civil suit lodged against Santa Cruz president Larry Michels for sexual harassment by three former executive secretaries at the company ( UX No 415 ) , SCO 's board issued the following statement : ‘ We are extremely distressed by the recent allegations made against the company and its president .
10 With a registered title , this is normally the only final search you make except when you act for a mortgagee : then a bankruptcy search must be made against the borrower because your title search will not , of course , reveal anything about him or her .
11 Provision should be made against the investment if there is any impairment in value .
12 Access will not be limited to formal applications made under the Act but we will be seeking to develop ‘ live access ’ that means by sharing information as it becomes part of the file .
13 The Law Society published guidelines in question and answer form as to accounting for commission received on 23 October 1991 in 88 L S Gazette 33. ( b ) Professional undertakings An undertaking given by a solicitor in the course of his practice or by his employee on his behalf or by a solicitor qua solicitor ( whether or not in the course of his practice ) and made with the intent that it should be relied upon is binding in law upon that solicitor personally .
14 Secondly , the gift must be made upon the condition that it is to be absolute and perfected only on the donor 's death , being revocable until that event occurs and ineffective if it does not .
15 It has been possible , relatively simply , to prescribe most qualifying lenders on the face of the Bill , but I hope that the Opposition and others will understand that provision for others , including some institutional and centralised lenders , can be made in the regulations that we shall introduce in due course .
16 implementing the recommendations made in the report that you have before you and er we we would like to see a report back which we will do anyway erm after the Inspector has visited and discussed it .
17 I had hoped that some progress would be made in the autumn and I am disappointed that that has not happened .
18 " Privileged heir of the Gruyère 's great and noble family , it is made in the Franche-Comté and its surroundings .
19 That we 're reviewing what progress I 've made in the targets that I 've set myself .
20 Roberts 's grandfather had made over the farm when his father married , yet remained the respected patriarch of the household :
21 Thus , if a loan of a capital sum is made to the settlor and his brother , s677 can apply ( TA 1988 , s677(9) ( b ) ) .
22 It is difficult to see how a sensible start can be made on the discussions if we do not know the outcome of the GATT round .
23 The preliminary judging will be made on the photographs that we receive so make sure you send us two good , clear shots of your lovely locks .
24 The abolition of development charges was made on the ground that they had proved ‘ too unreliable an instrument to act as the lynch-pin of a permanent settlement ’ .
25 The ruling was made on the grounds that he had a " well-founded fear of persecution in Germany " where monitoring groups had reported an increase in racist attacks [ see also p. 38782 ] .
26 Any waiver will be invalidated if any purchases are made by the directors and their concert parties between the posting of the circular and the shareholders ' meeting .
27 Rather , the offer is made by the customer when he takes the goods to the cash desk and it is accepted by the assistant at the cash desk .
28 The future of teacher education in the polytechnics is uncertain and much will depend on national decisions concerning the size of the teacher training machinery , made by the DES on or against the advice of the Advisory Committee on the Supply and Education of Teachers , as well as local decisions concerning staff and resources made by the polytechnics and their local authorities in their search for economies .
29 Similarly , sea lions being naturally and instinctively dexterous may be taught to balance balls on their noses , respond to particular noises made by the audience or their trainer and even clap their flippers , but to them this is only a means of receiving food , affection , social contact and so on — all these being motives , goals and feelings they experience in the wild .
30 Dark , sluggish blood was running from the wounds made by the Elms and there was the gleam of whitish bone and of raw muscle .
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