Example sentences of "made [to-vb] [conj] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the preliminary investigation no attempt was made to ensure that the correct code was assigned . |
| 2 | At the same time a check should be made to ensure that the private sector passes on only the handling charge to its patients . |
| 3 | Articles were placed in the press chronicling the joys of country life ( and — as will be shown — fruitless attempts were made to demonstrate that the rural environment was having a positive effect on the children 's health ) ; talks were given on the radio to parents ; special posters were printed ; and it was arranged for the Queen to visit certain schools in November to publicise the scheme . |
| 4 | We are made to feel that the reversed meaning is wrong . |
| 5 | Since the idea of earth energies was first put forward in the 1930s , attempts have been made to show that the ancient peoples could detect such energies and that , given the right conditions , we can do so today . |