Example sentences of "[noun sg] was made to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The allegation was made to a Belfast newspaper by an individual who showed a journalist documents containing the names of 233 people . |
| 2 | Postal notice of confirmation was made to the owners on 1st April . |
| 3 | Postal notice of confirmation was made to the owners on 1st April . |
| 4 | The tailwheel was made to be retractable and a third seat was added along with a gun position . |
| 5 | Between 1963 and 1974 an attempt was made to measure the abundance and distribution of the common and widespread birds breeding in Sussex woodlands by a series of sample censuses . |
| 6 | Normally , the ‘ vocational ’ jobs , which carried slightly higher wages , were given only to men serving over two years , and the Superintendent stated that little attempt was made to ‘ rehabilitate ’ those sentenced to less . |
| 7 | However , in the 1981 Census an attempt was made to physically define urban areas , at the enumeration district level , by using a threshold of 1,000 people and 20 hectares of urban land ( Denham , 1984 ) . |
| 8 | No attempt was made to ‘ second guess ’ the effects of any new policies that might be adopted in future . |
| 9 | Although an attempt was made to be representative in the choice of these films it is clear that if the effects observed are of any practical significance it should be possible to observe them on a more varied stimulus set . |
| 10 | The patients were monitored for any streptococcal infections during sampling , but no attempt was made to measure the amount of streptokinase absorbed . |
| 11 | His body was hacked to pieces before an attempt was made to crudely incinerate it . |
| 12 | It was only as these were run down that recourse was made to mining . |
| 13 | A final sortie was made to the hotel for a large bowl of ‘ Bon Ali ’ , a hot bread pudding . |
| 14 | A proposal was made to United States President Bush for a meeting to discuss the problem of drug production and trafficking , to be attended by representatives of the five Andean Pact countries . |
| 15 | This modest proposal was made to the Faulks Committee , which described it as " the most radical " it had received . |
| 16 | These crash boats made a great noise , and part of the plan was to fly Anson aircraft overhead as the run was made to the beach , this being timed to a nicety . |
| 17 | In the Treaty of Accession specific reference was made to ‘ … the special conditions obtaining to hill farming areas as compared with other areas of the UK … ’ |
| 18 | Learning how to use each service is therefore difficult ; reference was made to ‘ coping with a technical user manual ’ . |
| 19 | I remember years ago , when I was teaching slow learners in a Child Guidance clinic , a little girl from a small village was reading a story in which reference was made to someone ‘ cheeking the dinner lady . ’ |
| 20 | When pressed for reasons , they would draw on such ‘ obvious ’ facts as blacks are physically equipped or conditioned better for some sports , or reference was made to the explain-ail theory of ‘ natural ability ’ . |
| 21 | On another Parliamentary occasion , when it was alleged that cases of motor banditry were being grossly exaggerated in the press , reference was made to ‘ such trivial acts as the pulling down of shutters of an empty kiosk and stealing cigarettes and sweets ’ which were contrasted with what was called ‘ real crime ’ . |
| 22 | Comity considerations were viewed with much more favour , and reference was made to the Second Restatement of Foreign Relations Law of the United States which , in a recent revision , had identified factors to be weighed in cases of discovery abroad : |
| 23 | In the consideration of the plight of litigants in the civil courts , reference was made to the difficulty of collecting evidence to support a claim . |
| 24 | Despite the work of the surveys no reference was made to the importance of teaching method . |
| 25 | Wherever relevant reference was made to The School Curriculum and The Practical Curriculum ( Schools Council , 1981 ) as well as the ‘ entry-year evaluation ’ study . |
| 26 | But no specific reference was made to the race of the children , nor did it appear to affect deliberations . |
| 27 | Reference was made to Annex F of the Guidance to Chief Officers on Police Complaints and Discipline Procedures promulgated by the Home Office ( 1985 ed . ) . |
| 28 | Reference was made to Hector v. Attorney-General for Antigua and Barbuda [ 1990 ] 2 A.C. 312 where the constitutional validity of a statutory provision creating a criminal offence was in issue . |
| 29 | ( 7 ) In the report of the guardian ad litem reference was made to psychiatric assessments of the child . |
| 30 | In the report of the guardian ad litem reference was made to psychiatric assessments of the child . |