Example sentences of "[was/were] make [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Attempts were made to disperse the stone throwers with a water cannon , but its progress was halted by a barricade ; police trying to clear the obstruction returned fire with stones which had been thrown at them . |
| 2 | Meanwhile moves were made to tackle the other end of the equation . |
| 3 | Changes in gas composition with increases in coal maturity were made using the C 1 /ΣC , C 1 /C 2 and C 2 /C 3 ratios , calculated from the compositional data of the gases formed by heating the coals at 400°C for three days . |
| 4 | Modelling studies show that by rotation of main-chain torsion angles to achieve only allowed Ramachandran values ( Fig. 2 c ) and adjustments of the side-chain torsion angles , the side chains of His15 and Arg17 can be easily brought together to make a closed conformation ( Fig. 2 b ) suitable for accommodating a phosphoryl group ; adjustments of main-chain and side-chain torsion angles were made using the program TURBO-FRODO ( ref. 9 ; Biographics , Marseilles ) . |
| 5 | Crystals from apoR2 were made using the hanging-drop method . |
| 6 | Global differences in CBF were first covaried out , and comparisons of the means were made using the t statistic . |
| 7 | This was generally done for the EC as a whole , and few attempts were made to estimate the redistribution effects of removing these trade barriers . |
| 8 | Since the rulers of neither country were inclined to full-scale war at this time , diplomatic moves were made to sort the matter out , and the captives were hastily returned . |
| 9 | It was imagined that like lizards it went on all fours ; bones were mounted this way in museums , and at the Great Exhibition of 1851 hollow model dinosaurs were made to entertain the public . |
| 10 | However , promises were made to shift the emphasis of policy during the Conservatives ' third term towards reforming the private rented sector of the housing market . |
| 11 | Considerable efforts were made to fill the gaps which existed for earlier decades , notably by the acquisition of a large collection of Richelieu 's papers in 1705 , while in 1710 Torcy had most of the archive moved from Versailles , where it had hitherto been , to the Louvre ( the papers covering the years since 1698 remained at Versailles to be used in the daily business of the ministry ) . |
| 12 | Although attempts were made to streamline the structure and to have fewer and better organized meetings , the position has scarcely improved . |
| 13 | I had visited her often in the London hospital where vain efforts were made to stop the spread of cancer . |
| 14 | He fired one short burst which at once set the port wing on fire , and although efforts were made to tow the flyingboat ashore , the flames spread rapidly and it sank , still blazing furiously . |
| 15 | The rectangular plaques , showing battle scenes and officials in court dress , were made to decorate the wooden columns of the palace . |
| 16 | Efforts were made to nudge the International in the same direction . |
| 17 | On this day boatshaped pies were made bearing the impression of the fatal spear , in memory of the Englishman in his boat who slew the Norseman defending the bridge . |
| 18 | Attempts were made to sell the PC-5 to the USAAC , but they showed no interest , due to the use of strategic materials . |
| 19 | It drew upon a general concern to reduce the working day ; then , with renewed confidence , attempts were made to extend the struggle by forcing a closed shop . |
| 20 | During the first half of the century efforts were made to extend the same technique to the various kinds of animals as well as plants , so that naturalists had access to a vast body of information about the geographical distribution of living things . |
| 21 | Roads and railways were improved ; frequent patrols were made to assess the enemy 's strength and positions ; and aircraft not only kept constant watch on the German lines but prevented their aircraft from taking off . |
| 22 | Further questions and observations were made to assess the severity of any diarrhoeal or respiratory illnesses reported ( to be published elsewhere ) . |
| 23 | In addition , arrangements were made to reinforce the party 's regional councils ; and three-year grants were to be paid from the general election fund to enable constituency parties to employ full-time agents . |
| 24 | Cuttings were made to ease the original gradients , causeways laid down in difficult places , and the roadway widened . |
| 25 | When original objectives were set out in the early 1980s for improving services and reducing costs at the exchange through cutting down on the amount of paperwork , more detailed efforts were made to put the objectives into action . |
| 26 | Decisions were made to close the Rin pit late in 1983 and other closures are believed to have been planned . |
| 27 | At today 's inquest held in Oxford coroner Nicholas Gardiner said : ’ Arrangements were made to call the doctor but sadly even while she and the sister were discussing the patient Mrs Johansen was in the process of dieing . |
| 28 | With the advent of the new Leagues , and with larger attendances at football games , efforts were made to regulate the conduct of players and crowds , and the clubs were encouraged to protect referees more effectively . |
| 29 | In various measures after 1911 governments extended benefits in ways that undermined the true insurance basis of the scheme ; but the contributory principle remained an important political symbol , and from time to time attempts were made to return the scheme closer to its roots . |
| 30 | Vigorous efforts were made to tip the balance more in favour of those with greater needs . |