Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] made to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the preparations for the reorganisation in 1974 no fewer than 127 applications were made to government departments for decisions in disputes over agency ( Richards 1975b:84 ) . |
| 2 | Some important changes were made to maintenance arrangements , whereby locomotives became attached first and foremost to specific traffic flows rather than to a defined geographical area . |
| 3 | And those suits were made to measure |
| 4 | Attempts were made to measure the relative contribution to the overall metabolism of mucosa , lamina propria , and muscularis layers . |
| 5 | At that time few attempts were made to measure the effectiveness of such activity , and advertising agencies tended to branch out into sales promotions with the aim of offering an all-inclusive package to their clients in an attempt to combat competition from the emerging sales promotion agencies . |
| 6 | Once the route was resolved the Club found itself considering yet again , the prospects of building a new clubhouse at the top of Chalk Hill and serious attempts were made to interest Brewery companies into buying the existing clubhouse for a public house . |
| 7 | and er had to measure up the body because the coffins were made to measure . |
| 8 | In our Venetian palace the furniture and marble floors were made to measure in open-fronted workshops in the surrounding streets . |