Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] made [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is obscured to some extent by the heavily didactic purpose of Masterman Ready and this may partly account for the fact that young readers have always claimed the adult novel , Mr Midshipman Easy , as their own , even though it must always have made considerable demands on their reading skills and their understanding . |
| 2 | However , developments in computer technology ( eg microcomputers linked to a larger central computer or networked micros ) may also have made decentralised management control easier and cheaper . |
| 3 | Some of the eurypterids may even have made tentative excursions on to the land . |
| 4 | But the writer could equally have made different decisions about what should be treated as given ( shared background knowledge ) and what should be presented as new . |
| 5 | And if , later that day , 20 newsmen and photographers had turned up at our family bonfire party and witnessed my hysterical attempt to restrain my husband from re-lighting that dud super-rocket ( well , I was n't sure his life insurance was paid up ) , speculation as to the real state of our marriage could doubtless have made dramatic headlines . |