Example sentences of "[noun sg] be make to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Offering being made to temple idol by attending priest .
2 Unfortunately , as soon as an attempt is made to measure ‘ performance ’ , a whole series of problems arises .
3 In return , he 'd allegedly offered to keep quiet about illegal payments the club was making to players .
4 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 .
5 The patients were monitored for any streptococcal infections during sampling , but no attempt was made to measure the amount of streptokinase absorbed .
6 It was only as these were run down that recourse was made to mining .
7 ‘ Recent ’ in this case seems to mean c1990 ; thus reference is made to proposals for Manchester 's Metrolink to run in the City Centre , while the changes wrought by the Transport and Works Act 1992 are barely anticipated .
8 Reference is made to paras 27–35 , 81 , 92 , 94 and 107 of the Regional Council 's Written Submission .
9 Reference is made to paras 4.18–4.24 inclusive of the District Council 's Written Submission .
10 They say he was looking for evidence of natura naturans ‘ all-creating nature ’ , rather than natura naturata , ‘ the made world ’ ; in certain seventeenth- and eighteenth-century writing of unimpeachable orthodoxy reference is made to anima mundi , a spirit pervading the world and supplying the continuing presence of God .
11 ( No such lists can hope to be comprehensive but it is a pity that no reference is made to Geoffrey Beard 's indispensable and pioneering studies on decorative plasterwork in the Adam period . )
12 If the outcome of this case depends upon whether or not reference is made to Hansard , how should the matter proceed in the face of the warnings of the Attorney-General that such references might constitute a breach of parliamentary privilege ?
13 In some of the cases reference is made to recovery after demands colore officii .
14 Under general principles if a bonus issue is made to shareholders who have no option to receive cash in lieu of the shares ( otherwise special rules may apply ) that bonus issue does not comprise the payment of a dividend ( IRC v Blott ( 1921 ) 8 TC 101 ) .
15 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 .
16 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 . ) .
17 Thirdly , " reference was made to ARMY GROUP E and to General LOEHR " .
18 Portugal had initially threatened to block the release of a joint communiqué unless specific reference was made to East Timor .
19 Reference was made to Gloag on Contract ( 2nd edn ) , pp 617 and 618 , which respectively state : ‘ Stipulations as to time of payment are not treated as material conditions of the contract , except in very special cases ’ , and , ‘ [ The ] question is whether the conduct of the party in default is such as to indicate that he intends to repudiate his contractual obligations . ’
20 Reference was made to Collard v Carswell ( 1893 ) 20 R ( HL ) 47 , Lord Chancellor Herschell , at p 48 , and to Forslind v Bechely-Crundall , 1922 SC ( HL ) 173 , 1922 SLT 496 , in which Lord Shaw of Dunfermline , at p 509 , said : ‘ The accent of the psychology is not upon the mind of the person who is defiant or heedless of his obligations , but , as Lord Herschell put it , upon the mind of the person who is suffering from the defiance . ’
21 Later , at p. 289 , he mentioned that in Lord Roskill 's speech in Morris no reference was made to Viscount Dilhorne 's ruling in Lawrence that appropriation might occur even though the owner has permitted or consented to the property being taken , and continued :
22 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 .
23 One of the standard questions of public finance theory is why redistribution is made to recipients via price subsidies and in-kind transfers rather than through cash transfers .
24 Accordingly , the UITF recommended to the ASB that an amendment be made to SSAP 15 to remove the inconsistency , pending a comprehensive review that will take place in due course .
25 The Urgent Issues Task Force recommended that an amendment be made to SSAP 15 .
26 The next day an announcement was made to staff .
27 This same point was made to Nicodemus who came to consult with Jesus cautiously and privately under cover of darkness .
28 Irony seldom works in print and this blunt appraisal of the troubles that had beset his friend was made to Nancy Collins and published in Rolling Stone some fifteen years after the Tate murders at Polanski 's rented home in Beverly Hills in August 1969 .
29 A floral presentation was made to Mrs Chris Malone , one of the authors of Here I Am .
30 The whole gathering repaired to the gymnasium for the business meeting and during the afternoon a presentation was made to Janet Rogers , the retiring Honorary Treasurer and the Chairman introduced both the new Vice-Chairman , Pauline Kenward and the new Honorary Treasurer , Joan Daniels .
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