Example sentences of "[prep] be made of [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On 18 June 1486 it agreed on ‘ a peace to be concluded with the King of Scots … so that a diet [ conference ] be taken upon treaty to be made of marriage … . ’
2 More use was to be made of day centres and community service .
3 This association was confirmed by analysis of early first-century BC Greek coins ( fig. 5.5 ) from the region ; some of these coins proved to be made of brass typical of the cementation process and they thus pre-date Roman use of the alloy .
4 The train passed over huge bridges that looked to be made of matchsticks .
5 A salad certainly does n't have to be made of lettuce ; but it should be mainly composed of vegetables or greens dressed with a complimentary sauce .
6 Being charitable , this could be considered ongoing profit , but what is to be made of Sandhurst Marketing ?
7 The hearth has to be made of materials which will withstand heat and provide the right structure for the particular fuel to burn in .
8 My fingers seemed to be made of cotton wool .
9 The sleeveless tunic looked to be made of doeskin , supple as linen , and worked into the left breast was a flame symbol , picked out in scarlet and yellow thread .
10 Such data are crucial , either for assisting the emergency services to make assessments about resources they need to deploy in such events , or for high-quality estimates to be made of risk .
11 More study needs to be made of garden buildings and structures in later Victorian and Edwardian town gardens , which were often laid out on an elaborate scale and contain interesting features that have been entirely forgotten ; these are in danger of destruction as the gardens of suburban houses are divided up for redevelopment .
12 If you bought some shoes described as leather and they turned out to be made of plastic then clearly you 've bought some shoes which are not as described .
13 It appears to be made of lead .
14 But what is to be made of adultery ?
15 Observations were intended to be made of stream channel changes , mass movement , vegetation changes , precipitation , reservoir sedimentation , and dendrochronology , and the intention to maintain measurements over a decade or more has been realized at some sites ( e.g. Leopold and Emmett , 1965 ) .
16 These tend to be made of nylon strips with a metal loop to which the leash attaches .
17 Mention has to be made of Julia Chapman 's singing of ‘ Joshua ’ , of the trio called Full Swing , who entertained with modern jazz in the foyer as the audience arrived and , inevitably , the Petersfield School Dance Band ( another happy family ) who set out feet a-dancing in the Rose Room after the concert .
18 Special mention has to be made of staff serving the Regional Chambers and headquarters who had to cope with more than the usual pressure ! ’
19 It seemed to be made of rubber .
20 A government official gave a party for the Shah , the Queen and the Sadats , The steps of his house seemed to Mrs Sadat to be made of crystal , kilos of caviar were laid out on tables in the garden , fruits were woven into the trees , chocolate mousse was presented in swans made of spun sugar , orchestras played , fountains splashed , and the plates were made of gold .
21 There is a study to be made of men and women born ‘ out of their time ’ .
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