Example sentences of "[was/were] make [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | English language broadcasts remained but were made part of the country 's external radio services . |
| 2 | An order requiring the contravener to repay the purchase price of the shares would not be capable of restoring the parties to their respective former positions unless the obligation to repay were made conditional on the tender of the share certificates . |
| 3 | The next day the contents were made public of an unusually critical letter to Shamir from the leading pro-Israel lobby in the USA ( the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — AIPAC ) . |
| 4 | In 1989 , at least 300 million international journeys were made outbound from the major developed countries alone . |
| 5 | Sihanouk was also reported as saying that if he were made chair of the Cambodia Supreme National Council ( SNC ) he would allow Hun Sen , the SOC Prime Minister , to become vice-chair . |
| 6 | Profitt , Michael Cook , 18 , Adrian Sinclair , 19 , and Lee Scrivens , 19 , all from Birmingham , admitted theft charges ; another six City supporters were also remanded in custody or on bail , and 23 were fined a total of £8,600 for admitting charges arising from a weekend in the Lancashire resort which a Football Association inquiry may punish by banning City supporters from remaining away games ; all their away matches were made all-ticket for an indefinite period after trouble last season at Crystal Palace . |
| 7 | Then she smiled though her eyes remained cold as winter and said , ‘ Are you enjoying your time in the Army ? ’ — as if she were making conversation in a drawing-room , Carrie thought , instead of standing in a hay field in summer in a long , silk ball gown . |
| 8 | A party meeting was to be held on the following Monday and the Whips were making preparation for a vote to be taken . |
| 9 | The fact that we were making love in the Parsons ' matrimonial bed , the sheets still warm and smelly from their previous occupant , may have had something to do with it as well . |
| 10 | Ian Humphreys and Duncan Mitchell were making space down the right wing for Milton as the visitors started to click into gear , searching and probing for a way past the Fairmile defence . |
| 11 | But while their cricketing cousins were making history at the Calcutta Eden Garden pitch , rugby was still embroiled in the hard world of politics . |
| 12 | Indeed , in the course of our research it became increasingly clear that many of those commenting upon the " new " temporary working were making reference to the same small number of examples of this practice — examples , moreover , in which the number of temporary workers actually employed was often very low [ see Chapter 7 ] . |
| 13 | The news that Karen and I were married was made public at a buffet brunch given by Thomas and Lynn Carter to which we had been invited — or rather Karen had been invited , and had asked if it would be all right to bring me along . |
| 14 | The petition was made public at a conference in the House of Lords as part of a campaign by the Alert group which aims to meet growing concern about the threat of legalised euthanasia . |
| 15 | In an attempt to formulate a credible political platform from which the JSP might successfully contest the forthcoming elections , a foreign , defence and economic policy review was unanimously approved during a meeting in August 1989 of regional JSP officials , and was made public during a press conference on Sept. 10 by JSP leader Takako Doi . |
| 16 | … was made Chancellor of the Exchequer , Guillielmus Colbiensus was Chief of the Secret Police , and Josephus Sartor was secretary to the Emperor and Director of Foreign Trade and Commerce . |
| 17 | How does the basic principle that damages are based on the losses that were within the contemplation of the parties when the contract was made work in the context of computers ? |
| 18 | It was made part of The East Surrey Regiment in 1916 , and in 1935 was converted to an anti-aircraft role as part of The Royal Engineers . |
| 19 | In 1254 Ireland was made part of the endowment of Edward , the king 's son , and John Fitzgeoffrey , between 1254 and 1258 , became the prince 's leading councillor . |
| 20 | Jim Magilton was made man of the match but for many United fans new keeper Phil Whitehead was the real hero . |
| 21 | Micky Hazard was made man of the match . |
| 22 | The agreement to lift the IMF 's quotas , effectively the membership fees payable by its 152 members , from 90,000 million to 135,000 million special drawing rights ( SDR1=US$1.32757 as at May 11 , 1990 ) , was made conditional on the adoption of a tougher policy against countries in arrears . |
| 23 | The next month — 15 May he was replaced in command by General Henri Pétain , the hero of Verdun ; at the same time , General Ferdinand Foch was made chief of the French General Staff . |
| 24 | The ‘ impertinent Pozsgay ’ , as party leader Janos Kadar called him , was made boss of the party 's powerless umbrella body , the Patriotic People 's Front , in 1982 . |
| 25 | In December 1915 , he was commissioned as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant and was made head of the School of Aerobatics . |
| 26 | One of the two new sheriffs was his nephew , while two of his feoffees received royal patronage : Thomas Kebell was made attorney of the duchy of Lancaster and William Chauntry replaced John Gunthorpe as dean of the king 's chapel . |
| 27 | One of the two new sheriffs was his nephew , while two of his feoffees received royal patronage : Thomas Kebell was made attorney of the duchy of Lancaster and William Chauntry replaced John Gunthorpe as dean of the king 's chapel . |
| 28 | In August 1470 he was made warden of the west march towards Scotland , an office previously held by the earl of Warwick . |
| 29 | In August 1470 he was made warden of the west march towards Scotland , an office previously held by the earl of Warwick . |
| 30 | In 1920 he was made nuncio to the German Republic , although he did not move to Berlin until 1925 . |