Example sentences of "[was/were] make for the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Demands were made for the immediate distribution of gas masks , most notably by Foreign Minister David Levi on Aug. 20 .
2 The changes that were made for the Oval game took the number of England players used in the series to twenty-three and , as Cowdrey had to withdraw with a bruised foot , Graham Gooch was appointed the fourth captain of the series .
3 Each committee was aware of the dangers of individual or mass arrest , and contingency plans were made for the automatic replacement of committee members should they be arrested .
4 Adjustments were made for the continuous variables triceps skinfold ( measured as recommended by Tanner and Whitehouse , expressed as standard deviation scores calculated by the method of Cole ) and reported maternal height .
5 Two specific claims were made for the new drug .
6 Although the old colours ranged widely and included deep or light red , blue , ‘ grizzle ’ and all-white , nearly all had white finching and white on the belly and face and early selection was made for the famous white face in contrast to a deep , rich red body colour set off by the white brisket , belly , legs , shoulder stripe and tail switch .
7 The sale of the land to the Technical School went through ( the Foundation Stone was laid on 8th September 1888 ) and a new playground for the School was made for the grand sum of £97 .
8 More important , in 1762 recruitment was made for the first time a direct concern of the government , taking it out of the hands of the regimental officers who had hitherto controlled it .
9 For example , some educational provision was made for the handicapped child once the universal state education system showed the need .
10 In addition , a bathymetric survey of Finlaggan Loch , Islay , which was made for the National Museum of Scotland , was combined with investigations by a BGS diving team .
11 My Lord the er plaintiff Mr er telephoned the National Westminster Bank the following day in order to er make an appointment to discuss the finances further and an appointment was made for the twenty second of October .
12 During fitting out , provision was made for the whole floor ( which includes What Personal Computer 's sister titles — PC User and Which Computer ? ) to be properly cabled up , ready to be networked .
13 There 's about three and a quarter million of those , as and when this slide was made for the self-employed .
14 Lisburn Shopping Week 1930 ( BBC1 10.35pm ) a short , originally silent , film was made for the local picture house and has been preserved by the Lisburn Museum …
15 The Anderson Platoon ( 1966 ) was made for the French Broadcasting System by Pierre Schoendoerffer , who , like Jones , had considerable military experience ; Schoendoerffer was captured by the Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu while a combat photographer for the French Army .
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