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 For example , some educational provision was made for the handicapped child once the universal state education system showed the need .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 There 's about three and a quarter million of those , as and when this slide was made for the self-employed .
12 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 …
13 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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