Example sentences of "[was/were] made to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , stylistic change is at a premium ; in Gombrich 's book the dramatic innovations of Caravaggio do well , but a distinguished painter , say Bonnard , who is not so bold or challenging an artist was omitted until additions were made to the text in 1971 . |
| 2 | The Don canal was made to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary , and various branches and inter-connections were made to the system before the coming of the railways , to make those canals serving the coal-mining and iron and steel industries some of the busiest commercial waterways in the country . |
| 3 | A number of changes were made to the system of stabilization of export earnings ( Stabex ) regarding agricultural and fishery products . |
| 4 | Quinquennial visits were made to the university schools of Bath , North London , Leeds Metropolitan , Humberside and Portsmouth and to the Architectural Association School of Architecture . |
| 5 | Review visits were made to the University of Greenwich and the Mackintosh School , the Glasgow School of Art/Glasgow University . |
| 6 | After Wade 's departure in May 1740 further extensions were made to the road network , especially between 1743 and 1760 , under the direction of his former Inspector of Roads , Major William Caulfeild . |
| 7 | No other changes were made to the structure of the system . |
| 8 | In August 1981 , however , some detailed changes were made to the way in which this assistance would be forthcoming . |
| 9 | The statements of Dr Baltimore 's which the NIH 's Office of Scientific Integrity finds ‘ most deeply troubling ’ were made to the NIH last year . |
| 10 | Protests were made to the Minister for Social Welfare regarding Dental , Optical and Aural cutbacks . |
| 11 | Substantial payments were made to the company pursuant to that agreement . |
| 12 | Instead , urged on by his military and political masters , he pressed on throughout July and into August , while at the same time fresh Russian attacks were made to the north of his armies . |
| 13 | To take a somewhat unlikely example , if application were made to the Secretary of State for an order under this procedure to give planning permission for a single project the response would be that there is a complete planning code of public legislation to cover that requirement , and in the absence of exceptional circumstances recourse should be had to that code . |
| 14 | Submissions were made to the Government , the Audit Commission and others on completion , the client role and trading accounts . |
| 15 | Additions were made to the train in 1948 , when two ex-Chairman 's saloons , built at Wolverton in 1942 , were converted to personal saloons for the use of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh . |
| 16 | Various offerings of Sake , branches and salt were made to the shrine that had been established on the site . |
| 17 | Representations were made to the County Councils Association for amendment of ‘ this present unsatisfactory scheme ’ , and that particular problem disappeared , with many others , in the reforms embodied in the National Insurance Act of 1946 . |
| 18 | The offers were made to the County Council who normally consulted the schoolmaster before accepting and he was a very important factor in their success . |
| 19 | A succession of other legal disputes went unresolved , and appeals were made to the parlement of Paris . |
| 20 | Many improvements were made to the Bank Quay works , and Crosfields ' products were marketed throughout the world . |
| 21 | The result is an approximate history of the site : for example , the site may begin with the construction of a farmhouse with a few outbuildings , then a large barn was built , alterations were made to the farmhouse , two of the outbuildings were demolished , and so on . |
| 22 | Some changes were made to the membership of the steering committee . |
| 23 | Apart from the various gifts of valuables and food and clothing which marked the exchanges between the principles , there were also certain standard payments in money ) which were made to the washerman who prepared the cloths used at various stages in the proceedings . |
| 24 | After prongs were retained in two patients modifications were made to the instrument . |
| 25 | The reports of Master Philip and of Cardinal Guido of Preneste were made to the pope . |
| 26 | Complaints were made to the pope , although the archbishop of Braga remained loyal to the crown . |
| 27 | The new Committee agreed to ask the University of Birmingham to comment on the application , visits were made to the College , and discussion of the proposals and their implications continued . |
| 28 | Requests for further assistance were made to the Commonwealth and to the European Communities ( EC ) . |
| 29 | In the event , very few changes were made to the Cabinet , whose composition was announced on Dec. 23 ; only one minister , Petr Aven , Minister of Foreign Economic Relations , lost his post , to be replaced by his deputy Sergei Glazyev . |
| 30 | Young couples took their children to it as soon as their legs were long enough ; old people accepted it as the first of their last climbs and many beery pledges were made to the mountain in the Deeside pubs . |