Example sentences of "[been] [verb] make [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He 's already been told to make other arrangements — and that 's a shame .
2 If suitably processed in Iraq , that material could have been used to make nuclear warheads .
3 Schools which observe a principle of ‘ open house ’ are better able to achieve this , because they encourage parents and local residents to make visits during school hours , and have been shown to make notable improvements in the quality of the education which they provide simply by working with parents on a basis of equality .
4 The daunting confines of the Crucible Theatre have been known to make strong men tremble over the simplest of pots , but after what has happened to the unassuming Thai in recent weeks , it will be a shock of seismic proportions if the occasion affects him — even on his debut .
5 Former Chief Secretaries have been known to make spirited claims for additional resources when they move to a departmental job .
6 On the other side of the argument , groups have also been found to make disastrous decisions .
7 From the fully fitted Gaggenau Kitchens , the Bang and Olufsen stereos , television and video , to the opulent Connolly hide leather sofas , no expense has been spared to make these lodges the ultimate in luxurious sophistication .
8 It had been hoped to make six trips a day with each helicopter carrying six stretchers and four other wounded civilians .
9 At the moment , no date for its formation has been set but Sir Geoffrey has been asked to make specific recommendations ‘ as soon as possible ’ .
10 All too often , conservators have been asked to make important decisions affecting the state of a work of art without informed comment from other specialists .
11 They were the first state concerns to be given this go-ahead since July 1989 , although private companies had from January 1991 been allowed to make direct payments of foreign commercial debt .
12 France have been forced to make late changes .
13 Costain , Tarmac , John Laing and Higgs & Hill have been forced to make huge provisions and cut their dividends .
14 At his trial in September 1989 , Suh Kyung-won testified to having been ill-treated during his interrogation and said that he had been forced to make false statements under duress .
15 FOOTBALL clubs have been urged to make early inspections if there is any doubt about their matches to prevent clubs and fans setting off unnecessarily .
16 So it 's appropriate that he 's been chosen to make new gates for the North porch of Hereford cathedral , to replace wrought ironwork that was made and then removed centuries ago .
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