Example sentences of "be made [prep] a [det] " in BNC.

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1 Token bets had been made by a few on the opposing Southern team , so Rex was able to ‘ collect ’ from long time colleagues as well as being presented with a cheque b Mr Ellis .
2 A further wave of activity occurs after the interviews have taken place , and then things should tail off as offers are made to a few selected individuals .
3 Before leaving the topic of logical incrementalism , mention needs to be made of a few other relevant studies .
4 Potatoes are cheap and a considerable amount of profit can be made with a little thought being put into the presentation .
5 Originally ascribed to the 1660s it now seems highly likely that they date from the 1630s and were made within a few years of each other .
6 Most of those applications were made in a few weeks .
7 I 'll bet that 's made for a few tensions in Schreider Sterne Inc. ! ’
8 Voluntary schools were given the choice of becoming ‘ aided ’ or ‘ controlled ’ schools and provision was made for a few ‘ special agreement ’ schools ( see Chapter 6 ) .
9 Some progress was made upon a few , particularly the reduction of major epidemics of malaria , cholera , smallpox and yellow-fever .
10 The collection from the nest was made within a few days of the fledglings leaving the nest , and the broken up and trampled remains of pellets and bones from the nest can be mostly attributed to the regurgitated pellets of the fledglings .
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