Example sentences of "and [vb past] it [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This presented the Communists as a part of the federal Labour movement , and made it necessary for sections of the Labour Party to give serious consideration to Communist aims and activities . |
| 2 | … the subscription method democratized literary patronage , and made it possible for a community of wealthy people to contribute to the support of many authors . |
| 3 | They proved much easier to collect than direct taxes and made it possible for government revenue to keep pace with the swift rise in production . |
| 4 | The course of events after 1931 clearly revealed the inadequacy of pure aspiration as the basis for a science of international politics , and made it possible for the first time to embark on serious critical and analytical thought about international problems . |
| 5 | This led to a surplus of qualified workers and made it possible for their work and pay to be devalued . |
| 6 | She put us back on our feet and made it possible for us to live again . |
| 7 | Second , failure of supporters of other parties to transfer votes on elimination caused these to be non-transferable and made it possible for VUPP candidates to be elected " without reaching the quota " in the last stage of a count . |
| 8 | The decree , which entered into force later in June , entitled Albanian citizens in principle to a passport for travelling abroad and re-entering the country , and made it possible for visitors to obtain entry visas at crossing points on the Albanian border . |
| 9 | Is it not time that the Government got off their behinds and made it compulsory for a payment to be made every year to every senior citizen in this land ? |
| 10 | This gravely restricted Law 's room for manoeuvre and made it impossible for him to accept the only compromise that Asquith could offer . |
| 11 | But maybe he did see Rosa run heavily for the door of her home ; maybe he was one of the men in the cafe who knew , who corroborated Tommaso 's insult later with their laughter , and made it impossible for Davide to ignore it and fail to issue his challenge . |
| 12 | The wash of a passing collier rocked both boats and the enormous reverberation of her wailing hooter filled the air and made it impossible for them to speak . |
| 13 | No mourners followed but an unmarked car appeared in the road and made it impossible for any vehicle to tail the hearse . |
| 14 | Important debt agreements ended the country 's isolation from the international financial community and made it eligible for fresh multilateral agency loans . |
| 15 | Dr Walter Kilner developed some screens filled with a dicyanin solution which sensitized the eyes and made it easier for more people to see the aura . |
| 16 | Technological advances in manufacturing have raised the quality of most goods and made it easier for competitors to copy one another 's innovations — which are , anyway , typically minor and increasingly rare . |
| 17 | After all those years in Paris he found the bright sunshine and the sparkling translucence of the air disturbed his concentration and made it difficult for him to work . |
| 18 | Unemployment in the 1980s forced many older people into early retirement and made it difficult for others to find work . |
| 19 | ‘ Mark has done well in pre-season and made it difficult for me because Dublin has also done quite well . |
| 20 | It marked them off from other men and made it difficult for them to settle down to the dull conformity of civilian existence after the war . |
| 21 | Banks entered this market in a big way in the early 1980s , after the abolition of the ‘ corset ’ scheme , which inhibited the growth of their interest-bearing deposits and made it difficult for them to lend large sums without incurring financial penalties imposed by the Bank of England . |
| 22 | ‘ He has tried to draft in fresh faces , and found it difficult for them to fit in . |
| 23 | The bodies were made of ‘ German silver ’ , essentially bell-brass , but with a high nickel content that turned the metal white and hardened it ready for engraving . |
| 24 | This has been realized for a long time , and it is on record that John Dalton analysed the water supply for the firm of Sykes & Co. at Stockport and declared it suitable for the purpose . |
| 25 | Using Wella 's High Hair Form & Finish Spray for extra hold , he pinned the hair and brushed it flat for a sophisticated Sixties style . |
| 26 | The third servant made no attempt to use the gold but dug a hole and kept it safe for his master 's return . |
| 27 | When the doorbell rang shortly before ten o'clock , she assumed it was the postman and answered it ill-prepared for the face that greeted her . |
| 28 | I had supposed that Aunt Louise would be in bed , but she met me at the door ; opened it , in fact , and held it ready for me to come in , because there was something she was bursting to tell me : ‘ I 'm not staying in this cold place a day longer . ’ |
| 29 | He pushed through another battered-looking swing door and held it open for her . |
| 30 | Peter moved towards the door and held it open for her . |