Example sentences of "they [vb base] made [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | British industrialists are getting agitated about an £8bn interest-free loan that they 've made to the Government . |
| 2 | And he warns : ‘ Do n't be fooled by the poor start they 've made to the season . |
| 3 | The mature reader , of whatever age , takes liberties with the text : ‘ Proficient readers can go directly to the meaning of the passage being read , only sampling the print for confirmation of the hypotheses they have made about the meaning intended by the author . |
| 4 | The foresters , both riding and walking , and their pages take for a cart two , three or four shillings , from some more and from others less according to their means , and for a pack-horse twelve , sixteen or eighteen pence , to raise their fine which they have made with the warden for their appointment ; this to the great destruction of the King 's forest and the grievance of those who have woods in the forest , for they suffer the carriers to go quit all through the year without attachment , and yet the King has no profit … |
| 5 | Premiums could be cut by a fifth if consultants passed on savings they have made with the increase of private work , said the Norwich Union . |
| 6 | Nor would I dismiss their contributions to the analysis of sexism , or deny the contribution , in my own profession , they have made to the re-emergence of work with young women . |
| 7 | The modifications they have made to the rear suspension have made the bike much better . ’ |
| 8 | Outgoing tenants may , under the 1954 Act , claim compensation from the landlord for any alterations or improvements which they have made to the premises where these have increased the letting value of the premises . |
| 9 | Students will be asked to identify the contribution of residential experience to their own personal and social development and to identify the contribution which they have made to the residential experience . |
| 10 | In order to bring about sustained growth , the Government will have to reverse the cuts that they have made in the training budget and develop a long-term programme to increase the quantity and quality of skills throughout British industry . |
| 11 | Many hon. Members on both sides of the House must be embarrassed about some of the comments that they have made in the past . |