Example sentences of "was make up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The road was owned by Mr Dalison who gave it to the parish , in 1892 and it was made up at the cost of £40 and the improvements to the cemetery cost a further £21 140 . |
| 2 | This was made up of the organic residues of farms , forestry , industry and domestic refuse . |
| 3 | In 1913 a half of the total trade of the world was made up of the exports and imports of seven European countries which enjoyed the advantages of a highly developed science and technology , well-established basic industries , and access to capital for investment . |
| 4 | The Donaldson matter was petty and tiresome but much of office life was made up of the petty and tiresome . |
| 5 | The television-viewing public was made up of the older stay-at-homes , not the swinging exotics whose exploits filled the front pages of the newspapers . |
| 6 | This " Maximum Rate " was made up of the arithmetic mean of the trend of GNP of EC countries , the average rise in member states ' budgets , and the trend in the cost of living . |
| 7 | The team that was made up of the remnants from Roxburgh 's original squad — and three of those conscripted to compensate for nine weekend call-offs — distinguished themselves at Ibrox and none more so than Duncan Ferguson , of Dundee United . |
| 8 | The traditionally Muslim peoples of Central Asia accounted for a further 15 per cent ; and the balance was made up for the most part of the larger national groups in Transcaucasia and the Baltic . |
| 9 | Ashore the troops were commanded by Colonel John Durnford-Slater , the Commanding Officer of 3 Commando , who did most of the detailed planning for the raiding force which was made up from the entire 3 Commando , reinforced by two Troops from ‘ No.2 ’ with additional Royal Engineers from ‘ No.6 ’ , Royal Army Medical Corps ( RAMC ) personnel from ‘ No.4 ’ , intelligence officers from the War Office , and a Press Unit . |
| 10 | The daughters of small farmers were best esteemed , but they were declining and the supply was made up from the cottages of artisans , shopkeepers and labourers . |
| 11 | This was made up by the Head Girl mixing together oxide of zinc , glycerine , rosewater , a touch of yellow ochre and methylated spirits , the latter helping to dry it on the legs . |