Example sentences of "were make [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Initially , most of these sales were made through mail order specialists but retail has become a growing sector and today accounts for about half of current sales . |
| 2 | Lesson Core — Observations here were made during teacher input of content — if male or female characters were discussed , eg in a Kestrel for a Knave , or examples used to illustrate a principle . |
| 3 | Elsewhere in Sussex other attempts were made at resort development , not so much to provide rivals but to offer alternatives to those who preferred either greater seclusion or a more systematic consideration of health . |
| 4 | was promoted to the Chair in Retail Studies and a number of appointments were made at lecturer level ; however , senior appointments in the department still require filling as a matter of urgency . |
| 5 | A major advantage of this type of input was that these basic validation checks were made at input time and any errors detected were displayed back to the operator immediately , thus allowing corrections to be made quickly . |
| 6 | Apparently , up until quite recently all Warwick basses were made with aluminium truss rods which obviously are not as strong as steel ones and are liable to break after being adjusted a few times . |
| 7 | Trying to control the trembling in her legs , which felt as though they were made of cotton wool , Laura silently followed Ross across the green lawns to their guest cottage , where Carole had laid out the cold supper . |
| 8 | Generally , the products were made of plane/sycamore wood that had been seasoned for about 6 months . |
| 9 | First commercial gas sales were made to Alliance Gas on September 1 . |
| 10 | Once the route was resolved the Club found itself considering yet again , the prospects of building a new clubhouse at the top of Chalk Hill and serious attempts were made to interest Brewery companies into buying the existing clubhouse for a public house . |
| 11 | Among other measures in the budget , excise duties on tobacco products , petrol and diesel fuel were increased by more than the level of inflation ; the rate of corporation tax was cut from 35 to 34 per cent for 1990-91 and further to 32 per cent for 1991-92 ; and increases were made in child benefit . |
| 12 | Moreover , major advances were made in training child care staff both for residential work and for the fieldwork of finding substitute homes , supervising fostering and keeping contact with parents . |
| 13 | Modest but significant improvements were made in farming equipment . |
| 14 | The central thesis is that from about 1850 onwards various experiments were made in paper production which changed drastically the estimated life of books . |