Example sentences of "was make [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She counted to ten as she had been taught when about to deliver a big speech , but when she tried to force some words of outrage from between her teeth her tongue clove to the roof of her mouth and the most she could do was make a small cry of protest deep in her throat . |
| 2 | Annexed to British India in the 19th century , Burma was made a separate dependency in 1937 and became independent , outside the Commonwealth , as the Union of Burma in 1948 . |
| 3 | In 1815 , after 400 years of domination by many European powers , Luxembourg was made a Grand Duchy . |
| 4 | Let us then [ … ] suppose a great increase in the general demand for fish , such for instance as might arise from a disease affecting farm stock , by which meat was made a dear and dangerous food for several years together . |
| 5 | Likewise no scheme for seeking American assistance in getting rid of sterling balances was made a serious part of the loan negotiations , even though there are many indications of US suspicion of the sterling area and willingness to assist in its dismantlement [ Van Dormael , 1978 ] . |
| 6 | Larwood refused to apologise for his bowling methods and was made a prime scapegoat of the affair . |
| 7 | In each case the Canadian fiction of a supposedly identical sovereign was repudiated ; and in each case the continuance of a unity which had been due only to the former British connection was made a prior condition for even pretending to play the Canadian game . |
| 8 | Cole records that , in the straitened circumstances attending the trade depression of 1857–8 , the payment of dividend on invested capital was made a prior charge on profits , payable , that is , before the workers ' bonus ; and the remaining profits were to be divided at a uniform rate on wages paid and on invested capital . |
| 9 | The practice of apartheid , imposed on Namibia by successive South African governments since 1948 , was made a criminal offence , as were torture and forced labour ; the death penalty was formally banned . |
| 10 | The most blatant example came in 1981 when it was made a criminal contempt punishable with two years ' imprisonment for journalists , after a trial was over , to interview jurors about their deliberations . |
| 11 | He was made a great pet of by Edouard 's manservant , George , and by his cook . |
| 12 | Cogidubnus was made a Roman citizen , taking the names of his patron . |
| 13 | Erm well why would you er get engaged in a , a contest erm with er the three warring factions , because you certainly would n't be able to con confine yourself to one , and since there 's no national interest as such , I know there have been many attempts to link er Bosnia with er peace in the world generally or with world order , in fact there is no threat er this is a civil war , strictly speaking , and th there 's no evidence that it would er sp spill over into a major war unless it was made a major war er by those er with the er forces that exist . |
| 14 | The ISMA , the main trade body of eurobond dealers was made a recognised overseas exchange under the Act and is overseen by the Securities and Futures Authority . |
| 15 | He was made a trusty and the other prisoners got on well with him . |
| 16 | It was made a compulsory subject in the schools , an essential part of the Leaving Certificate , and it was necessary to pass an exam in the language to enter the civil service . |
| 17 | The restoration of sight was made a general activity of Jesus in his answer to John the Baptiser , who was imprisoned by Herod , but seemed to have had doubts about whether Jesus was the expected one . |
| 18 | Last autumn the area around Lhasa was made a special economic zone . |
| 19 | ‘ Castlemilk was made a special initiative area by the Government and major improvements to housing and the environment have taken place . |
| 20 | Abortion was a common-law crime until 1803 , when it was made a statutory offence . |
| 21 | In 1967 , as a result of a diving accident , Joni was made a quadriplegic . |
| 22 | During such a study , a serendipitous observation was made a few years ago in our laboratory at Bangalore . |
| 23 | After these reconnaissances during October , a final reconnaissance was made a few days before the invasion , by the teams going inshore one night so that each navigator could show the paddlers their canoes ' positions as navigational marks guiding in the assault waves on D-day . |
| 24 | A similar suggestion was made a few years later by the French scientist the Marquis de Laplace , apparently independently of Michell . |
| 25 | ‘ When the draw for the quarter-final was made a few weeks ago , I was delighted at being paired with Derry City ’ he declared . |
| 26 | The Commission 's Report also suggested that the " commercial " side at Stockport should be expanded , but this was only partially acted upon , when in 1869 Greek was made a voluntary subject and Natural Philosophy was introduced as a substitute for Pure Mathematics . |
| 27 | From 1824 to 1839 , he was in charge of a penal colony on Moreton Bay , Queensland , and when the colony was made a free settlement in 1842 , the town and river on which it stands were called Brisbane in his honour . |
| 28 | Despite its bid for attention , it failed to obtain Minton an ARA , a disappointment that may have been enhanced by the fact that this year Rodrigo Moynihan was made a full Academician . |
| 29 | And so these two brothers , they both got back on , but unfortunately er Les , he was made a full time official of the miners , when he retired , full time official of the miners union . |
| 30 | John Baring 's father had been from 1882 senior partner in the merchant bank of Baring Brothers , and he himself joined the firm on leaving Cambridge , served his apprenticeship as a clerk , travelled widely in North and South America , and was made a full partner early in 1890 . |