Example sentences of "made [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 She got the ceiling decorated and made improvements to the entrance to make it more welcoming .
2 On Viola 's approach down the hall , Hilda turned up the gas and made preparation for a hasty departure , but this , it seemed , was not the idea .
3 While Barnes was inspiring the South West , Andrew 's use of boot , brain and vision made ribbons of the Midlands line-out superiority .
4 Andrew 's use of boot , brain and vision made ribbons of the Midlands line-out superiority and visiting skipper Dean Richards admitted : ‘ He was the decisive factor . ’
5 With five minutes left , Deon Oosthuysen made ribbons of the Midlands defence on the right after Theo van Rensburg had committed the midfield with a powerful break .
6 The early sun , striking up from the silver , made patterns on his cheek , and on his throat with all the music in it .
7 Hubert bent nails , made patterns with metal bars and suffered agonies as he struggled to lift massive weights .
8 He made patterns in the space , first up and down , then diagonally across , always within the open area between the stream and the thicket .
9 Suzi made patterns in the sugar with her spoon .
10 and well they used to make , and they made these they made kind of lots of tin things you know like different sizes and I can nae just describe what they , there was one had big whiskers down his face but er the rest was clean shaven , you ken .
11 Sure , Cuba 's circumstances made part of its ruling class ultra-anti-American .
12 A universal truth has to be digested and made part of our thinking and understanding .
13 Unix System Labs ' top brass has been meeting with the Russian Minister of Higher Education about getting Unix made part of the curriculum .
14 International Law so far as this Court is concerned , is the body of doctrine regarding the international rights and duties of States which has been adopted and made part of the Law of Scotland .
15 These independent structures are then transformed to dependent ones : " After she had swept the room " , etc. , and made part of a complex sentence .
16 For court judgments there is , for the European Community , the 1968 Brussels Convention , made part of English law by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 , and reciprocal enforcement treaties with various other countries under the Administration of Justice Act 1920 and the Foreign Judgments ( Reciprocal Enforcement ) Act 1933 .
17 In his will ( PCC 147 PENN ) , dated July 1670 , Mills made bequests to his wife Elizabeth , his son Peter , and his nine grandchildren by his four daughters .
18 A CLASSIC Rolls-Royce limousine which had been in the same Scottish family for 60 years made £21,275 at a Sotheby 's weekend car sale at the Royal Air Force museum , Hendon , North London .
19 Morrissey armed himself with a self made shield of absolute and utter confidence .
20 ‘ The bank made shipments from Timbuktu in the Middle Ages , when African gold was at its finest . ’
21 On a bend of the Colorado river we made camp for a month .
22 I made camp at sunset , and then cooked , wrote letters , and did my chores after dark .
23 They made camp at the top of a bank by a fallen tree .
24 They made camp at the top of a bank by a fallen tree .
25 The Orc army made camp at the Three Towers , the ancient Elf ruins on the borders of the Moot .
26 We arrived at about 4.30pm and made camp at a very good site .
27 The Nez Perce made camp on the Clearwater , which Howard dared not cross , then struck their lodges the following morning and headed for Weippe Prairie and the Lolo trail east .
28 The track gradually dropped to the rippling waters of the Hongu Khola , where we made camp on the banks of the river amidst azaleas and fragrang scrub juniper between the enclosing mountains .
29 They concealed the horses and made camp among the trees , out of sight of anyone who chanced to pass during the night .
30 From there they proceeded to the Jebel mountains and made camp in a pleasant area of trees and plentiful water .
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