Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [adv] made [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Some reference was also made to congressional documents . |
| 2 | But it had been she and Eleanor who had become the friends , though the distinction was never made in public . |
| 3 | The plaintiffs conceded that their product was not made of secret materials but secrecy arose from the way in which the materials were mixed , the temperature employed in various stages of manufacture and the method of testing the consistency of the product . |
| 4 | The train was substantially made of strong timber and my father had painted it green — the livery colour of the London and South Western Railway . |
| 5 | ‘ Sources close to the ‘ artiste ’ suggest the decision to cancel the tour was not made for glamorous or news-worthy reasons , like police/local authority objections or fear on the streets of Britain … just that he ca n't be arsed . ’ |
| 6 | Tilsit was originally made by Dutch cheesemakers living in East Germany , but is now made throughout Germany . |
| 7 | The decision to fall into line was not made for ignoble reasons , but from financial necessity . |
| 8 | As I considered the contents of the squadron report , it seemed to me that the probability was that the bodies were those of aircrew from supply aircraft , for there was some suggestion in the report that a Liberator and a Halifax had been lost over the Morvan when ferrying supplies ; but the point is that no proper statement was ever made in regimental records . |
| 9 | He handed it and his sunhat back to the fuming bowler , who felt the gesture was not made with due courtesy . |
| 10 | In the event delivery was not made until early September and a strong letter of complaint from a dissatisfied Northern Ireland customer greeted Jim Dalliton upon his return from holiday . |
| 11 | There had been talk of sending me to a special school , but my family were not ready to accept such an open acknowledgment of my disability , and the excuse was again made about academic standards . |
| 12 | This 18th-century sweet preserve was traditionally made for high days and holidays . |