Example sentences of "[verb] [be] make but " in BNC.
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| 1 | Considerable progress has been made but a number of fundamental issues are still with us . |
| 2 | We are quick enough to admonish and complain and rebuke , but all too seldom do we actually give praise when either an outstanding achievement has been made , or even more rarely , when an outstanding effort has been made but has not succeeded . |
| 3 | I say real progress has been made but today I am asking you to think about the next step a step that I am sure we all feel is at the heart of the matter a transforming step perhaps the critical step that will guarantee ultimate success in fulfilling god 's loving will for his church . |
| 4 | ( 4 ) ) , and the continuing of the validity of a licence where an application for a renewal has been made but not determined by the licensing board ( subs . |
| 5 | ‘ Asking the wrong question ’ or ‘ irrelevancy ’ tells one that an error has been made but it does not tell one whether the error is jurisdictional . |
| 6 | It makes provision for monetary compensation to be paid to any person to whom an offer should have been made but was not , and who has suffered loss . |
| 7 | I did n't recognise myself , to be honest , er I anticipated all sorts of revelations to b have been made but er they did n't appear . |
| 8 | Chart 13 shows Mr Moore 's findings : in the successful sample the average ratio of long-term debt to assets was 62.4% after the LBO had been made but it fell to 37.6% by the third year as assets were sold and debt paid off . |
| 9 | The breakthrough had been made but now was the time to confirm her arrival as a major talent . |
| 10 | By the time De Lorean closed , more than 18,000 cars had been made but only 9,000 were sold , mainly to collectors . |
| 11 | In American Economic Laundry v. Little , a final order for possession had been made but that order for possession had been suspended . |
| 12 | Everyone else thought the decisions had been made but in fact we totally re-did that season 's collection in a waiting room at Brussels airport , just the two of us . ’ |
| 13 | At the end of the 11th round on Aug. 7 , Burt admitted that " no major achievements ' had been made but claimed that there had been " solid progress ' on all issues except those relating to space weapons on which the sides remained " too far apart " . |
| 14 | In some of these areas , progress had been made but agreement was believed to be conditional on the outcome of the dispute over agricultural trade . |
| 15 | ‘ Promises have been made but I 'm a realist , ’ he said . |