Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] made [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Nearly half the funds were , however , unable to offer independent substantiation of their ethical claims , and the report showed that some made surprising investment choices , with Nestlé and RTZ , among others , attracting " ethical " investment .
2 The ‘ No Smoking ’ and seatbelt signs were on , although this made little difference to Myeloski who had clamped himself into his seat as soon as he had boarded the aircraft .
3 Although this made less appeal to Chinese taste than paler varieties , it was found useful for feeding a growing export market to the west .
4 It replaces the present system , where appeals are dealt with by the Department , with less than 10 made each year .
5 Bragad had brought quite a few men with him — a dozen or so though some , of course , were Mugeary 's , if that made any difference .
6 Members of Parliament did complain about poor radio reception in their constituencies , and some made occasional allegations of political interference and bias in the radio news .
7 Finally , and this returns us to Kumar 's statements , it is unlikely that with the elimination of the scarcity of resources — and this made cultural direction incredibly simple — and the internationalization of media productions a nation can ever maintain its defensive walls unbreached .
8 They saw Hollywood films , just as everyone else did , and many made valiant efforts to learn from American filmmaking styles .
9 Nick Skelton , on Burmah Serenade , and Germany 's Franke Sloothaak , on Walzerkoenig , could have taken the prize , for the rider clearing the highest course , but each made one error .
10 When Paisley was later told about the woman 's remark , he immediately condemned it and rebuked her , but this made little impression on the basic loyalties of the audience .
11 While this made eminent sense for production efficiency in wartime , it was very much apparent to the British that this would give the United States a natural advantage when the war ended .
12 But he could be an entertaining man and when sober made good company .
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