Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [been] made to " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | When the King 's Declarations were finally published , Richard Baxter was pleasantly surprised to find that some important concessions had been made to his position . |
| 2 | Last-minute concessions had been made to disaffected groups to win their support . |
| 3 | Opening the eighth session of the People 's Assembly on Sept. 19 , Chissano reported that official visits had been made to Algeria , Ghana , Libya , Portugal , Rwanda , Spain , Switzerland , Uganda , the United Kingdom and the United States . |
| 4 | The seat in question had already been reallocated from the PSOE to the United Left ( IU ) in a recount on Nov. 11 , and appeals had been made to the Constitutional Court against the Murcia court 's decision of Dec. 1 to hold fresh elections . |
| 5 | So many exceptions had been made to earlier Navigation Acts by royal licence that it had sometimes looked as if they were intended to raise revenue rather than to direct trade , and in the 1660s there had been a few signs that the legislation which Charles had inherited from the Republic and had then extended might still be treated in the same way . |
| 6 | ‘ The Prince did not care what promises had been made to the Englishman ; forcing Sharpe to dance would demonstrate to the Rifleman that the Prince commanded this headquarters . |
| 7 | Fearing criticism if their bulk supply costs were better known ( unsustainable assertions on off-peak generating costs had been made to the Ministry ) , they felt that the less guidance they got in tariff making from the Authority 's bulk supply tariff the better . |
| 8 | In insisting that no changes had been made to the original plan , his team was being economical with the truth . |
| 9 | It 's alleged John Baillie shot the victim twice in the back after threats had been made to his family . |
| 10 | Threats had been made to her and the children and in the end she had been driven over the edge . |
| 11 | Chris Morris , the joint receiver at Touche Ross , said that some payments had been made to employees and priority creditors — essentially the banks — but said the chances of ordinary creditors receiving anything was ‘ only around half a per cent ’ . |
| 12 | It emerged that large cash payments had been made to four government ministers in return for relinquishing their portfolios . |
| 13 | The excavations in the early part of this century have made this a difficult building to interpret , but it is clear from the published plan that alterations had been made to the original structure , which probably dates from the third century . |
| 14 | Only four local authorities could state how many households had been housed into wheelchair or mobility adapted accommodation during the previous year , and five could say whether any such nominations had been made to housing associations . |
| 15 | But in February 1681 many witnesses began to see more advantage in making themselves acceptable to the government than to the Whigs , and in stating that attempts had been made to suborn them to give evidence . |
| 16 | Mr Anderton said he was disappointed that he could not afford to keep Vaila , adding that various attempts had been made to interest public and environmental agencies to buy it for the enjoyment of the public . |
| 17 | Felici said the document had not yet been printed , and some emendations had been made to the text . |