Example sentences of "[pers pn] have been made [adj -er] " in BNC.

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1 These were not new problems , though they had been made worse by the rapid growth of population , industry and cities .
2 One of the main causes of recurrent famine throughout Ethiopia is the problem of massive deforestation , although in the regions of Wollo , Tigray and Eritrea it has been made worse by war .
3 Like Peru , it has been made poorer by persistent misgovernment .
4 He says transport is very very cheap for firms and it 's been made cheaper by successive governments building more roads to help freight and also by raising the weight limits so that we 've got bigger and bigger lorries .
5 Over the years , though , it 's been made smaller and also shallower .
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