Example sentences of "made [adj] [prep] [be] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 An increase in motoring costs would also bring revenue to the government , and could be made acceptable by being earmarked for corresponding improvements to public transport .
2 As early as 1488–89 , an Act dealing with the Isle of Wight declared that it had been made desolate by being turned into pasture , and that it could not long be defended from the King 's enemies .
3 The new is made comfortable by being made familiar since it is seen as having evolved from the forms of the past . ’
4 It was made famous by being used at a remembrance service for Falklands dead .
5 To conclude the report a programme for possible implementation was set out , which involved a development loan being made available to be repaid as the two institutions were rolled into one .
6 However , a courtesy room will sometimes be made available to be shared between a group of guests .
7 When the experience itself arrives , the hazards will be attenuated because they have been made familiar by being anticipated , and the individuals will already have been set on the path of healthy coping responses .
8 ‘ When they come to the Grave , while the Corpse is made ready to be laid into the earth . ’ ;
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