Example sentences of "could not [be] make [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the judgement ( Jerusalem Chamber I February 1954 ) the Chancellor mostly backed bishop and vicar ; but ordered out the statue and the sanctuary bells and the tabernacle on the altar , saying that what was illegal could not be made legal by the bishop 's permission . |
| 2 | The remaining fighters , which were down for maintenance and could not be made airworthy in time , were wrecked when a hangar door blew down on top of them . |
| 3 | Many a temporary gain has been lost because the significance of the development was recognised too late in the day and additional resources could not be made available . |
| 4 | Of course , this theme could not be made explicit , for the time of Jacobinism had not arrived . |
| 5 | Haymo found on a tour of the diocese that the Palace at Halling with its farming implements and utensils was in a much dilapidated state and he is quoted as saying the state of the property of the diocese was so bad that in seven years the damage could not be made good . |
| 6 | It turns out that we went far enough with [ an experimental project ] to determine that , unfortunately , it was going to be too expensive and could not be made large enough to approach the market as a whole . |
| 7 | The contravener could not be made liable under section 6(2) except to the extent of the money or property he had himself received from the investor . |
| 8 | ‘ Kavanagh said the steak was n't great but that the lamb was good , ’ Maggie added but Moran was already on his way out again , muttering that not even simple things were made clear in this house and if simple things could n't be made clear how was a person ever to get from one day to the next in this world . |