Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] make for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We could eventually remove from human life all the characteristics which make for human distress — criminality , war-making , and the like . ’ |
| 2 | One of them , a leather skirt she made for Dannii , still occupies pride of place in her little sister 's wardrobe . |
| 3 | Oh , by the way , ’ Luke said , locking the door behind them , ‘ Bob Tilling in Accounts just happened to mention the other day that you had settled an invoice for a piece we made for a client in Sherwood Forest . ’ |
| 4 | He had no sense of give and take ; no idea of the concessions one made for the sake of social comfort . |
| 5 | I think that is a , there is a need to look into this , it is an area where we have n't looked into at the moment , and when you consider the valuable work that our staff in the D S O organisation does , and the profit it makes for this county council , and the savings it makes for the county council , it would be sensible for us to also look into building maintenance as well . |
| 6 | Although it is the traditional culture which continues to manage the western world , Snow argued , only science can feed that world , create wealth , provide hope for the poor and the sick , and forge the essential links between intellect and practicality which make for a proper wisdom and awareness of moral and social issues . |
| 7 | The counter , and other doors are attractively finished in Ash wood which makes for a light and airy ambience . |
| 8 | One such was an Ajdabiyan municipal policeman , one of the body of men employed to enforce local traffic and marketing regulations , rules about the disposal of garbage — all those minor matters which make for such amenity as the growing towns manage to achieve . |
| 9 | In his early days with us Hamilton was one of those attacking centre-halves who made for great excitement , supporting his forwards and ever-ready to have a go at goal . |
| 10 | With small token charges of explosives in our pockets we made for distant roads , railways and bridges , sinking up to our knees in bogs and wading through the icy waters of fast-running burns . |
| 11 | During Christian Aid Week itself it is the finds we make for customers that delight us , whether it is discovering just the right dictionary to fit the schoolbag of the 7-year-old son of a young bus-driver , just one number of the National Geographic magazine to complete someone 's sequence , or some early Penguins or American periodicals for the University or National Library collections . |
| 12 | When both mares began aiding and abetting one another to increase the confusion and alarm , somewhere high over the Gulf I made for the cabin to solicit help . |
| 13 | He also has a collection of Rentokil news letters going back to his early days which made for fascinating reading after dinner . |
| 14 | By having an in-house legal department , there is better control of legal costs which makes for a more profitable business . |
| 15 | Do you remember the jellies you made for her , Minnie ? |
| 16 | As soon as we had cleared customs he made for a bank of telephones , and when he rejoined me he was smiling . |
| 17 | The handicapped children who joined school forced us to look again at the provision we made for children . |
| 18 | But close matching in terms of age and sex and other attributes is not the only social factor which makes for choice of fieldworker ; attitudes to males and females also need to be taken into account . |
| 19 | Conditions were no better , and possibly worse , on the Ettrick which made for Canada with 220 RCM boys on board . |
| 20 | I find it important that the ‘ ceiling ’ of the cave should be reasonably low and the entrance small , for which reason I usually use broken pots which make for smaller caves . |
| 21 | A contemporary noted that the school curriculum was ‘ subordinated to that literary instruction which makes for academic culture , but is of no practical utility , to the classes for whom the local authorities should principally cater ’ . |
| 22 | Ravenhill saw the revelations of medicine and eugenics pointing to a greater role for women , not only as mothers but as guardians of those aesthetic qualities which made for physical , intellectual and moral progress . |
| 23 | This feature allows you to play direct to tape , or direct to a house P.A. The output from the emulator is not affected by the level control on the JMP-1 's front panel , so any changes you make for your stage level will not affect what goes out front , or to tape , should you be recording the ‘ Live Album ’ . |
| 24 | I would like to thank you all at this time on behalf of the Association and the sport we represent for all your efforts you make for us in an unpaid capacity and time given voluntary to all . |
| 25 | The following day we make for Beech Park with its luxuriant walled garden , and Butterstream , an enchanted blend of romance and formality . |
| 26 | The problem with them , however , is that it is not always clear what predictions they make for particular paradigms ( Alba & Hasher , 1983 ; Brewer & Nakamura , 1984 ) . |
| 27 | But on a good day it makes for an exhilarating walk taking in two of the most appealing summits in the Lake District — Bowfell and Crinkle Crags . |
| 28 | ‘ There are some suggestions I made for changes but this would not prevent me signing it . |
| 29 | My eldest sister had a black cauldron suspended from an old iron cooking tripod , this was filled with sawdust and packed with small gifts which made for an attractive lucky dip at tuppence a time . |
| 30 | But here and throughout there is an illuminating clarity of texture , purity of sound and impeccable intonation which make for satisfying listening . |