Example sentences of "[vb infin] [been] make for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is conceivable that if an agreement had been signed and if henceforth Anglo-American relations had been bathed in sweetness and light , arrangements might have been made for pooling atomic weapons production . |
| 2 | Garter snakes could almost have been made for the purpose , being undemanding in their housing and dietary requirements , harmless and relatively simple to breed in captivity … certainly less problematic than any lizard . |
| 3 | It will have been made for the sailcloth trade but , due to some minor fault in manufacture , was released to the kite trade instead , and at an economic advantage . |
| 4 | The gesture may have been made for the sake of appearances : after all , how could a minister be without Christian charity ? |
| 5 | Although the game against the All Blacks was entertaining , the flaws in the Boks line-up were evident to see and changes should have been made for the following encounter with the World Champions . |
| 6 | There was little spare cash in the home , so real sacrifices must have been made for me . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , yes , madam — it might have been made for you . |
| 8 | Where supervision orders to the probation service would normally have been made for the offence , we find that because of homelessness and unemployment , black youths tend to be remanded in custody , or given custodial sentences . |
| 9 | It was a monumental folly , which could have been made for horror films . |
| 10 | If she had walked into a room and found him with her bag in his hands , the decision would have been made for her . |
| 11 | And then I saw my chance : a small window that could have been made for me was open . |
| 12 | In some cases doctor 's dentist 's or other appointments will have been made for the Thursdays when the bus failed to arrive . |
| 13 | If rigorous logic had been followed , no payment at all would have been made for the transfer of development value to the state but this as the Uthwatt Committee had pointed out , would have resulted in considerable hardship in individual cases . |
| 14 | You could have been making for any one of them in a boat . |
| 15 | ‘ I ca n't have been making for Gullholm , though , can I ? ’ |