Example sentences of "[pron] make [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I made tea for him as he worked , watching a vee of geese heading for the interior as the kettle boiled . |
| 2 | Dalton believed that the simplest compound of two elements must have one atom of each ; which made water for him HO . |
| 3 | The usual fate of such passengers is to be carried in the guard 's van , and although there are other enlightened railways , which make provision for their wheelchair passengers to travel with dignity , these are also private railways , run by enthusiasts . |
| 4 | She hummed to herself when she was working and should you pass her when she was on her knees polishing the floor , or slapping dough on the board — she made bread for them all — she would come out with some remark that would either cause you to make a retort in similar vein or have you burst out laughing . |
| 5 | Then , turning , she made way for him to enter , and went immediately to the window seat where she had been sitting wrapped in her duvet when Peter had disturbed her . |
| 6 | Welcoming the Rangers ace back into the international fold after almost four years in the wilderness , manager Taylor quickly reassured Arsenal star Ian Wright , the man who made way for him . |
| 7 | But the spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which can not be uttered . |
| 8 | When Kaye 's not rushing round after her children , she makes time for her hobby which is collecting 19th-century watercolours . |
| 9 | But of course it did , and in the end our event was the only one to make money for their thingy , and we stayed there . |
| 10 | They make time for it . |
| 11 | They make room for themselves to play strokes deflecting balls off the line of the stumps and deliberately playing ‘ educated edges ’ through the now unpopulated slips area . |
| 12 | He made room for her beside him . |
| 13 | What procedure would it make sense for something like that to go in though ? |
| 14 | If he was more successful than me , I could say it made sense for me to give up my career . ’ |
| 15 | For fathers in say , metalworking or joinery , there was no chance at all of their daughters following in their footsteps , but it made sense for them to seize the chance offered by the printing trade . |
| 16 | ‘ It makes sense for me to know what you have there , I suppose . ’ |
| 17 | As their retirement counselling manager explained , Legal and General has over one million people either paying towards or drawing out pensions , so it makes sense for them to offer pre-retirement courses which are paid for either by the individuals themselves or their employers . |
| 18 | But the point is that it makes sense for him to reject such a statement as false on a given occasion , only if he is prepared to admit that in different circumstances the same statement could be true . |
| 19 | Given the wide choice of contributions plus the superb savings growth potential of SaverPlus 2001 — it makes sense for your partner to apply as well . |
| 20 | The act affected the working of the political system in a number of significant ways so that it makes sense for us to see the constitution in very different terms from those which focused on the balance between King , Lords and Commons . |
| 21 | ‘ Since the region is Sir Bob 's best customer , I would think it makes sense for us to talk , ’ he said . |
| 22 | ‘ So , although that album kind of jumped the tracks for the band , it allowed me to feel that I could do whatever sprung to mind , whatever made sense for me . |