Example sentences of "make for " in BNC.
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| 31 | Hoomey thought Nails would make for home , the mission accomplished , but he seemed disposed to come in Hoomey 's direction . |
| 32 | And , therefore , the argument is of people whose backs are pinned to the wall before they 're questioned as it were , and that does n't make for a sober and calm discussion , especially as there is some doubt , I suspect , in the mind of ministers , but certainly in the mind of many people in the Conservative Party , about whether these great absolutes , this wall against which ministers and departments are nailed , really need exist in quite the form it 's being constructed or whether the whole issue could n't be handled in a rather more sensitive and relaxed way . |
| 33 | I only have one general complaint about the justification of both margins with disproportionately spaced fonts ; it does make for difficult reading . |
| 34 | This may make for difficulties in terms of care . |
| 35 | If there is an empty carriage on a train I will make for it . |
| 36 | What choice would you make for each and why ? |
| 37 | Editing could make for better sound . |
| 38 | But see the difficulties the riders will make for each other . |
| 39 | The first of these documents is likely to appear before any published part of the government 's review , and will amount to advice to government on what arrangements the government should make for R&D to best meet national needs Giving ACARD this job as a formal duty is a mark that the Council has established itself as a key body in reviewing and stimulating new industrial technologies . |
| 40 | The organisation of JPL , particularly the lack of tenured appointments , must make for increasing internal , as well as external competition for funding , unless additional sources can be tapped . |
| 41 | In theory , this should make for greater understanding between the two , but teenagers are usually deeply absorbed in their own body and mood changes and have every excuse for not realizing that their mothers are suffering similarly and need some consideration too . |
| 42 | If the cat sees a shed nearby , or some other hiding place , it will make for this and then stay concealed , alone , waiting for the threat to pass , for the pain to ease . |
| 43 | In Britain , though , ever since his selection the media had become very excited about Allan Wells , almost willing him to win , to have the come-back that would make for a fairy-tale ending . |
| 44 | But it had been fixed for days in its usual place and she was sure they would make for that . |
| 45 | For when his job finished at night , he would make for his favourite pub(s) and spend the whole evening with his cronies , drinking , playing dominoes , and talking of the ‘ old days ’ in that far-off land of persecution and misery . |
| 46 | The NIMBY ( not in my back yard ) attitude , whether at home or abroad , does not make for good environmental policy . |
| 47 | Only at the last minute , by forced marches , would it suddenly make for the Channel coast . |
| 48 | It may make for easier government and public convenience to restrict the tradition of marching and assembling for protest , but it would be a dangerous and a foolish idea to believe that public protest can somehow be laid aside as belonging to a bygone age . |
| 49 | Gourmet shops and galleries , furniture and fashion , antiques and 1066 collectables , books on the Battle of Hastings and , of course , the Sussex trug , will make for a shopping experience surrounded in history . |
| 50 | With a little time and imagination , there is no end to the low fat , high fibre energy breakfasts you can make for yourself . |
| 51 | It is interesting to see the raw material of event transformed into poetry , though this does make for a certain degree of repetition . |
| 52 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 53 | The Tryplase capsules provide your dog with a supply of pig pancreas enzymes to substitute those he can no longer make for himself and , as you have seen , they work well . |
| 54 | So I thought an illustration of Mark 's later playing , as demonstrated on Dire Straits latest album ‘ On Every Street ’ , might make for a welcome change . |
| 55 | Of course , only the bad stories are told ; obviously , the good ones do n't make for good copy . |
| 56 | Having read a lot of books does not make for good rock'n'roll lyrics — you end up with a band like XTC ; you might like them , sure , but that does n't make them rock'n'roll . |
| 57 | Of course the addition of a stereo processor would require a slightly bigger case but would still make for a manageable little rig . |
| 58 | I promise it will make for a more positive atmosphere around you . |
| 59 | Even for those of us who admit that he has made a rational choice on this occasion , it remains surprising that he has benefited so little from experience , that he has never made , or let God or society make for him , any previous decisions on general issues which could be of help to him . |
| 60 | This would only make for higher scores which ca n't be good for the game . |