Example sentences of "[Wh det] made for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I always thought that my Taurean nature — though on the cusp with Aries , looking forward towards another double-image sign , Gemini , which made for imbalance — was far from typical ; but certainly the bull was well and truly there in my strong sexuality . |
| 2 | Lillie Moulton was invited to Fontainebleau in August 1866 on a day of ‘ intolerable heat in a crowded train which made for a highly unpleasant journey ’ . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Green also anxiously records bouts of measles , his youngest son Thomas having fits as a baby , and Joshua being troubled with erysipelas , which made for a tiring journey for him back to Keswick . |
| 5 | Conditions were no better , and possibly worse , on the Ettrick which made for Canada with 220 RCM boys on board . |
| 6 | It seemed , too , that the fusion thing had run its course and become fuzak , which made for too easy listening . |
| 7 | They were too alike , they annoyed and inflamed each other now and then , which made for a tricky situation . |
| 8 | On a more positive note , the expedition did make port at the appointed hour on the appointed day , having spent several hours in a public house further up the estuary to avoid being early , which made for a very ‘ happy ’ reunion . |
| 9 | The other divers were nowhere to be seen at this time , which made for an extremely dangerous situation in the open ocean . |
| 10 | He had no short-term memory , which made for some strange dishes but it kept her safe from him . |
| 11 | In Essay B this fact might be incorporated in argument to show the other factors which made for unification i.e. the power of the army , the Zollverein and economic prosperity etc . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He also has a collection of Rentokil news letters going back to his early days which made for fascinating reading after dinner . |