Example sentences of "[pron] make [noun sg] for [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | If he was more successful than me , I could say it made sense for me to give up my career . ’ |
3 | 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 . |
4 | ‘ It makes sense for me to know what you have there , I suppose . ’ |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | ‘ Since the region is Sir Bob 's best customer , I would think it makes sense for us to talk , ’ he said . |
8 | 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 . |