Example sentences of "that [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pavel levers himself into his car , forcing movement out of a body that longs for sleep more than anything else . |
| 2 | It is a bird spirit that longs for freedom . |
| 3 | There was a warmth and a charm about him that made for easy relations with most people , even the press , and they helped him build up the confidence that was needed all round . |
| 4 | On the negative side , funerals were becoming so much more secular in outlook , appearance and context that the surviving guilds and fraternities found themselves hard-pressed to provide all that made for an average funeral of the new type ; the rules were being rewritten by a public which no longer wished to perpetuate the simple ritual hitherto provided and which were looking for a pageantry close to that of the great baronial funerals as performed by the College of Arms , a corporation of heralds and part of the Royal Household . |
| 5 | For the client , the advantage was that he could go direct to those various tradesmen who , collectively , could provide all that made for an average funeral . |
| 6 | I think that often it was jealousy — mixed with booze — that made for a lethal cocktail , with Bogie as the stirrer . |
| 7 | The model being erected was that made for the Olympia Aero Show in 1929 . |
| 8 | As Jim Kantelis , an OUS representative on the team , says : ‘ Members of the group were extremely strong willed and independent types and that made for some very healthy debate . ’ |
| 9 | The fact that many made inquiries so early in secondment suggests an anxiety about the future that made for insecurity rather than stabilisation . |
| 10 | It was invented by the Joseph-Robinson corporation , a particularly unscrupulous food company that operated for a time amongst the outer colonies of the planet Earth . ’ |
| 11 | He surprised the nation with the announcement , made in a radio and television broadcast on Saturday night , that his government has refused registration to any of the 13 political associations that applied for it . |
| 12 | And both these books pale before novels that contend for the mantle of Disraeli : those of Jeffrey Archer himself . |
| 13 | But I expect that goes for millions of unnecessary car owners ! |
| 14 | This record features lowdown bass that goes for the backs of your legs and up a bit . |
| 15 | But now I draw outside , I think that goes for both of us — we draw outside and then paint indoors . |
| 16 | It 's difficult to describe in detail without spoiling the effect for future viewers , something that goes for the whole film . |
| 17 | That 's right , the continual it 's this continual stuff running down the back that goes for it . |
| 18 | Well done , that , so that goes for four , that 's for four then those go one , two , three , four , like that you see , but it 's four |
| 19 | Is carrot fly the thing that goes for carrots or not ? |
| 20 | There is one fundamental difference , however , between the material which is produced within a business and that produced for external consumption . |
| 21 | Herpex simplex virus infection causing a mucocutaneous ulcer that persists for more than 1 month , or bronchitis , pneumonitis , or oesophagitis for any duration in a patient > 1 month of age . |
| 22 | Businesses that qualify for the relief include those of market makers on The Stock Exchange , but no other businesses dealing in securities , stocks or shares . |
| 23 | One reason for this increased loss of revenue to the Exchequer has been the raising of the ceiling on the size of mortgages that qualify for tax subsidies . |
| 24 | The hotel is one of a select band that qualify for Vorarlberg 's ‘ family specialist ’ status . |
| 25 | In one recent enquiry into the electricity supply industry , Lord Wilberforce asked the Treasury to submit a memorandum on the significance of the dispute to the interests of the national economy and the Treasury responded with a document that argued for a progressive and substantial reduction in the levels of settlements . |
| 26 | During night missions inside Iraq , the laser shines from the belly of the bomber , and is kept on target by the pilot or the weapons officer , with the help of electronics that compensate for the aircraft 's movements . |
| 27 | I have mentioned particular examples of qualities that make for high survival value among memes . |
| 28 | The cottages were small and damp , with earth floors and none of the cooking or sanitary arrangements that make for domestic comfort . |
| 29 | Accepted authorities on the writing of good English prose — the Fowler brothers and Arthur Quiller-Couch — agree on three rules that make for effective writing : |
| 30 | Then your detective should have much more of the qualities that make for success in a real police officer , and much less vulnerability to comic events . |