Example sentences of "make for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever keys are used , consonances between parts will make for euphony , while dissonances will form different degrees of harshness according to frequency of use and degree of conflict . |
| 2 | In spite of the attractions , Guide has not adopted this uniform approach , mainly because unifying rather different types of object does not make for simplicity . |
| 3 | Inflation in March falling from 4.1 p.c. to 4.0 p.c. , instead of to the expected 3.8 p.c. , could also make for caution , analysts believe . |
| 4 | Mr Maxwell said that his alterations — which he would make for publication in his newspapers — were to substitute the term ombudsman for readers ' representatives and to widen the clause in the code of practice which refers to non-payment of criminals to include those benefiting from a criminal act . |
| 5 | Affinity of conduct and values among this majority did not always make for unity . |
| 6 | Hoomey thought Nails would make for home , the mission accomplished , but he seemed disposed to come in Hoomey 's direction . |
| 7 | Then we could make for home , and you could meet Mother . ’ |
| 8 | What is more , by using a more polite or polysyllabic manner of discourse , you will be telling the client so ; as well as implying that you are a loftier being which does not make for rapport . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Of course he had some other assets , but the collapse of the central part of his fortune did not make for buoyancy . |
| 11 | I wandered in a desultory fashion into the family room which looked dead without the fire blazing and began to wonder what I could make for dinner . |
| 12 | ‘ The only thing Susanna can make for dinner is a reservation ! ’ |
| 13 | No , happenstance will never make for beauty . |
| 14 | A limited number of periods of contrast will make for brevity ; adequate periods can lead to long themes . |
| 15 | This practice must make for speed and efficiency — and therefore economy — from the point of view of the consumer ( who ultimately pays the bill ) . |
| 16 | The slippage principle should make for enervation and a general whittling away . |
| 17 | What a good article that will make for Query and Maggie Howard ! ’ |
| 18 | This reciprocal position did not make for sincerity and real understanding . |
| 19 | As we made for home , and reached the tiny harbour of Tala-Tala , the silence between us was almost strained . |
| 20 | And so they made for home . |
| 21 | Paddy made for Dad , who happened to be the only customer standing at the bar counter , awaiting his change . |
| 22 | Perhaps ; but I 've never seen any particular virtue in consistency , and it certainly made for variety . |
| 23 | All this made for contentment , and the greater part of the century was a time of content , though a bad harvest invariably meant serious food riots . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The fact that many made inquiries so early in secondment suggests an anxiety about the future that made for insecurity rather than stabilisation . |
| 27 | Make for funfair tomorrow . |
| 28 | Finally , we make for home , heading past Vengsøya towards the mainland . |
| 29 | If the queen cat was satisfied from her seven matings with one tom , she would leave the other males in the lurch and make for home . |
| 30 | The following day we make for Beech Park with its luxuriant walled garden , and Butterstream , an enchanted blend of romance and formality . |