Example sentences of "to make for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Friends like to be given something you 've taken time and trouble to make for them . ’ |
| 2 | I decided to make for the orchard and the safety of my own trench . |
| 3 | But BitC was an outfit with drive , enthusiasm , and a determination to make the sort of changes in society that Charles had been trying to make for years . |
| 4 | More trouble appeared in the shape of an ill-judged television film , which Charles and Diana agreed to make for Independent Television News in 1985 : seemingly innocuous , with a bland , not to say sycophantic , interviewer in the shape of Sir Alastair Burnet . |
| 5 | Nor are viewers left to make for themselves the link between the ‘ nation of arch fanatics led by an arch fanatic ’ that confronted The Young Mr Pitt ( 1942 ) and Britain 's contemporary enemies . |
| 6 | If he makes a will , as most men do , it is almost certain that he will set apart a considerable proportion for the saying of masses ; if he should neglect to do so , and in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries it is regarded as almost a sin to die without making a will , the Church ought to make the provision which he has failed to make for his soul . |
| 7 | The CLR has no apologies to make for backing candidates in those elections . |
| 8 | There was no shelter to make for , anywhere on the long , wide ridge , and the heather and the little bushes would tangle his feet and trip him as soon as he strayed from the straight path . |
| 9 | The presence of two tricksters on stage at one and the same time is bound to make for comedy , and so it does here . |
| 10 | Only , of course , there were the plans to make for her grocery stall , people to see , the same plans as last year , and year upon year before that , the same people , the same questions , the anticipated replies for help . |
| 11 | Anyway that thought decided me to make for the bedroom but I was late starting and had only just reached the top of the stairs when he was half-way up with the big brown teapot held in his pelting position . |
| 12 | Generalisations about the education level and skills of the migrants are difficult to make for such a numerous and varied section of the population . |
| 13 | So he ordered to be brought to him the finest silk cloth and brilliant threads , and made for pleasure what he had once needed to make for harsh necessity . |
| 14 | There was nothing for it but to attempt a take-off and try to make for Tobruk . |
| 15 | Realizing that there was little chance of getting into such a defended area undetected , they decided to make for the rendezvous , contenting themselves with placing their bombs on vehicles parked for the night alongside the road . |
| 16 | It was by then too late to make for the safety of the mountains , and the scattered groups of jeeps had to hide as best they could at the foot of the escarpment . |
| 17 | Ray began to make for the door . |
| 18 | ‘ The board I 'm going to make for you will be a masterpiece ’ , Michael said . |
| 19 | The other forwards were told to go fast , like ‘ flying columns ’ , round the slow , old-style defences and if possible to make for goal direct . |
| 20 | Generalisations are , however , difficult to make for a region which is so diverse due to altitudinal changes and considerable climatic variation . |
| 21 | The stinging of the tree by an insect causes the tree to make for it a house of green light , a balloon of anti-matter , a jewel to adorn the nakedness of the bough . |
| 22 | When alarmed , these animals usually try to make for cover , seeking out their burrows or some other hiding place where they can wedge themselves in as tightly as possible . |
| 23 | If a cat enters a room where several people are talking , it is very likely to make for the one person there who has an abnormal fear of felines . |
| 24 | The reason they recruit , or try to recruit , black policemen like you is that it 's supposed to make for better relationships between the black community and the police . |
| 25 | It is a difficult choice to make for what is the more admirable about Essex — their financial or cricketing performance . |
| 26 | Before breakfast on Saturday 18 August 1759 Boscawen was in sight of his quarry , or part of it , for eight of the Frenchmen had broken away to make for Cadiz . |
| 27 | But there 's even more to disagree with , particularly in the suggested preparations we are told to make for the forthcoming holocaust . |
| 28 | It is never difficult to think of suitable gifts to take to elderly people who live alone , but apart from the obvious ones it is worth remembering that things like home-made cakes , biscuits , jam or marmalade which they may no longer bother to make for themselves are particularly appreciated . |
| 29 | Superbly intelligent and well-crafted on record , surfing along upon churning , chiming guitars , Chadwick 's crew have proved unpredictable enough onstage to make for a compelling night out . |
| 30 | Understandable , but it is unlikely to make for exciting three-quarter play , players running with the ball . |