Example sentences of "made for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we made for home , and reached the tiny harbour of Tala-Tala , the silence between us was almost strained . |
| 2 | And so they made for home . |
| 3 | Paddy made for Dad , who happened to be the only customer standing at the bar counter , awaiting his change . |
| 4 | Perhaps ; but I 've never seen any particular virtue in consistency , and it certainly made for variety . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The fact that many made inquiries so early in secondment suggests an anxiety about the future that made for insecurity rather than stabilisation . |