Example sentences of "[pron] make for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were too alike , they annoyed and inflamed each other now and then , which made for a tricky situation . |
| 2 | Green also anxiously records bouts of measles , his youngest son Thomas having fits as a baby , and Joshua being troubled with erysipelas , which made for a tiring journey for him back to Keswick . |
| 3 | Although it is the traditional culture which continues to manage the western world , Snow argued , only science can feed that world , create wealth , provide hope for the poor and the sick , and forge the essential links between intellect and practicality which make for a proper wisdom and awareness of moral and social issues . |
| 4 | The rules are simple , the appeal addictive and there 's no referee — which makes for a general atmosphere of near anarchy . |
| 5 | That in itself made for a notable afternoon at Fraser Park , not that goodwill will be the principal factor on offer when the serious business starts at Lancaster Park , Christchurch , on Saturday . |
| 6 | Controllers urged him to make for a remote runway which would take him over fields and small villages . |
| 7 | This was popular for warships but it made for a heavy hull . |
| 8 | It made for a magnificent setting that culminated in that miracle of Verdi 's old age , the choral fugue that ends the opera , here sung with brilliant clarity and precision . |
| 9 | I think in any marriage or in any family the father and the mother both play different parts , and in my own life I can remember things my mother did and things my father did and together it made for a happy home . |
| 10 | All in all it made for an uncomfortable meal , despite the chef 's first-class skills , and Sarella at least was pleased when it was all over and Marc , with deliberately precise timing , pushed his chair back to signal that they could now follow him out . |
| 11 | At weekends it makes for a good day 's outing to take the family for a picnic , after which they can gather as many strawberries as they want at the various fruit farms dotted around . |
| 12 | It makes for a pleasant evening that reminds us once again of the slimline precision of Coward 's comic dialogue and his habit of rendering heterosexual love in terms of recriminatory bickering . |
| 13 | It makes for an extraordinary mixture but an entertaining one , as eclectic as the individual pieces he describes . |
| 14 | It 's a good , dramatic blend and , given that the rest of the Heineken League is equally topsy-turvy , it makes for an entertaining diversion while Alan Davies , Bob Norster and Gareth Jenkins wrestle with the real problems on the big stage . |
| 15 | But on a good day it makes for an exhilarating walk taking in two of the most appealing summits in the Lake District — Bowfell and Crinkle Crags . |