Example sentences of "[modal v] make for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without doubt the two best Cup teams in the country have reached Twickenham this season and it should make for a superb final . |
| 2 | 50 races … solos and sidecars … should make for a thrilling showdown . |
| 3 | I 'm going with a Scum season ticket holder and Newcastle Utd fan should make for an interesting evening all round . |
| 4 | So I thought an illustration of Mark 's later playing , as demonstrated on Dire Straits latest album ‘ On Every Street ’ , might make for a welcome change . |
| 5 | Religious networks could make for a unified effort or become the vertebrae of different segments of reformers whose conflicts were expressed in organisational diversity and competition . |
| 6 | The row could make for a strained atmosphere as Mr Major spends the Premier 's traditional weekend with the Queen . |
| 7 | There are several splendid houses near Long Melford that would make for a gentle afternoon 's potter through the rooms and possessions of the rich of a few centuries ago . |
| 8 | Either because he had the hump or because he thought it would make for a good show he started smashing the footlights one by one . |
| 9 | Moreover , constitutional lawyers may write about " old " Parliaments being able to bind and limit a " new " Parliament , and may suggest that a " new judicial attitude " ( whereby judges no longer accept that they are subordinate to Parliament ) would make for a fresh start so that " the doctrine that no Parliament can bind its successors becomes ancient history " , but these tricky legal formulations do not alter the fact that constitution-making occurs in the context of a political reality which limits what is feasible , acceptable , and enforceable . |
| 10 | They derive their strength from the realization that not to abide by them would make for an unworkable constitution . |
| 11 | None of this means Shawcross should stop — the cause is too important — but it can make for a frustrating life . |