Example sentences of "[noun] makes [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Drumbeat Club makes for an excellent evening on shore in Nassau when you can experience authentic Bahamian music in a venue frequented by as many locals as tourists . |
| 2 | So you ca n't dissolve a congress , there 's a fixed term , I 'll read you what the constitution says , it says the president shall from time to time give to the congress information on the state of the union you may have heard of the famous state of the union address to congress that the president makes on an annual basis and he shall recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient . |
| 3 | I shall look into the point that the hon. Gentleman makes about an amendment to the law , but the existing penalties go up to life imprisonment for various forms of crime involving knives and the like . |
| 4 | A low failure rate makes for an attractive proposition |
| 5 | He has dispensed with Matteo 's landscape , and set the figure against a gold background , which with an exact copy of the gilded frame makes for an authoritative , splendid work . |
| 6 | The Social Peace and the idea of Family Love makes for an excellent political and moral principle . |
| 7 | Heavy back-combing at the crown makes for an unusual but stylish shape . |
| 8 | This is analogous to the claim Gandhi makes in an address he gave to Christian missionaries , namely , that ‘ many men who have never heard the name of Jesus Christ or have even rejected the official interpretation of Christianity would probably , if Jesus came into our midst today … be owned by him more than many of us … ’ |