Example sentences of "[vb -s] for an [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Finniston pauses for an ironical chuckle as he recollects the weight of responsibility placed upon his shoulders at the time .
2 An enclosed community guards and cares for an enclosed community and we the public gladly subcontract this duty , hoping that it will be carried out unseen and unheard .
3 It all makes for an effective evening but on record Réaux 's extra-vehement delivery , teetering on parody in the ‘ Alabama Song ’ , makes her version of this and several other numbers suitable only within the context of her show .
4 It makes for an extraordinary mixture but an entertaining one , as eclectic as the individual pieces he describes .
5 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 .
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