Example sentences of "have make [adv] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wondered briefly what a British nursing sister would have said , but the act of motherly comfort may well have made up for the lack of quiet during the day . |
| 2 | Perhaps I should have formed a better plan ; perhaps I should have made instead for the Villa Diodati , to see if I could secure any friends and allies there . |
| 3 | Scarlet had watched amazed as teams of youthful strangers had made unerringly for the fruit bowl , demolishing pears , grapes and even the mango which was really there for ornamental purposes , without uttering one squeak which could be construed as a request for permission . |
| 4 | He had been a good friend to her and when she walked out on her parents she had made straight for the bar , looking for him . |
| 5 | For all the proof you need , look no further than this year 's Reading Festival and the amazing response the Neds got for some T-shirts that they had made especially for the occasion . |
| 6 | For all the proof you need , look no further than this year 's Reading Festival and the amazing response the Neds got for some T-shirts that they had made especially for the occasion . |
| 7 | I had to make up for the ravages of time . |
| 8 | They looked into one another 's eyes , and kissed with a great tenderness , as though they had to make up for the anger last time . |