Example sentences of "make [prep] [art] [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course the addition of a stereo processor would require a slightly bigger case but would still make for a manageable little rig . |
| 2 | He was starting to appear distinctly shopworn , Lucy noted ; he seemed to have bought himself a new shirt , but a dip-through in a hotel washbasin did n't exactly make for the best possible finish . |
| 3 | Sound , movement and graphics all in one package could make for an interesting new hobby or extremely effective presentations . |
| 4 | My eldest sister had a black cauldron suspended from an old iron cooking tripod , this was filled with sawdust and packed with small gifts which made for an attractive lucky dip at tuppence a time . |
| 5 | The slow-moving five-foot lines are unexpected ; the dignified quatrains make for a cumbrous narrative style , which is alien in spirit to that of a medieval ballad . |
| 6 | Daedalus would like to do the same thing for human senses , and DREADCO chemists are now at work on his ‘ contrast-exalting spectacles ’ or ‘ Cexspex ’ ( Regd. ) make of a cunning tinted glass . |
| 7 | [ T ] he analysis Paine made of the early American constitution was remarkably acute . |
| 8 | A fifteenth-century gilded goblet ( below ) made of the finest Venetian glass has been discovered in a medieval cesspit west of the Tower of London , writes David Keys . |
| 9 | The bed was low but wide , and made of the same pale wood . |
| 10 | First , if an error ( even of rounding-off only ) is made during the successive squaring process , it is multiplied by itself unc subsequently , an persists through the calculations ; in the second method , if an error is made in calculating ci , this only amounts to choosing a new arbitrary column , an at worst may prolong the calculations . |
| 11 | Her love and zest for life comes out in her unique correspondence and notes made during the momentous first east-west crossing of the Atlantic of the Graf Zeppelin LZ.127 . |
| 12 | A case could be made for a deep psychic need in people the world over for the manifestations of monsters in varying horrific forms . |
| 13 | A VITAL , hitherto forgotten point was raised yesterday as preparations were made for a controversial public inquiry . |
| 14 | Lendl 's concern that Mecir 's shrewder shots would pass him in mid-court made for a characteristic back-court performance and a 6-4 , 4-6 , 4-6 , 6-1 , 6-4 victory for a $100,000 ( £62,500 ) prize . |
| 15 | What is perhaps more important for the language learner is that viewing television or film made for a native speaking audience is an authentic experience . |
| 16 | Although the old colours ranged widely and included deep or light red , blue , ‘ grizzle ’ and all-white , nearly all had white finching and white on the belly and face and early selection was made for the famous white face in contrast to a deep , rich red body colour set off by the white brisket , belly , legs , shoulder stripe and tail switch . |
| 17 | Provision is made for the net actuarial liability in respect of this scheme ( actuarial valuation less cash surrender value ) . |
| 18 | Provision is made for the net actuarial liability in respect of this scheme ( actuarial valuation less cash surrender value ) . |
| 19 | He carries the Staff of the Patriarchs made for the first Supreme Patriarch Volans by the warrior mage Fredrick von Tarnus after the Great War against Chaos . |
| 20 | Manager Chris Morgan said : ‘ There are plans being made for the new financial year , but no firm decisions have yet been made . |
| 21 | The hon. Gentleman will know that the House was advised in the summer of a new scheme to assist people during periods of very cold weather — well over 1 million payments are expected to be made for the recent cold spell . |
| 22 | Brief observations that can be made about the four sub-unit management positions are as follows : |
| 23 | Alternative energy technologies will be successfully diffused only if realistic assumptions are made about the real economic situation in the Third World . |
| 24 | These future scenarios should permit deductions to be made about the particular environmental variable in view , whether this be technological , economic or whatever . |
| 25 | An election made after the two-year statutory time limit , but as soon as possible given the circumstances , will be accepted if it is made because a relevant and uncorrected Revenue error has resulted in the partners or their agent being misled about whether the requirements of the legislation have been met . |
| 26 | Just a small bowl , about the size of a teacup ; made of a dull pewterish metal , leaf-thin with age ; decorated with some worn beading round the rim , and on the sides a formal pattern of entwining lines . |
| 27 | Mention is also made of a small attached building heated by a hypocaust at the south-west corner , suggested as a possible priest 's house , and this may account for the so-called ‘ hypocaust ’ tiles found on the site , presumably box-flues . |
| 28 | The bed is made of a fine dense material and coarse light material , so that , after disturbance in backwashing , the former settles first and the latter afterwards , the bed thus being re-formed in the correct order . |
| 29 | There were other non Gore-Tex waterproofs that are ultra-lightweight : Mountain Equipment 's Nimbus jacket ( and trousers ) , part of their Compak range , made of a sanded microfibre fabric , and costing about £80 . |
| 30 | The Harvester , Boxer , and Chieftain Vases and the Peak Sanctuary Rhyton are all made of a close-grained black steatite and decorated with highly detailed reliefs showing ritual scenes ( Figure 56 ) . |