Example sentences of "make a [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our Psalm today said ‘ God , in your goodness , you have made a home for the poor , ’ but God needs people like you and me to make this home for everyone . |
| 2 | Even before Hello , Dolly ! went into production , Richard Zanuck had agreed with Gene Kelly and producer Frank McCarthy , who together had made A Guide for the Married Man , to team them up again for a screen version of the fantasy Tom Swift and His Wizard Airship . |
| 3 | 5 Do n't make a dash for the first restaurant you see . |
| 4 | Of course , it is not necessary to press the actual flowers from the birthday celebration itself , as one could just make a picture for the eighteen-year old as a present . |
| 5 | The eagerness with which Biff Tundrish would make a bee-line for the nearest scriptory to soak himself in Imperial Fist history stirred amusement and a certain irritation in Lexandro 's breast . |
| 6 | He was jointly responsible for writing at least one tune which became a hit and made a name for the other writer . |
| 7 | I was dancing with her and we made a date for the following day outside the Plaza cinema at six o'clock . |
| 8 | He made a bed for the tired girl among the dead leaves , and covered her with his coat . |
| 9 | He made a dash for the big front door and threw himself into the gloomy chill of the hall . |
| 10 | On my first day in Alaska I made a bee-line for the local radio station KFAR where I met the manager , Augie Hiebert and we spent the rest of the day talking shop . |
| 11 | He made a beeline for the secret panel . |
| 12 | Victoria , aged 12 , made a beeline for the reconstituted orange juice and sandwiches prepared by a pair of stout volunteer ladies who arrived from Russia themselves a few years back , and two-year-old Oleg was soon roaring about wildly on a plastic fire-engine in the playroom . |
| 13 | The Labrador settled down on deck , but the Dalmatian made a beeline for the smaller cabin and took possession of the bunk . |
| 14 | In September 1984 , Caparo made a bid for the remaining shares and subsequently acquired them . |
| 15 | So it is bread on both rods , except that I make a paste for the free-line rod so that I am still offering a bait on a weightless rig . |
| 16 | As the 1992 Art Materials Exhibition looms over the horizon , I would like to share my experience from the last exhibition and make a plea for the next . |
| 17 | As the 1992 Art Materials Exhibition looms over the horizon , I would like to share my experience from the last exhibition and make a plea for the next . |
| 18 | In spite of David 's childhood marriage to the sister of the English king , Edward did not hesitate to help a Balliol descendant make a bid for the Scottish throne , driving David and Joan into exile in France after the battle of Halidon Hill near Berwick . |
| 19 | A rabbit would surface and immediately make a bolt for the closest hole when he sensed the hawk . |
| 20 | And they all make a bee-line for the famous phone box , calling whatever part of the world they come from , no matter what the time difference is . ’ |
| 21 | Then she was making a dash for the huge carved staircase . |
| 22 | This is afterwards , when he has got up from the couch , when he 's making a date for the next appointment and putting on his overcoat in the hall , returning to his ordinary guarded self before he walks out on to the street . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , the company has succeeded in making a profit for the past seven years . |
| 24 | They negotiated a special discount rate for a batch of 50 straps before making a submission for the new equipment to Group manufacturing and technical director Chris Johnson . |
| 25 | The next day the idiot of a captain decided to make a run for the open sea . |
| 26 | Once there , the woman starts to make a play for the young man but , before a seduction can take place , Mr Robinson returns . |
| 27 | The bundle boundary is then projected down to make a boundary for the space-time . |
| 28 | It 's going to make a try for the fastest Atlantic crossing . ’ |
| 29 | I ca n't wait around to try and engage him in further conversation because my bowels suddenly decide they want to wake up too , and I have to make a dash for the nearest bar and the toilets . |
| 30 | With a shoe clutched in each hand he was unable to make a grab for the rougher stones that might have saved him from disaster . |