Example sentences of "[vb infin] for a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One person leading into another can make for a smoother flow and a more efficient use of time . |
| 2 | Hand-beating an aluminium panel does not necessarily make for a better car , confers no empirically measurable added value : nonetheless , it is the hand-wroughtness of Aston Martins that make otherwise sensible men write out cheques for £120,000 . |
| 3 | Perchance , as he sees it , such will make for a stronger monarchy . ’ |
| 4 | Could you fall for a younger man ? |
| 5 | Tight perms also tend to look harsh , so you might opt for a softer , wavier look . |
| 6 | Older men are usually polygynous ; thus a youth rarely has available for marriage an age-mate female , and he must wait for a younger generation of females to mature before cohabitation with them . |
| 7 | Hence those who take a floating charge from a company which can not be proved to be solvent , and which does not survive for a further year , can not thereby obtain protection in respect to their existing debts , but only to the extent that they provide the company with new value and thus increase the assets available for other creditors . |
| 8 | One could n't look for a stronger and more candid refutation of Assemblyman Keene 's view that doctors think the law is relevant . |
| 9 | Where solicitors want a " consent order " , provided it does not relate to a possession order of residential premises , and is not for an order in matrimonial proceedings , the Court staff can now sign it , which should provide for a quicker return ; it must be clear from the face of the order that it is " by consent " . |
| 10 | The Fairclough report suggests that suitable UK institutions could be offered Faraday Centre status , becoming foci for technologies and expertise of industrial relevance , in which graduate scientists and engineers could work for a higher degree while engaged on contract research before moving into industry . |
| 11 | Even if the majority of exercises employed are basically the same , the results will vary according to whether you work hard for short periods or do easier work for a longer stretch . |
| 12 | In an apparent effort to improve relations with the United States , the government of North Korea on June 24 returned the remains of 11 US servicemen killed in the 1950-53 Korean War , and promised to help search for a further 9,000 allied military personnel still officially listed as missing in action [ see also p. 37456 ] . |
| 13 | As he observed in the report , if the Allies could ‘ plan for a better peace even while waging war , they will win together two victories which in truth are indivisible ’ . |
| 14 | Why ca n't they plan for a longer term for those trees ? |
| 15 | any motor vehicle standing on a part of a road specially set aside for the parking of vehicles , or as a stand for hackney carriages , or as a stand for public service vehicles , or as a place at which such vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers where compliance with this regulation would conflict with the provisions of any order , regulations or byelaws governing the use of such part of a road for that purpose ; |
| 16 | You could n't hope for a clearer sign of how things have changed in new music over the last decade or so than the sight of five eminent young , or young-ish , British composers applying their ingenuity to the art of writing divertimentos ( two of them even opting for late eighteenth-century period instrument ensembles ) as curtain raisers for last year 's Glyndebourne Mozart performances ( the promised Don Giovanni serenade by Oliver Knussen never materialized ) . |
| 17 | Thus deceived , lied to by the leaders they had trusted , in the chill , grey dawn on Friday 6 December 1745 the unbeaten Jacobite army turned its back on its objective and the long and pointless retreat — pointless because they could never hope for a better opportunity than this — began . |
| 18 | What the participants in this group discussion saw themselves as doing was working to make sure that their children could hope for a better life . |
| 19 | Teenage farm workers are particularly sensitive to their image at an age when they are dating girls who may or may not hope for a better future than that of a farm worker 's wife . |
| 20 | Bridgwater , who dropped two leagues in consecutive seasons , hope Taylor will return for a further season after a short trip to New Zealand in the summer . |
| 21 | They can then apply for a further 24-hour extension but after that they must charge or release the pair . |
| 22 | We think you 'll agree — you could n't wish for a better match . |
| 23 | It is time that your creative talents were developed alongside individuals who are of like mind and outlook , and you could not wish for a better planetary set-up to further your aims and ambitions : the past few years have taught you all you need to know about self-survival . |
| 24 | ‘ Sure I could n't wish for a better husband for her . ’ |
| 25 | You could n't wish for a better place to work . |
| 26 | Anglers and shooters may now wish for a lower profile and conflict with canoeists and ramblers respectively will bring publicity they could do without . |
| 27 | In short , pasta could n't wish for a tastier sauce to turn good old ‘ spag bol ’ into the most bellissima bolognese . |
| 28 | We are slow to analyse research in terms of the impact any particular findings may have for a wider field of social analysis , education , training and delivery of services . |
| 29 | Would these be shared between you and the operator , in the sense that they will be paying a keener price — from the operator 's point of view — then they would otherwise have for a shorter contract ? |
| 30 | Although she did call for a fuller apprenticeship for women , Amelia McLean did not argue ( nor did anyone else ) that the Monotype made old-fashioned apprentice ships redundant , and that by a historical reversal of the usual procedure , women compositors in 1910 actually controlled a skilled process while men did not . |