Example sentences of "[pron] made for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were too alike , they annoyed and inflamed each other now and then , which made for a tricky situation . |
| 2 | Green also anxiously records bouts of measles , his youngest son Thomas having fits as a baby , and Joshua being troubled with erysipelas , which made for a tiring journey for him back to Keswick . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She made for the new extension , hoping she had imagined that speculative look in her young assistant 's eye , and feeling that she 'd better let him think the Palmer & Pearson file had dropped on her desk while he was absent on Friday . |
| 5 | The colonel gave me a friendly pat on the shoulder , and we made for the outside world again . |
| 6 | We made for the top front of the vehicle , as this provided the best all-round view . |
| 7 | The 128 they made for the fifth wicket actually saw the visitors go on the defensive , although not for long . |
| 8 | They made for the outer offices , but it was too late . |
| 9 | Trent waited until they made for the upriver side , then charged forward uncaring . |
| 10 | They made for the steep edge . |
| 11 | He made for the central entrance to the choir under the organ and almost collided with Dhani , who giggled . |
| 12 | Outside , the world was waiting for Mr Major 's victory oration and shortly after 1.00 he made for the front door . |
| 13 | While a good case can , in retrospect , he made for the national interest being served by higher prices , there were few at the time who argued against the interpretation of Citrine and Self that there was a long-run obligation to sell as much electricity as possible at as low a price as possible . |
| 14 | Perhaps it made for a safer relationship if , instead of arguing to a standstill , the party who felt herself misunderstood took her grievance elsewhere and satiated it in transgression . |
| 15 | This was popular for warships but it made for a heavy hull . |
| 16 | It made for a magnificent setting that culminated in that miracle of Verdi 's old age , the choral fugue that ends the opera , here sung with brilliant clarity and precision . |
| 17 | I think in any marriage or in any family the father and the mother both play different parts , and in my own life I can remember things my mother did and things my father did and together it made for a happy home . |
| 18 | It makes standard pear-shaped hot-air balloons for enthusiasts , and specially shaped ones for advertising or big egos — like the hot-air balloon it made for the late Malcolm Forbes in the shape of the American publisher 's French chateau . |
| 19 | All in all it made for an uncomfortable meal , despite the chef 's first-class skills , and Sarella at least was pleased when it was all over and Marc , with deliberately precise timing , pushed his chair back to signal that they could now follow him out . |