Example sentences of "[adv] make for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could only make for bad blood between the Li clan and himself and shatter the age-old ties between their families . |
| 2 | Good science does not necessarily make for good philosophy . |
| 3 | But statistics do not necessarily make for good intelligence . |
| 4 | THERE was an article in The Times the other day which said that good spelling did not necessarily make for good writing . |
| 5 | It is one of the old dishes especially made for potted char , the freshwater fish once a celebrated delicacy of the Cumberland lake district . |
| 6 | Without following Jakobson 's analysis in detail — it does not make for easy reading — I shall simply give examples of the sort of relationship he identifies under each of these headings . |
| 7 | The Building Regulations themselves do not make for easy reading , but there are various guides designed to explain them and the DoE now produce a Manual to the Building Regulations . |
| 8 | These films do not make for easy viewing . |
| 9 | But that would not make for easy writing , still less reading . |
| 10 | But the use of inexpertly laid and brightly coloured bricks , token pitched roofs and arched windows does not make for likeable architecture . |
| 11 | Still , one can see him becoming more loath to accept the evil in the good : and while this is charitable , it does not make for powerful story . |
| 12 | And even that did not make for encouraging listening . |
| 13 | Having read a lot of books does not make for good rock'n'roll lyrics — you end up with a band like XTC ; you might like them , sure , but that does n't make them rock'n'roll . |
| 14 | Theories do not make for liberating music . |
| 15 | The disconcerting ‘ first-disk ’ string sound may be down to miking difficulties ; likewise the booming timpani and overly forward woodwind , and these things do not make for comfortable listening . |
| 16 | It does not make for comfortable listening if one spends the First Act jumping up and down to raise the volume a notch , and the Third , mindful of the neighbours , turning it down again . |
| 17 | Having the same financial people on either side does n't just make for faster communication . |
| 18 | The fittings were individually made for each example , with only a general standardisation . |
| 19 | Although such will does not defeat the claim of the other spouse under the provisions of the Inheritance ( Provision for Family and Dependants ) Act 1975 , if reasonable provision is not made for that spouse , it might be of " persuasive " use to the court in proceedings under that Act in deciding whether or not to award the surviving spouse a limited interest ( eg until remarriage ) or an absolute interest in the deceased 's share of the matrimonial home . |
| 20 | And it looks to me as if you two lovely people were just made for each other ! ’ |
| 21 | Honestly , Rachel , you 've only got to see the two of you together — you 're just made for each other . ’ |
| 22 | It 's just chat — how 's the family , here 's the latest joke , how 's it going — and that somehow makes for great entertainment . |
| 23 | Provision for deferred tax is only made for any differences when they are expected to reverse in the foreseeable future , and no provision is usually made for deferred tax assets . |
| 24 | Final thoughts : great pity that Neil and Glenys wo n't be in Number Ten — never have a couple been more made for that job . |
| 25 | Whilst some small provision is still made for such study , the College 's aim today is ‘ to train young musicians for careers as performers and teachers of music ’ ( Gowrie : Review of the London Music Conservatories , 1980 ) . |
| 26 | Lumping all screen violence together , Gladiators , Tom and Jerry and Rugby Special hardly makes for disciplined analysis . |
| 27 | These also made for easier reference with page turning being easier than unwinding a scroll to find your place . |
| 28 | The details of the accidents also make for interesting analysis . |
| 29 | Suggestions are also made for antiphonal singing . |
| 30 | Prisoner of War escape stories often make for interesting reading and Ten Minutes To Buffalo by Ulrich Stienhilper and Peter Osborne is no exception . |