Example sentences of "[noun] make for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this , as I have indicated , does not in all cases make for the construction of a more liberal society . |
| 2 | Affidavits from the defendants ' solicitors established that the photocopy affidavit was supplied to them by the second defendant for the purposes of seeking legal advice in circumstances where litigation was contemplated , but did not indicate whether the photocopy sent was a photocopy which the second defendant made for the purpose of instructing his solicitors or a photocopy which had been sent to the second defendant by the employee himself , prepared for the employee 's own purposes which had nothing whatever to do with the defendants obtaining legal advice from their soliticors . |
| 3 | Most Berliners made for the network of lakes surrounding the city , the waterside promenades and the pleasure steamers , putting from their minds the threat of European conflict . |
| 4 | SF300–400,000 ; £135–155,000 ; $200–265,000 ) and a set of six candlesticks made for the King of Poland around 1750 ( est . |
| 5 | When the sun went down and the evening turned chill the cider-heads made for the warmth of the Wheel Tapper bar . |
| 6 | Before the 1988 Act , anyone copying a design would infringe the copyright in a drawing made for the design even though that person had never seen the drawing , because making a three-dimensional copy of a two-dimensional work infringed the copyright in the latter and vice versa . |
| 7 | The columns of MLs were now under heavy fire , the port group of MLs making for the Mole to land their commandos , the starboard group intending to slip under the stern of Campbeltown into the Old Entrance . |
| 8 | A strong force of 26 heavy line-of-battle ships was based on Plymouth to protect the western approaches and patrol up-Channel towards the Nore , while Vernon himself took command of a smaller fleet , of rather weaker vessels , in the Downs , which could either sail west down the Channel or north-east to intercept an enemy making for the Thames estuary . |
| 9 | When he set out today it had been his intention to make for the hills bordering the Golden Valley , but when he got through Blakemere the sweat was dripping from his chin and the sight of a stream tinkling its way not three yards from the road automatically brought his legs off the pedals . |
| 10 | In retrospect , it is now rather easier to see that the cases made for the identification of structural change at the beginning of the 1970s were exaggerated or , at least , rather premature . |
| 11 | He had new cases made for the shells , covered in scarlet Genoese velvet with two rows round of gilt-headed upholstery nails on the lid , the sides and ends blank-panelled with a single row of the same . |
| 12 | The remainder made for the Trig al Ab , a desert track running inland about thirty miles south of the coast . |
| 13 | Major claims have ben made for the benefits of the National Curriculum but much concern has also been expressed at possible negative effects on schools and children . |
| 14 | ‘ Computerised control and an electromagnetic powder clutch make for the world 's first CVT with anti-lock brakes ’ |
| 15 | Once inside the house the child made for the kitchen , but Peggy stopped her , saying , ‘ You wo n't find Rosie there . |
| 16 | With the assistance of the National Art Collections Fund the museum has recently purchased a stained glass window made for the Avery Coonley Playhouse in Riverside , Illinois ( 1912 ) , featuring a geometric design based on balloons , confetti and American flags . |
| 17 | The rich in hot countries made for the mountains . |
| 18 | Before we discuss the provision that libraries and information workers make for the subject approach , it may be useful to consider the preliminary question : What is a subject ? |
| 19 | Leaping over fallen worshippers , Ace made for the sedan chair , but was forced to dive for cover when Richmann appeared from behind it with the Winchester drawn . |
| 20 | The most direct approach leaves the village by way of Glen Canisp , taking advantage of a rough road to a shooting lodge and then continuing on a good track along the north base of the mountain until opposite the obvious saddle ; here the track , which heads for the more orthodox mountain of Canisp , is left and a watery beeline made for the foot of the gully descending from the saddle . |
| 21 | Jumping on the Gulf War bandwagon , these are Central Office of Information films made for the MoD during the 1970s and take the form of four short documentaries on the Tornado , Jaguar , Buccaneer and Nimrod . |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't worry about that , ’ he said dismissively , and focused his attention on the traffic of Haverfordwest as he skirted the town to make for the road to Carmarthen . |
| 23 | Reluctantly , Delaney made for the gangway . |
| 24 | So was a lot , was a lot of lot of stuff made for the Army then ? |
| 25 | Oh yeah , lots of stuff made for the Army and and and they did n't know , I mean the manufacturers s sent the work to the hosiery dye- yards they they did n't know what they were sending or what they got , they just churned it all out and and that was it you know it were I could a lot of things about that . |
| 26 | McAllister , who had put the doll down , and was now fetching out her work basket to embroider pansies on some fine lawn dresses made for the bazaar by the aforesaid ladies , said , ‘ I did n't mean to become involved , you know , but Matey has been so kind to me — when not slave-driving me , you understand — that when she asked me to accompany her I had not the heart to refuse , and strangely , after I began to work for the bazaar , I found that it was most rewarding . ’ |
| 27 | Lord Justice Watkins said the Divisional Court could review an order of the magistrates ' court made for the purpose of preventing an abuse of its process and had done so on a number of occasions . |
| 28 | Predictions made for the proportions of various elements in the early universe were therefore rather inaccurate , but these calculations have been repeated in the light of better knowledge and now agree very well with what we observe . |
| 29 | All told , the ambitious predictions made for the Orbital have been substantially realised , and it is for this reason that the two-stroke Fiesta prototype won the approbation of our judges . |
| 30 | Activities beyond those specified in the Statutes are essentially extra voluntary provisions made for the benefit of members of Convocation . |