Example sentences of "[verb] make for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The encouragement given made for a great rapport with the class and gave a stimulus to improve the lectures . |
| 2 | They had decided to make for a small river valley in which there was an isolated church reached by a footpath across fields . |
| 3 | It was n't any use going back to the shop now ; she would phone Myra , then she would get down to designing the bridesmaids ' dresses that would match the bride 's gown she was commissioned to make for a big wedding in the autumn . |
| 4 | These factors alone would have made for a rapid shift between free and unfree populations ; but in many parts of Europe the relation between them was complicated by local custom and legal variety . |
| 5 | Stimulating because new ideas , creativity , brain-storming sessions and the prospects of winning make for a great feeling of esprit de corps . |
| 6 | It is interesting to see the raw material of event transformed into poetry , though this does make for a certain degree of repetition . |
| 7 | It is interesting to see the raw material of event transformed into poetry , though this does make for a certain degree of repetition . |
| 8 | It had made for a lively few hours but now that they 'd gone the place seemed oddly , unnaturally quiet again . |