Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] make for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suggestions were also made for the future development of the qualifications . |
| 2 | Preparations were also made for the smooth embarkation of new passengers and their luggage . |
| 3 | When she failed to respond the French cutter opened fire with her bow chaser , hitting the superstructure of Sea Rover which by then was obviously making for the English coast . |
| 4 | Some provision was generally made for the scions of the family — the ‘ portion ’ for the younger sons , the dowry for the daughters — but primogeniture was essential . |
| 5 | Illuminated in Tours around 1520 , it contains twelve full-page miniatures of the emperors and was possibly made for the library of Francois I. The manuscript has a distinguished provenance : it belonged at the Jesuit College de Clermont Library in Paris and later to the celebrated English collector Sir Thomas Phillips who considered it among the finest of his 60,000 manuscripts . |
| 6 | Vyshinsky 's speech was clearly made for the dual purpose of endeavouring to depict the Soviet Union in a more conciliatory light in global terms and to try to gain a voice in the negotiations leading to a treaty . |
| 7 | Remember that your balloon ripstop was probably made for the parascending sport , and you' ll appreciate why it is so soft and at times stretchy . |
| 8 | Provision was also made for the preservation of the picturesque character and ornamental value of the New Forest . |
| 9 | A similar case was previously made for the source regions of the Cameroon line c.o.b .. |