Example sentences of "[not/n't] make [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 2 | No , they 're not made for a tall man er , you know my |
| 3 | But man is not made for a solitary , self-sufficient existence . |
| 4 | A market purchase is one made on a recognised investment exchange ( which includes the London Stock Exchange and the USM ) , whereas an off-market purchase is one which is not made on a recognised investment exchange ( ie by private contract ) or is so made but the shares are not subject to a marketing arrangement on that exchange . |
| 5 | It was in the 2nd round of the FA Cup in December 1937 when the Palace had had to make the long trip to Accrington on one of the rare times when the draw for this round was not made on a geographical basis . |
| 6 | Old stopcocks were not made to a standard size and it may take some searching in plumbers ’ merchants to find something that will enable you to connect new copper pipe . |
| 7 | To maintain this focus , the book does not dwell much on forms of expert determination where the decision is not made by a third party or the decision is interim . |
| 8 | I.C.A.C. sought to appeal , and the occupiers contested the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal , on the ground that the order of the judge was not made in a civil cause or matter . |
| 9 | It has two essential components : identification of the debt and a clear statement that proceedings will be issued if payment is not made within a certain period , say ten days . |
| 10 | And , therefore , the argument is of people whose backs are pinned to the wall before they 're questioned as it were , and that does n't make for a sober and calm discussion , especially as there is some doubt , I suspect , in the mind of ministers , but certainly in the mind of many people in the Conservative Party , about whether these great absolutes , this wall against which ministers and departments are nailed , really need exist in quite the form it 's being constructed or whether the whole issue could n't be handled in a rather more sensitive and relaxed way . |
| 11 | In an era of fast food , subsistence incomes do n't make for a culinary culture . |