Example sentences of "[not/n't] make for a [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | In an era of fast food , subsistence incomes do n't make for a culinary culture . |