Example sentences of "make [prep] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says : ‘ Small budgets , apologetic councils strapped for cash , and a complex social and sometimes ethnic mix of young customers and their parents do n't make for an easy life . ’ |
| 2 | But it did n't always make for an easy life . |
| 3 | Their success at the game did not make for an easy relationship , though . |
| 4 | It certainly does n't make for an ideal working relationship , does it ? ’ |
| 5 | I 'm going with a Scum season ticket holder and Newcastle Utd fan should make for an interesting evening all round . |
| 6 | They derive their strength from the realization that not to abide by them would make for an unworkable constitution . |
| 7 | All in all it made for an uncomfortable meal , despite the chef 's first-class skills , and Sarella at least was pleased when it was all over and Marc , with deliberately precise timing , pushed his chair back to signal that they could now follow him out . |
| 8 | On the negative side , funerals were becoming so much more secular in outlook , appearance and context that the surviving guilds and fraternities found themselves hard-pressed to provide all that made for an average funeral of the new type ; the rules were being rewritten by a public which no longer wished to perpetuate the simple ritual hitherto provided and which were looking for a pageantry close to that of the great baronial funerals as performed by the College of Arms , a corporation of heralds and part of the Royal Household . |
| 9 | For the client , the advantage was that he could go direct to those various tradesmen who , collectively , could provide all that made for an average funeral . |
| 10 | The family says the seats are lovely and comfy , I say the driving position is good and commanding and the light , quick steering and instant V8 torque make for an effortless drive . |
| 11 | All these features make for an excellent package . |
| 12 | We have seen that a contract made during an unsolicited visit is cancellable . |
| 13 | This lays down cancellation provisions ( reg 4 ) similar to those applied under the CCA 1974 in relation to supplies by a trader of goods or services to a consumer which are made during an unsolicited visit to the consumer 's home , or that of another consumer , or the consumer 's place of work ( reg 3 ) for a VAT inclusive payment of £35 or more ( reg 3(2) ( f ) ) . |
| 14 | As it turned out , the wide spread of professional competence present in the workshop made questions as to where individual expertise had been acquired recede in importance compared to the real advances in thinking which could be made through an immediate exchange of ideas . |
| 15 | To meet this development section 17(2) was inserted into the Act and provides that where an application is made for an interlocutory injunction and the party against whom it is sought claims that he acted in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute , the court shall , in exercising its discretion whether or not to grant the injunction , have regard to the likelihood of that party 's succeeding at the trial of the action in establishing the matter which would afford a defence under the Act . |
| 16 | The fact of being ‘ family ’ is no guarantee that people can live together happily on a long-term basis , and almost any other good ‘ care ’ arrangement that can be made for an elderly person is better than a cat-and-dog life with relatives , where there is no common ground for agreement , and constant quarrels make home life a misery . |
| 17 | The Association of Friends raise finance for overseas tours and plans are made for an eight day visit to Hungary in July . |
| 18 | Unless , therefore the guarantee was void as having been made for an illegal consideration or voidable on the ground of economic duress , the extrinsic evidence establishes that it was supported by valid consideration . |
| 19 | The unity of soloist and orchestra and the conductor 's sensitive modification of orchestral texture made for an excellent performance of a stunning concerto.ROBIN NEWTON . |
| 20 | That relationship was superb and made for an excellent team effort throughout the year , as was evidenced by the fulsome tributes paid to Ian McNeil at the end of his period in office . |
| 21 | ‘ Each month approximately 300 new requests are made for an occupational therapist assessment and this level of demand far outstrips the borough 's available resources . ’ |
| 22 | Many other sizes are made for an enormous range of industrial uses , but flexibility limits their application for kite spars , and in many cases the wooden dowel is superior . |
| 23 | A CALL has been made for an empty building near a town centre to be turned into a nursery . |
| 24 | In all probability it was made as an innocent copy in the nineteenth century . |
| 25 | It is uncertain whether the coffee plant manufactures this chemical for its own mysterious purpose , or whether it is made as an accidental byproduct of the roasting process ( the smell of coffee originates from the latter source ) . |
| 26 | There is some suggestion of violence on the part of the mother 's current and very , so far , short-lived relationship with the man she is now with and , if that is so — and one has to accept , for the purposes of this application , the untested evidence of the father — it would not be in the interests of these children for the original order to be made after an inter partes hearing . |
| 27 | Selection of the group is from a pop-up menu and this produces a list of substances in the category , again requiring a selection to be made of an individual chemical . |
| 28 | All celestial objects in the super-lunar region were made of an incorruptible element called aether . |
| 29 | What , for example , can be made of an operational policy statement that reads : " The objectives of the team are : to build an informed and accurate picture of the needs of mentally handicapped people and their familieS in the area with special reference to social , cultural and environmental factors ; to develop policies and models of practice that are sensitive to the identified needs and to initiate new approaches to the care and support of mentally handicapped people as appropriate ; to encourage the participation of mentally handicapped people and their familieS in the planning and evaluation of services ; to put forward proposals for and be involved in initiating an independent advocacy scheme ; to achieve better coordination for services for mentally handicapped people through the multidisciplinary operation of the CMHT and by establishing good liaison with all relevant agencies ; to plan and assist in the rehabilitation of mentally handicapped people from hospital and residential care to family , semi-independent and independent living in conjunction with other professionals and agencies ; to publicise and create better public understanding of the needs and potentials of mentally handicapped people and to encourage the local community to become more positively involved in their care and support ; to gather , collate and disseminate as appropriate information about relevant services , events and new developments . |
| 30 | At 11am the first proclamation is made under an ancient oak on the green ; this is repeated at a further four traditional places in the village . |