Example sentences of "make [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But the immediate problem confronting him , of course , is how to explain the assumption that we normally make about the causal link between experiences and bodily states . |
| 32 | While I appreciate the point you make about the long standing nature of your request I must advise you that there are many similar locations throughout the Region where there is inadequate space to provide a bus shelter . |
| 33 | An approximation we make about the actual behaviour enables us to model this behaviour in a dynamic framework without complicating the estimation . |
| 34 | It follows that behind every statement we make about the historical Jesus there has to be a tacit qualification : ‘ We are told this by such-and-such an evangelist , writing in a particular literary mode , far a particular audience , in a particular place at a particular period of history . ’ |
| 35 | I think that often it was jealousy — mixed with booze — that made for a lethal cocktail , with Bogie as the stirrer . |
| 36 | It always made for a grand fightfinisher . |
| 37 | In combination with his ardent desire to improve the living standard of the British working man , this made for a potent brand of imperialism ; few politicians took the Dual Mandate more seriously than Ernest Bevin . |
| 38 | All this made for a disappointing start but I am happy to say that much else is on an altogether higher level . |
| 39 | Perhaps it made for a safer relationship if , instead of arguing to a standstill , the party who felt herself misunderstood took her grievance elsewhere and satiated it in transgression . |
| 40 | Varese as well as Ives , and an Elliott Carter premiere — not much feminine sensibility there , though it all made for a classic Oliver Knussen pile-up of Americana , topped out with a violin concerto by Marc Neikrug that Pinchas Zukerman had brought to London for the first time . |
| 41 | They were too alike , they annoyed and inflamed each other now and then , which made for a tricky situation . |
| 42 | Green also anxiously records bouts of measles , his youngest son Thomas having fits as a baby , and Joshua being troubled with erysipelas , which made for a tiring journey for him back to Keswick . |
| 43 | This was popular for warships but it made for a heavy hull . |
| 44 | I think in any marriage or in any family the father and the mother both play different parts , and in my own life I can remember things my mother did and things my father did and together it made for a happy home . |
| 45 | It made for a magnificent setting that culminated in that miracle of Verdi 's old age , the choral fugue that ends the opera , here sung with brilliant clarity and precision . |
| 46 | When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter . |
| 47 | The 128 they made for the fifth wicket actually saw the visitors go on the defensive , although not for long . |
| 48 | He made for the central entrance to the choir under the organ and almost collided with Dhani , who giggled . |
| 49 | Outside , the world was waiting for Mr Major 's victory oration and shortly after 1.00 he made for the front door . |
| 50 | The colonel gave me a friendly pat on the shoulder , and we made for the outside world again . |
| 51 | It makes standard pear-shaped hot-air balloons for enthusiasts , and specially shaped ones for advertising or big egos — like the hot-air balloon it made for the late Malcolm Forbes in the shape of the American publisher 's French chateau . |
| 52 | She made for the new extension , hoping she had imagined that speculative look in her young assistant 's eye , and feeling that she 'd better let him think the Palmer & Pearson file had dropped on her desk while he was absent on Friday . |
| 53 | He stood and made for the other room . |
| 54 | They made for the outer offices , but it was too late . |
| 55 | He also printed the Middle English adaptation of the dialogue of St Catherine of Siena made for the Bridgettine sisters at Syon Abbey and known as The Orcherd of Syon . |
| 56 | Toby Tobias was quickest away and Desert Orchid could find no more , but the race was far from finished , for as Mark Pitman on Toby Tobias made for the winning post Graham McCourt urged Norton 's Coin to a final effort , and as the two jockeys , whips swishing , pushed their courageous mounts up the hill the cheers from the stands which moments before had been tuning up for another Dessie triumph lapsed into a disbelieving murmur : this was not the right script at all . |
| 57 | We made for the top front of the vehicle , as this provided the best all-round view . |
| 58 | While a good case can , in retrospect , he made for the national interest being served by higher prices , there were few at the time who argued against the interpretation of Citrine and Self that there was a long-run obligation to sell as much electricity as possible at as low a price as possible . |
| 59 | They made for the steep edge . |
| 60 | Falconi , swept over the island , while the Bf109Es of 7/JG 26 also made for the same location . |