Example sentences of "make [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The row could make for a strained atmosphere as Mr Major spends the Premier 's traditional weekend with the Queen . |
2 | One person leading into another can make for a smoother flow and a more efficient use of time . |
3 | Without doubt the two best Cup teams in the country have reached Twickenham this season and it should make for a superb final . |
4 | It is interesting to see the raw material of event transformed into poetry , though this does make for a certain degree of repetition . |
5 | It is interesting to see the raw material of event transformed into poetry , though this does make for a certain degree of repetition . |
6 | Hand-beating an aluminium panel does not necessarily make for a better car , confers no empirically measurable added value : nonetheless , it is the hand-wroughtness of Aston Martins that make otherwise sensible men write out cheques for £120,000 . |
7 | None of this means Shawcross should stop — the cause is too important — but it can make for a frustrating life . |
8 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
9 | Either because he had the hump or because he thought it would make for a good show he started smashing the footlights one by one . |
10 | There are several splendid houses near Long Melford that would make for a gentle afternoon 's potter through the rooms and possessions of the rich of a few centuries ago . |
11 | In an era of fast food , subsistence incomes do n't make for a culinary culture . |
12 | Religious networks could make for a unified effort or become the vertebrae of different segments of reformers whose conflicts were expressed in organisational diversity and competition . |
13 | 50 races … solos and sidecars … should make for a thrilling showdown . |
14 | Moreover , constitutional lawyers may write about " old " Parliaments being able to bind and limit a " new " Parliament , and may suggest that a " new judicial attitude " ( whereby judges no longer accept that they are subordinate to Parliament ) would make for a fresh start so that " the doctrine that no Parliament can bind its successors becomes ancient history " , but these tricky legal formulations do not alter the fact that constitution-making occurs in the context of a political reality which limits what is feasible , acceptable , and enforceable . |
15 | Perchance , as he sees it , such will make for a stronger monarchy . ’ |
16 | So I thought an illustration of Mark 's later playing , as demonstrated on Dire Straits latest album ‘ On Every Street ’ , might make for a welcome change . |
17 | I am afraid that her reply was not as sympathetic as the contribution that she made as a Back Bencher when talking about Florence Smith . |
18 | I think that often it was jealousy — mixed with booze — that made for a lethal cocktail , with Bogie as the stirrer . |
19 | It always made for a grand fightfinisher . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | All this made for a disappointing start but I am happy to say that much else is on an altogether higher level . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | They were too alike , they annoyed and inflamed each other now and then , which made for a tricky situation . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | This was popular for warships but it made for a heavy hull . |
27 | 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 . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | Stimulating because new ideas , creativity , brain-storming sessions and the prospects of winning make for a great feeling of esprit de corps . |
30 | Okay , one or two of them are a little contrived , but they still make for a cracking package — all in one load too ! |