Example sentences of "for make an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Cocoa powder for making an instant drink was first marketed in about 1830 .
2 A rival cheetah that does n't have such big leg muscles may not run quite so fast , but it has resources to spare for making an extra lot of milk and therefore perhaps rearing another cub .
3 The university had sacked Mr Jeffries for making an anti-Semitic speech ; he accused the Jews of masterminding ‘ a financial system of destruction of black people ’ .
4 Sneering is the dialect for making an ugly face ; and the best — or the worst ? — sneerer took the prize .
5 A 21-year old university student , Lim Su Kyong , was sentenced to 10 years ' imprisonment on Feb. 5 for making an unauthorized trip to North Korea to promote Korean reunification by attending the 13th World Youth and Student Festival held in Pyongyang in July 1989 [ see p. 36816 ] .
6 Also arrested on June 6 was veteran dissident , the Rev. Moon Ik Hwan , 73 , a Presbyterian minister sentenced to seven years ' imprisonment in 1989 for making an unauthorized trip to North Korea .
7 SUH KYUNG-WON : a 55-year-old parliamentarian , he is serving a 10-year prison sentence for making an unauthorized visit to North Korea and meeting North Korean officials .
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