Example sentences of "was make for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | United 's goalscoring slowed significantly in the second half of the season , but no move was made for a striker until £1 million Dion Dublin arrived in August . |
| 2 | The Award was made for a breakthrough which is already improving the diagnosis and monitoring of treatment of major diseases including cancer , AIDS , hepatitis , rubella , and fertility disorders . |
| 3 | On March 19 Bolivia announced the appointment of a consul but no decision was made for a resumption of diplomatic relations [ for Bolivian sea outlet issue see p. 37488 ] . |
| 4 | Provision was made for a crew of five ; pilot and co-pilot side-by-side in an open cockpit , a flight engineer , wireless-operator and gunner . |
| 5 | Well , the gravestone certainly stands by the porch and it does have a hole drilled through it , said to have been where the iron stake was hammered through the stone into the coffin , but I 'm afraid that I agree with the general consensus voiced around the bar of the Sun Inn and the George and Dragon that George Hodgson was guilty of nothing but old age , that the only thing he sucked were his gums , and that the hole in the stone was made for a railing or gatepost . |
| 6 | Her nose was too small to balance her high flat cheekbones , and her mouth was made for a face at least two sizes larger . |
| 7 | ‘ Just afterwards , he said he had decided not to do it because of other work commitments , so the project came to a halt as a result of the difficulty in finding an actor to play the part ; it was n't really a gag script — it was made for an actor more than a comedian . |
| 8 | He was making for a taxi , which might well have been waiting for him . |
| 9 | She was making for a hollow at the base of a large tree . |