Example sentences of "make [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sport 's governing body is also considering suing the American athlete for libel over accusations he made during a campaign to clear his name after he tested positive for steroids in Monte Carlo in August 1990 and was subsequently banned for two years . |
| 2 | He reckoned that he would by then have far outflanked any cordon thrown up by his enemies , and could safely make for a phone . |
| 3 | Gourmet shops and galleries , furniture and fashion , antiques and 1066 collectables , books on the Battle of Hastings and , of course , the Sussex trug , will make for a shopping experience surrounded in history . |
| 4 | It was a syndrome I had observed in other service marriages , not least in that of my own parents , and I have sometimes thought what a good subject it might make for a novel or play . |
| 5 | All of which would make for a rave review , were it not for the fact that , for all their charm , the Jays ' every move oozes lamentable irrelevance . |
| 6 | Admittedly legal training may be a bit wider , and may include elements of economics and political science , erm than the kind of training that we have in Britain , but it is nonetheless a law-dominated training , and this does make for a difference erm in approach , I think . |
| 7 | The three piece leather does make for a lot of stitching at the sides and this suffered quite badly after a few days on rough moraine . |
| 8 | They say imaginative management and co-operation with tenants will make for a model estate . |
| 9 | In Britain , though , ever since his selection the media had become very excited about Allan Wells , almost willing him to win , to have the come-back that would make for a fairy-tale ending . |
| 10 | His head makes little involuntary movements , the first beginnings of the small pleasurable movements which his whole body will make as a kind of modest disclaimer in the face of Harry 's approval . |
| 11 | I would be grateful if you would sign the attached copy of this letter and return it to me , with the payment and contract and any other additions you would normally make as an indication that you agree to these conditions . |
| 12 | He could never entirely regret it , because it reminded him of working with Willie , and the passing resolves he made as a grown-up to lose some of it always contained a tang of unease about betraying his professional qualifications in the eyes of a man who would have belted him for such a thing . |
| 13 | Although bathed in a sentimentality of its own , the concept appeals to me because it reminds me of a trip I made as a student to the Maison Savoye in the summer of 1957 , when this great Corbusier villa was a ruin surrounded by waist-high grass and nettles . |
| 14 | He saw the daft circles they made as a wind lifted the flames and turned them ; he saw their hysterical galloping back and forth , and saw the cherry-red line crackling across the stumps of corn , towing its apron of smoke . |
| 15 | It moves from sketches he made as an eight-year-old , via his figurative and later surrealist paintings , to the simple forms and primary colours of his later work . |
| 16 | Film of the real thing is an excellent way of challenging misconceptions or assumptions people make about a situation and a good aim for viewing tasks is to make trainees sharper in their perception of what is happening around them . |
| 17 | This made for a kind of harmony and a kind of confidence . |
| 18 | He made for a line of scrub between two gates and waited until the street outside was fairly clear , then climbed the railings and dropped down . |
| 19 | The announcement of our success , subject to the specific changes agreed during the validation being made , was welcomed by all concerned but the realisation that we had now committed ourselves to commencing a new course on 5 September 1988 made for a summer of hard curriculum development work . |
| 20 | Vern made for a bench in a concrete space with trees and shrubs scattered around in pots , and sat down . |
| 21 | So her shops with their carefully designed clothes sat on top of great orders for dresses and suits that Belmodes made for a handful of big stores who marketed them under different trade names , sometimes their own , but never Belmodes . |
| 22 | I decided to make a development of a circular pedestal table that we made for a client last year . |
| 23 | Oh , by the way , ’ Luke said , locking the door behind them , ‘ Bob Tilling in Accounts just happened to mention the other day that you had settled an invoice for a piece we made for a client in Sherwood Forest . ’ |
| 24 | As soon as we had cleared customs he made for a bank of telephones , and when he rejoined me he was smiling . |
| 25 | She made for an armchair , knowing it would be wise to keep him at a distance , but she did n't reach it . |
| 26 | When disturbed , they make for a crevice or hole where they can jam themselves in so tight with their powerful claws that it is almost impossible to dislodge them . |
| 27 | Once in the field turn left , following the hedge through a gap at the top and make for a stone stile in the top right hand corner . |
| 28 | Its wit , neoclassic charm and sparkling score make for a work that appeals to all , young or old … and a dreadful warning too ! |
| 29 | " More fax users make for a snowball effect , " he says . |
| 30 | Too heavy And then there 's Vera and Jack Duckworth their barmy battles always make for a Punch and Judy-styled double act . |