Example sentences of "make for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was starting to appear distinctly shopworn , Lucy noted ; he seemed to have bought himself a new shirt , but a dip-through in a hotel washbasin did n't exactly make for the best possible finish . |
| 2 | I would make for the Federal Republic . ’ |
| 3 | It might be part of her job to parade through the ballroom but she surely did n't want to have to prattle facts and figures for what she was wearing now , a skin-tight concoction of bugle heads and sequins that probably cost more than she 'd make for the entire year . |
| 4 | When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter . |
| 5 | The 128 they made for the fifth wicket actually saw the visitors go on the defensive , although not for long . |
| 6 | He made for the central entrance to the choir under the organ and almost collided with Dhani , who giggled . |
| 7 | Outside , the world was waiting for Mr Major 's victory oration and shortly after 1.00 he made for the front door . |
| 8 | The colonel gave me a friendly pat on the shoulder , and we made for the outside world again . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He stood and made for the other room . |
| 12 | They made for the outer offices , but it was too late . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | We made for the top front of the vehicle , as this provided the best all-round view . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | They made for the steep edge . |
| 18 | Falconi , swept over the island , while the Bf109Es of 7/JG 26 also made for the same location . |
| 19 | Trent waited until they made for the upriver side , then charged forward uncaring . |
| 20 | But which of us , locked behind a desk or in a queue at the supermarket check-out , has not had an overwhelming desire to drop everything , run into the street , hail a passing cab and make for the nearest airport to catch a plane to anywhere ? |
| 21 | I have come to the conclusion that I may have to stick to one particular make for the right size . |
| 22 | Journalists blame this on the fact that Mr Heseltine , David Mellor and the other ‘ dogs of war ’ who make for the best viewing concentrated on attacking Labour . |
| 23 | More provision should be made for the under-fives ; teachers ' aides should be recruited and trained ; problem areas should get extra teachers ; home-school relations should be improved , and a triangular partnership of home-school-child established . |
| 24 | Suggestions were also made for the future development of the qualifications . |
| 25 | Yet Iago suddenly wheeled his pony again , and made for the highest point of the ridge , where he could look back over the valley , and see as far as the scattered outer copses and the rim of the forest . |
| 26 | Looking to the future , preparations have been made for the International TV Week which will be held in Bolzano , Italy from 17–23 May 1992 . |
| 27 | As in previous years , the Festival will be the launch for the new programmes made for the Black Arts Video Project , three of which this year come from Birmingham and West Midlands based filmmakers . |
| 28 | Although the old colours ranged widely and included deep or light red , blue , ‘ grizzle ’ and all-white , nearly all had white finching and white on the belly and face and early selection was made for the famous white face in contrast to a deep , rich red body colour set off by the white brisket , belly , legs , shoulder stripe and tail switch . |
| 29 | I understand that the move has been made for the best scientific reasons . |
| 30 | Provision would be made for the possible transfer of other functions at a later date , ( e.g. The assessments of means , decisions on the grant of criminal legal aid , and at least some of the determinations of bills now carried out in the courts ) . |