Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] and [vb pp] for the " in BNC.
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1 | She picked up her things again and made for the dim daylight outside , rather relieved it was n't a bright day . |
2 | His voice was low , but Oz slid off his chair immediately and made for the door . |
3 | As Rex was currently at about five on the scale of ten he left Laura to steam gently and made for the cocktail cabinet . |
4 | In a tightly-argued four page document , AoI said it must be accepted that coal is not on its way out and called for the disbanded Energy Select Committee to be resurrected immediately . |
5 | They had nearly arrived at the first of the longhouses scattered over the hillside , belonging to the families who stayed in Orphir all the year round and cared for the land and the hall on behalf of the Earl . |