Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] to make a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But on one pleasure note , I want to make a plug for the Making Out series . |
| 2 | At five to eight , the deadline , I decided to make a run for it , and was within sight of the doors when , without any warning at all , my stomach muscles suddenly began to roll up like a shop blind and I was violently and horribly sick . |
| 3 | After that , I decided to make a cut for each day . |
| 4 | I had to make a life for myself … and thank God I did , even if Douglas appropriated all the things I left behind … pictures , papers and clothes … |
| 5 | ‘ Someone had to make a stand for the egg producers , ’ Mother Catherine said . |
| 6 | I ca n't wait around to try and engage him in further conversation because my bowels suddenly decide they want to wake up too , and I have to make a dash for the nearest bar and the toilets . |
| 7 | I wanted to make a career for myself outside Salzburg . |
| 8 | But I hope he 'll be able to make her understand that she ca n't ever have me , and that she has to make a life for herself away from me . ’ |
| 9 | If you wish to make a reservation for 10 or more people , contact your travel agent , and do n't forget the special discounts we make for most groups — see page 11 . |
| 10 | If you wish to make a booking for 10 or more please call our Group Bookings Department on 0920 465023 . |
| 11 | If you are not on income support at the moment and you wish to make a claim for benefit , please apply to the Council now . |
| 12 | If you wanted to make a banner for instance you would highlight banner on the main menu , then choose ‘ font ’ , and choose one of the nine fancy fonts provided . |
| 13 | The thing that made Aldus 's product take off was undoubtedly the special relationship between Apple ( who heavily promoted it as a way to sell their LaserWriter page printer ) , Adobe ( who wanted to make a market for PostScript ) and Aldus themselves — the so-called Triple-A Alliance . |
| 14 | Each dealer dealt with the farmer who wanted to make a bid for some of his cattle . |
| 15 | Still , you 'll be safer right under the wall until we have to make a run for it . ’ |
| 16 | In today 's attack one of the shot workmen was hit as he tried to make a run for it at Gortree Park where a major housing renovation scheme has been under way since before Christmas . |
| 17 | The secretary of the local tennis club telephones to say that he wants to make a booking for their annual dinner and dance . |
| 18 | It was during the five years he spent in Orkney that he began to make a name for himself in the field of English-language studies ; he was also the writer of the ‘ Orcadian Boatman 's Song ’ . |
| 19 | He intended to make a dash for his room and wedge a broken chair-leg under the door to keep the monster out . |