Example sentences of "[adv] and make for the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As Rex was currently at about five on the scale of ten he left Laura to steam gently and made for the cocktail cabinet .
2 At that moment Mauleverer tottered in and made for the armchair beside the fire .
3 From the north door emerges , with entourage , Cranley Onslow , chairman of the 1922 Committee , head down and making for the lift .
4 He sprang up at once and made for the door as if he 'd been propositioned by a dirty old man in a public convenience .
5 She cringed back from him , pressing herself against the stove , wondering if she could edge past and make for the door .
6 Merymose stood up and made for the door .
7 Claudia stood up and made for the door .
8 ‘ Bill and I were left on stage gaping as they all got up and made for the exits .
9 Then suddenly she got up and made for the piano .
10 Once off the airfield , Stirling gave orders for the jeeps to split up and make for the rendezvous separately , as he was sure that the following morning the sky would be full of angry German fighters out looking for them .
11 In October Rupert at last slipped out and made for the Straits of Gibraltar .
12 His voice was low , but Oz slid off his chair immediately and made for the door .
13 So I flipped around and made for the ground , I 'd completely lost my bearings , I did n't recognize it , did n't even know which panel it was .
14 With evident delight Mona smiled about her brightly and made for the door .
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