Example sentences of "[vb past] for [art] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gorelli lunged for the door , but it was locked . |
| 2 | He shrugged and made for the door . |
| 3 | She made for the door , but decided instead to sit down on a chair . |
| 4 | Everyone hastened to stand aside as he made for the door . |
| 5 | Mr Piggott found himself quite dazzled by the warmth of her smile as she made for the door , and was unable to speak . |
| 6 | She ducked under his arm and made for the door but he caught her arm . |
| 7 | He reached the level of the bridge , swung his back to the wall , covering the ladder they had just used as Forster made for the door . |
| 8 | As he made for the door he heard the phone ringing in the hall and when he entered he saw Joe turn from the telephone table towards him , saying , ‘ It 's for you , Martin . |
| 9 | As he made for the door she said , ‘ You wo n't forget to take that bottle in for her , will you ? |
| 10 | He stood up at the same time as she did , and caught her as she made for the door . |
| 11 | Clutching her stick as if it were an offensive weapon , she made for the door . |
| 12 | As one they made for the door , but had two dozen different recollections of its exact position . |
| 13 | He made for the door , sweeping out of the office with Rebecca in tow , stopping only to add as an afterthought , ‘ Ignore Rourke 's bad temper . |
| 14 | She made for the door , but as perforce she had to pass him he put out a hand and caught her by the wrist . |
| 15 | As it was , I nodded and made for the door ; she looked the sort of woman who won protracted lawsuits . |
| 16 | Keeping her head lowered , Carolyn made for the door , and hurried out to the dustbin . |
| 17 | Penry smiled faintly as he made for the door . |
| 18 | So , hoisting her bag over her shoulder with an element of pride that for a brief moment made her lose sight of how important it was to try and pin him down for an interview , she made for the door . |
| 19 | Stanley uttered the single word : ‘ Floods , ’ and headed for the door . |
| 20 | He turned and headed for the door where he paused for a moment . |
| 21 | I got up and dressed quickly and as quietly as I could , but Colin was awake and he mumbled a ‘ good luck ’ as I headed for the door . |
| 22 | In fact , such was the sheer awesomeness of Mr Wilson 's fury that , as one person , the whole assembled mass headed for the door at top speed . |
| 23 | So it was a quietly defiant Alistair who , the next morning , came plodding down the stairs , and glanced at the splayed mail on the shelf as he headed for the door . |
| 24 | She headed for the door . |
| 25 | The DI got to his feet and headed for the door . |
| 26 | Carol looked angrily at him , turned and headed for the door . |
| 27 | He swallowed hard and headed for the door that opened out into the hall . |
| 28 | Finn demanded , standing up as his superior headed for the door . |
| 29 | As soon as she had put the telephone down , she headed for the door . |
| 30 | Edward turned round , walked irresolutely around the room and then headed for the door , where he halted . |