Example sentences of "[pers pn] make for [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What a coil do I make for the loss of my punk |
| 2 | The silver water shatters under her feet , the child bounces as he rides on her breast , and she no longer hears Sycorax , only the pulse of the sea as it breaks in frills on the smooth and shiny sand , the splash of her stride and the drumming of her heart as she makes for the forest to the north , her back turned to the bay where the English ship rides at anchor , where the sea battle will take place . |
| 3 | Oh , by the way , ’ Luke said , locking the door behind them , ‘ Bob Tilling in Accounts just happened to mention the other day that you had settled an invoice for a piece we made for a client in Sherwood Forest . ’ |
| 4 | They are very happy places and they make for a lot of happiness with parents too I think . |
| 5 | They make for the stairwell with Crilly firmly in hand , blasting upwards like stiff navy rockets . |
| 6 | He made for a line of scrub between two gates and waited until the street outside was fairly clear , then climbed the railings and dropped down . |
| 7 | As soon as we had cleared customs he made for a bank of telephones , and when he rejoined me he was smiling . |
| 8 | A snow-covered hedge loomed up ahead of him and he made for the shelter of it . |
| 9 | Then , ignoring her indignant gasp , he made for the chest of drawers with the clear intention of searching that also . |
| 10 | The poet can not lose ; whatever claims he makes for the momentousness of his subjectmatter are vindicated simply by the way those claims are made . |
| 11 | Cos it makes for a lot of you know if you do n't have and say well I 'm not going to put in my feet anyway . |
| 12 | In the first place , he says ‘ it makes for a directness of relationship between symbol and referent ’ . |
| 13 | the arrangements it makes for the admission of students on to the Bar Vocational Course ; |
| 14 | the arrangements it makes for the admission of students onto the Bar Vocational Course ; . |