Example sentences of "[noun pl] and make [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sergeant King , seeing the approach of the car and still alive , struggled to his feet and made towards the car , ’ said Mr Nutting . |
| 2 | There was a loud frightening scream from the direction of the children 's pool , and Shelley was on her feet and making for the source of the scream before Rosie had finished speaking . |
| 3 | My description of an amazing 18-light silver chandelier weighing over 2,500 ounces and made for the Duke of Abercorn in 1837 has , instead of a photograph of the Duke 's dining room at Baronscourt , where the chandelier had originally hung , one of the entrance hall . |
| 4 | Then he grabbed both cases and made for the airline counter to buy a ticket . |
| 5 | Then , in 1780 , Sisson was forced to vacate his premises in Beaufort Buildings and to make over the lease and mortgage of his house in Southwark to Maskelyne . |
| 6 | He hoisted the contraption in his arms and made for the battlezone . |
| 7 | The final scheme would be a tribute to the vision of ‘ the greatest son of the Romanian people ’ rendered by their skill and hands and made from the fruits of their native soil . |
| 8 | I prepared to collect the rest of my medicines and make for the hospital , when the policeman said to me , ‘ Excuse me , sir . |
| 9 | Among them are millions of our fellow Christians ; but whether they are Christian or Muslim or whatever , they are fellow human beings and made in the image and likeness of God — and we have a responsibility for them . |
| 10 | Gifford on Honey End rode like a man possessed , but as Foinavon sailed over Valentine 's Brook and the next three fences and made towards the stands the pursuit seemed hopeless . |