Example sentences of "making for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with Leigh 's later TV and big screen works ( Nuts In May , High Hopes , etc ) , the viewer discomfort level is excruciating , making for a kind of garish English suburban Eraserhead … |
| 2 | He was making for a taxi , which might well have been waiting for him . |
| 3 | Lord John was hurrying round the edge of the room , making for a back entrance , but Sharpe simply took the direct route which meant jumping from table to table straight across the room . |
| 4 | Looks like er making for a collar do n't it ? |
| 5 | She was making for a hollow at the base of a large tree . |
| 6 | In a minute she was past us , making for a table at the far end of the room . |
| 7 | The underlying justification for this book is that participation in policy making for a group of public services of considerable importance to us all must rest upon understanding : understanding of what the policies are , of how they are made and implemented , and of the implications of the many prevailing suggestions on how to change those policies . |