Example sentences of "and made for the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Yes , all done , ’ the Doctor said , and made for the bottom of the stairs .
2 In October Rupert at last slipped out and made for the Straits of Gibraltar .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 At that moment Mauleverer tottered in and made for the armchair beside the fire .
6 ‘ Why not ? ’ he said carelessly , and made for the stairs with the care of someone not absolutely steady on his feet .
7 At Mohnyin ten convalescent officers and twenty-eight men , the two faithful sergeants and myself got off the hospital train and made for the hospital of the BCMS where Dr Russell and the two nursing sisters took us all in and gave medical treatment to those needing it .
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