Example sentences of "[noun] made for the " in BNC.
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1 | Leaping over fallen worshippers , Ace made for the sedan chair , but was forced to dive for cover when Richmann appeared from behind it with the Winchester drawn . |
2 | Toby Tobias was quickest away and Desert Orchid could find no more , but the race was far from finished , for as Mark Pitman on Toby Tobias made for the winning post Graham McCourt urged Norton 's Coin to a final effort , and as the two jockeys , whips swishing , pushed their courageous mounts up the hill the cheers from the stands which moments before had been tuning up for another Dessie triumph lapsed into a disbelieving murmur : this was not the right script at all . |
3 | Reluctantly , Delaney made for the gangway . |
4 | Claudia made for the street , leaving him to follow or not as he pleased . |
5 | He also printed the Middle English adaptation of the dialogue of St Catherine of Siena made for the Bridgettine sisters at Syon Abbey and known as The Orcherd of Syon . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | Wexford made for the stairs . |
8 | Keeping her head lowered , Carolyn made for the door , and hurried out to the dustbin . |
9 | Below : Nativity figures are displayed on the bookshelves that John made for the living room |
10 | Maggie sat with the others and Natasha made for the bar where Muriel , an orange-haired dragon somewhere in her seventies , held sway as chief barmaid . |