Example sentences of "[pron] made for the stairs " in BNC.

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1 And all three of them made for the stairs .
2 ‘ Oh , and Miss Connor , ’ the receptionist called out as she made for the stairs , ‘ there was a delivery for you this afternoon . ’
3 The roars and cheers of the crowd covered any sound she made and , like a wraith , she made for the stairs , sweating even in the bleak February cold at the thought of who she might meet in the unknown upstairs .
4 Then he made for the stairs , taking them two at a time .
5 He screamed and almost lost his footing as he made for the stairs .
6 Then he was striding away from her , his boots echoing on the wooden boards as he made for the stairs .
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