Example sentences of "[pron] make for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without doubt , close and loving physical contact between child and mother , or surrogate mother , promotes both physical and emotional well-being in the infant ; while cursory and uncomfortable handling , lack of communication and the signs of " non-loving " implicit in them make for the opposite . |
| 2 | And all three of them made for the stairs . |
| 3 | What a coil do I make for the loss of my punk |
| 4 | I had no choice but to leave and I made for the kitchen carrying the dollar on the tray like a trophy anchored by a thumb . |
| 5 | I made for the hotel 's main building with several other reporters when a man with an assault rifle appeared and said : ‘ Hit the floor . ’ |
| 6 | I made for the sideboard again to hover . |
| 7 | When both mares began aiding and abetting one another to increase the confusion and alarm , somewhere high over the Gulf I made for the cabin to solicit help . |
| 8 | A harmless grass snake , I concluded , although I must admit that the proximity of the Reptile Centre did make me a touch more circumspect than usual as I made for the summit . |
| 9 | As Huntington says , it is the total system with its inherent opposition and paradox which makes for the novel 's interest . |
| 10 | We thank you , Lord , for the daily provision that you make for the world . |
| 11 | Slamming her feet down angrily , she made for the mailbags . |
| 12 | She made for the wood . |
| 13 | She made for the door , but decided instead to sit down on a chair . |
| 14 | Mr Piggott found himself quite dazzled by the warmth of her smile as she made for the door , and was unable to speak . |
| 15 | He stood up at the same time as she did , and caught her as she made for the door . |
| 16 | Clutching her stick as if it were an offensive weapon , she made for the door . |
| 17 | She made for the door , but as perforce she had to pass him he put out a hand and caught her by the wrist . |
| 18 | So , hoisting her bag over her shoulder with an element of pride that for a brief moment made her lose sight of how important it was to try and pin him down for an interview , she made for the door . |
| 19 | She made for the stand where her umbrella was kept . |
| 20 | So she made for the orchard first . |
| 21 | The old woman lay in her hammock , sleeping ; it was a time when she had taken a heavy dose , and he was able to lead Ariel out and let her walk before him , now and then turning to make sure he was not about to do something to her , put a halter on her or hit her , and she made for the fence and pointed over it and asked him with her hands and eyes if she could go there , beyond the stockade , into the receding forest , where the bromeliads pushed out their stiff blades , and the monkeys nibbled at mango fruits and threw them down when they were unripe with tiny rows of toothmarks like some sharp-fanged fairy child 's , where the birds of many colours screeched . |
| 22 | She made for the study door and he wanted to say , ‘ I would n't if I were you ; he 's in a tear about something , ’ but he knew that even if he did speak it would n't deter her . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , and Miss Connor , ’ the receptionist called out as she made for the stairs , ‘ there was a delivery for you this afternoon . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | She made for the fires and the sudden yellow flashes that lit up the central complex of buildings . |
| 26 | As she made for the doors she was suddenly halted by the realization that she had no money with her . |
| 27 | I could see that the old bull was not going to be forced to drink , and he protested by coming after my father-in-law who made for the post . |
| 28 | What arrangement have you made for the children if they are ill or on holiday ? |
| 29 | The silver water shatters under her feet , the child bounces as he rides on her breast , and she no longer hears Sycorax , only the pulse of the sea as it breaks in frills on the smooth and shiny sand , the splash of her stride and the drumming of her heart as she makes for the forest to the north , her back turned to the bay where the English ship rides at anchor , where the sea battle will take place . |
| 30 | Before she reached the precincts of Iona she made the round of the Sound of Mull , called at Tobermory , where she was unnecessarily detained by some shippers not having a lot of sheep waiting ; she sailed up Loch Sunart , got on board part of a flock of sheep at Salen Pier , landed them at Croag in Mull ; and now we made for the Isle of Coll , — the ‘ Sandy Coll ’ Sir Walter speaks of . |