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

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1 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 .
2 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 . ’
3 I made for the sideboard again to hover .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 She made for the wood .
7 She made for the door , but decided instead to sit down on a chair .
8 Mr Piggott found himself quite dazzled by the warmth of her smile as she made for the door , and was unable to speak .
9 He stood up at the same time as she did , and caught her as she made for the door .
10 Clutching her stick as if it were an offensive weapon , she made for the door .
11 She made for the door , but as perforce she had to pass him he put out a hand and caught her by the wrist .
12 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 .
13 She made for the stand where her umbrella was kept .
14 So she made for the orchard first .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 I clapped Jamie on the shoulder a couple of times and we made for the street .
19 He had no sense of give and take ; no idea of the concessions one made for the sake of social comfort .
20 It is not clear from the surviving reports of the Once-Over system if the manufacturers had much evidence to support the claims they made for the CO process .
21 As one they made for the door , but had two dozen different recollections of its exact position .
22 A snow-covered hedge loomed up ahead of him and he made for the shelter of it .
23 Then , ignoring her indignant gasp , he made for the chest of drawers with the clear intention of searching that also .
24 He made for the Druid 's Well , a mile or so to the east of the town .
25 He made for the surgery , saying , lying in his teeth , ‘ I have some work to do , McAllister .
26 With powerful leg strokes he made for the assault boat from which new flares were being fired .
27 As he made for the road , the crickets hopped from him , all around , as if he 'd launched them .
28 Everyone hastened to stand aside as he made for the door .
29 As he made for the door he heard the phone ringing in the hall and when he entered he saw Joe turn from the telephone table towards him , saying , ‘ It 's for you , Martin .
30 As he made for the door she said , ‘ You wo n't forget to take that bottle in for her , will you ?
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