Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] make for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Rex was currently at about five on the scale of ten he left Laura to steam gently and made for the cocktail cabinet . |
| 2 | At that moment Mauleverer tottered in and made for the armchair beside the fire . |
| 3 | From the north door emerges , with entourage , Cranley Onslow , chairman of the 1922 Committee , head down and making for the lift . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She cringed back from him , pressing herself against the stove , wondering if she could edge past and make for the door . |
| 6 | ‘ Bill and I were left on stage gaping as they all got up and made for the exits . |
| 7 | Merymose stood up and made for the door . |
| 8 | Claudia stood up and made for the door . |
| 9 | Then suddenly she got up and made for the piano . |
| 10 | When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter . |
| 11 | Once off the airfield , Stirling gave orders for the jeeps to split up and make for the rendezvous separately , as he was sure that the following morning the sky would be full of angry German fighters out looking for them . |
| 12 | IF you like to feel at one with nature when you are having a tipple , you could do a lot worse than to make for the upstairs bar in the Shaftesbury Inn on Belfast 's Antrim Road . |
| 13 | In October Rupert at last slipped out and made for the Straits of Gibraltar . |
| 14 | His voice was low , but Oz slid off his chair immediately and made for the door . |
| 15 | So I flipped around and made for the ground , I 'd completely lost my bearings , I did n't recognize it , did n't even know which panel it was . |
| 16 | She picked up her things again and made for the dim daylight outside , rather relieved it was n't a bright day . |
| 17 | With evident delight Mona smiled about her brightly and made for the door . |