Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] make for [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I watched you make off along the cliff path , as if you were making for Otters ' Bay . |
2 | Wilson saw she was being watched , closely studied , and dropped her eyes to concentrate on the jacket she was making for Pen . |
3 | We must move from the idea that the animals were given to us and made for us , to the idea that we were made for creation , to serve it and ensure its continuance . |
4 | However , there are other desires which do correspond to truly human values : the desire for friendship ( because as human beings we were made for relationships ) , or the desire to give happiness to others ( because our human nature makes us aware of the needs of others ) . |
5 | It was made for Magnus the Pious by the Warrior Mage Fredrik von Tarnus after the Great War against Chaos . |
6 | It was made for Barclays Bank and we are grateful to them for allowing us to adapt it for our own use . |
7 | It was making for Invercargill , 15 miles away on the South Island across the notorious Foveaux Strait , in winds of 20 knots . |
8 | I just assumed he was making for Otters ' Bay . ’ |
9 | Ken persuaded him to cut the portions he was making for Orton and himself into three . |