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 .
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