Example sentences of "[pers pn] make for the [noun sg] " 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 What a coil do I make for the loss of my punk
3 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 .
4 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 . ’
5 I made for the sideboard again to hover .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 We thank you , Lord , for the daily provision that you make for the world .
9 She made for the wood .
10 She made for the door , but decided instead to sit down on a chair .
11 Mr Piggott found himself quite dazzled by the warmth of her smile as she made for the door , and was unable to speak .
12 He stood up at the same time as she did , and caught her as she made for the door .
13 Clutching her stick as if it were an offensive weapon , she made for the door .
14 She made for the door , but as perforce she had to pass him he put out a hand and caught her by the wrist .
15 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 .
16 She made for the stand where her umbrella was kept .
17 So she made for the orchard first .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 I clapped Jamie on the shoulder a couple of times and we made for the street .
22 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 .
23 As one they made for the door , but had two dozen different recollections of its exact position .
24 They make for the stairwell with Crilly firmly in hand , blasting upwards like stiff navy rockets .
25 Some part of her tried to convince her to make for the door , but she knew they would expect that .
26 A snow-covered hedge loomed up ahead of him and he made for the shelter of it .
27 Then , ignoring her indignant gasp , he made for the chest of drawers with the clear intention of searching that also .
28 He made for the Druid 's Well , a mile or so to the east of the town .
29 He made for the surgery , saying , lying in his teeth , ‘ I have some work to do , McAllister .
30 With powerful leg strokes he made for the assault boat from which new flares were being fired .
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