Example sentences of "[pers pn] made for [art] [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 | She made for an armchair , knowing it would be wise to keep him at a distance , but she did n't reach it . |
18 | I decided to make a development of a circular pedestal table that we made for a client last year . |
19 | Oh , by the way , ’ Luke said , locking the door behind them , ‘ Bob Tilling in Accounts just happened to mention the other day that you had settled an invoice for a piece we made for a client in Sherwood Forest . ’ |
20 | I clapped Jamie on the shoulder a couple of times and we made for the street . |
21 | 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 . |
22 | As one they made for the door , but had two dozen different recollections of its exact position . |
23 | He made for a line of scrub between two gates and waited until the street outside was fairly clear , then climbed the railings and dropped down . |
24 | As soon as we had cleared customs he made for a bank of telephones , and when he rejoined me he was smiling . |
25 | A snow-covered hedge loomed up ahead of him and he made for the shelter of it . |
26 | Then , ignoring her indignant gasp , he made for the chest of drawers with the clear intention of searching that also . |
27 | He made for the Druid 's Well , a mile or so to the east of the town . |
28 | He made for the surgery , saying , lying in his teeth , ‘ I have some work to do , McAllister . |
29 | With powerful leg strokes he made for the assault boat from which new flares were being fired . |
30 | As he made for the road , the crickets hopped from him , all around , as if he 'd launched them . |