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 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 .
3 She cringed back from him , pressing herself against the stove , wondering if she could edge past and make for the door .
4 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 .
5 His voice was low , but Oz slid off his chair immediately and made for the door .
6 She picked up her things again and made for the dim daylight outside , rather relieved it was n't a bright day .
7 With evident delight Mona smiled about her brightly and made for the door .
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