Example sentences of "and made for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , all done , ’ the Doctor said , and made for the bottom of the stairs . |
| 2 | He swung his umbrella over his shoulder and made for the exit . |
| 3 | For a few horrible moments I thought the motor would n't fire , but after several pulls it caught , then I just hooked my overnight bag over one shoulder , took the tiller and made for the shore , which looked so close that I felt I could have swum across . ’ |
| 4 | She excused herself when halfway through the meal , and made for the ladies room . |
| 5 | The lift passed the ground-floor level and made for the vault . |
| 6 | Then she lifted her bag from the chair , turned the door handle with exaggerated care and made for the kitchen . |
| 7 | Maggie took a deep breath , and made for the tent entrance . |
| 8 | Claudia gave him a scornful look and made for the bathroom , taking a change of clothes with her . |
| 9 | In October Rupert at last slipped out and made for the Straits of Gibraltar . |
| 10 | His voice was low , but Oz slid off his chair immediately and made for the door . |
| 11 | With evident delight Mona smiled about her brightly and made for the door . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I was going to be late for Jack Mason and made for the door . |
| 14 | ‘ That stupid foamhead , ’ she said , and made for the door . |
| 15 | I turned , grabbed my dressing gown and made for the door ; with one mighty ninja kick , the side of my right foot connected with all three switches of the fan heater at the same time and it hummed into life . |
| 16 | She scooped up coffee-pot , bread-basket , jam-pots , Camembert , on to the tin tray , and made for the door . |
| 17 | Maurin , who had been longing for an excuse to escape , said he would go himself to attend to it and made for the door . |
| 18 | Merymose stood up and made for the door . |
| 19 | Claudia stood up and made for the door . |
| 20 | She spun round , almost falling over the voluminous folds of her skirts , and made for the door . |
| 21 | She stuffed everything back into her bags , and made for the door . |
| 22 | Lizzie turned in somewhat of a huff and made for the door , saying , ‘ Things were different then . |
| 23 | Nothing terribly unusual about something slipping through a saleroom , yet five months earlier Sotheby 's had recently sold a similarly designed , if less beautiful , walnut writing desk by Pabst ( designed by the great Philadelphia architect Frank Furness and made for the Philadelphia philanthropist Henry C. Gibson ) . |
| 24 | My description of an amazing 18-light silver chandelier weighing over 2,500 ounces and made for the Duke of Abercorn in 1837 has , instead of a photograph of the Duke 's dining room at Baronscourt , where the chandelier had originally hung , one of the entrance hall . |
| 25 | Off Whitstable , Glisseuse changed course and made for the Swale channel which leads between the Isle of Sheppey and the main Kent coast , a popular short cut into the Medway for small craft when the tide is right . |
| 26 | Normally Desmond was pleased to hear that his brother was doing his share of what he privately called ‘ oldie watching ’ , but tonight he merely said ‘ Good ’ , with a preoccupied expression on his face , and made for the hall . |
| 27 | At that moment Mauleverer tottered in and made for the armchair beside the fire . |
| 28 | As Rex was currently at about five on the scale of ten he left Laura to steam gently and made for the cocktail cabinet . |
| 29 | Huy stood up , bowed briefly to his new master , and made for the doorway . |
| 30 | He paddled across awkwardly , his head tilted high out of the water , and made for the figwort . |