Example sentences of "to make for [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Controllers urged him to make for a remote runway which would take him over fields and small villages . |
2 | They had decided to make for a small river valley in which there was an isolated church reached by a footpath across fields . |
3 | Superbly intelligent and well-crafted on record , surfing along upon churning , chiming guitars , Chadwick 's crew have proved unpredictable enough onstage to make for a compelling night out . |
4 | It was n't any use going back to the shop now ; she would phone Myra , then she would get down to designing the bridesmaids ' dresses that would match the bride 's gown she was commissioned to make for a big wedding in the autumn . |
5 | It was a relief therefore to make for the frozen shore where the parson was protesting that his wife would be safer and more comfortable if she remained in the carriage . |
6 | She started as though to make for the front door , but Mr Hunter held up a hand to stop her . |
7 | There are areas , one or two of which I will go on to elude to , which I still think are actually going to make for the greatest savings in the coming financial year and thereafter . |
8 | If a cat enters a room where several people are talking , it is very likely to make for the one person there who has an abnormal fear of felines . |
9 | But there 's even more to disagree with , particularly in the suggested preparations we are told to make for the forthcoming holocaust . |
10 | When on two occasions Ewen turned to make for the open sea , Neil , increasing our speed slightly , held on to what looked like a collision course . |
11 | No one had any comment to make for the excellent reason that everyone had already been convinced of the fact . |