Example sentences of "he make for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 A snow-covered hedge loomed up ahead of him and he made for the shelter of it .
2 Then , ignoring her indignant gasp , he made for the chest of drawers with the clear intention of searching that also .
3 He made for the Druid 's Well , a mile or so to the east of the town .
4 He made for the surgery , saying , lying in his teeth , ‘ I have some work to do , McAllister .
5 With powerful leg strokes he made for the assault boat from which new flares were being fired .
6 As he made for the road , the crickets hopped from him , all around , as if he 'd launched them .
7 Everyone hastened to stand aside as he made for the door .
8 As he made for the door he heard the phone ringing in the hall and when he entered he saw Joe turn from the telephone table towards him , saying , ‘ It 's for you , Martin .
9 As he made for the door she said , ‘ You wo n't forget to take that bottle in for her , will you ?
10 He made for the door , sweeping out of the office with Rebecca in tow , stopping only to add as an afterthought , ‘ Ignore Rourke 's bad temper .
11 Penry smiled faintly as he made for the door .
12 His tongue hung from his mouth as he made for the south — and dust pothered up from his feet .
13 He pulled on a pair of folding sunglasses ( the sort you pay an extra load for to have ‘ Porsche ’ stamped across your field of vision ) as he made for the driver 's door , but even with them and the soft brown leather blouson jacket , which made him look a bit like an off-duty copper ( they get them cheap down Brick Lane ) , I still recognized him .
14 His whole body jerked in denial as he made for the drawing-room .
15 He made for the side exit , away from the man .
16 Straight and fast flew Bower-bird as he made for the mountain top .
17 He made for the travelling bookshop , where he found Jeffrey Archer sitting at a portable desk to one side of the bookstall .
18 And a young man , certain of his own strength and skill , running with balanced ease round all opposition as he made for the line .
19 Their scent came up to him as he made for the stage door , thrusting his note carefully among the rain-wet blooms .
20 The poet can not lose ; whatever claims he makes for the momentousness of his subjectmatter are vindicated simply by the way those claims are made .
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