Example sentences of "he [vb past] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , both Stirling 's legs were temporarily paralysed and he suffered quite a severe back injury which was to keep him immobilized for the best part of two months . |
| 2 | Outside , the world was waiting for Mr Major 's victory oration and shortly after 1.00 he made for the front door . |
| 3 | Everyone hastened to stand aside as he made for the door . |
| 4 | A snow-covered hedge loomed up ahead of him and he made for the shelter of it . |
| 5 | Then he made for the stairs , taking them two at a time . |
| 6 | With powerful leg strokes he made for the assault boat from which new flares were being fired . |
| 7 | Their scent came up to him as he made for the stage door , thrusting his note carefully among the rain-wet blooms . |
| 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 | His whole body jerked in denial as he made for the drawing-room . |
| 10 | As he made for the door she said , ‘ You wo n't forget to take that bottle in for her , will you ? |
| 11 | While a good case can , in retrospect , he made for the national interest being served by higher prices , there were few at the time who argued against the interpretation of Citrine and Self that there was a long-run obligation to sell as much electricity as possible at as low a price as possible . |
| 12 | He made for the Druid 's Well , a mile or so to the east of the town . |
| 13 | So he made for the Jackley road from which nearly all the traffic had now disappeared . |
| 14 | He screamed and almost lost his footing as he made for the stairs . |
| 15 | Straight and fast flew Bower-bird as he made for the mountain top . |
| 16 | And a young man , certain of his own strength and skill , running with balanced ease round all opposition as he made for the line . |
| 17 | As he made for the road , the crickets hopped from him , all around , as if he 'd launched them . |
| 18 | He made for the central entrance to the choir under the organ and almost collided with Dhani , who giggled . |
| 19 | Then , ignoring her indignant gasp , he made for the chest of drawers with the clear intention of searching that also . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He made for the surgery , saying , lying in his teeth , ‘ I have some work to do , McAllister . |
| 22 | Then he was striding away from her , his boots echoing on the wooden boards as he made for the stairs . |
| 23 | He made for the travelling bookshop , where he found Jeffrey Archer sitting at a portable desk to one side of the bookstall . |
| 24 | He made for the side exit , away from the man . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Penry smiled faintly as he made for the door . |
| 27 | His tongue hung from his mouth as he made for the south — and dust pothered up from his feet . |
| 28 | When this second marriage broke down in 1963 , Simenon was already having an affair with another maid , Teresa Sburelin , with whom he lived for the rest of his life . |
| 29 | Many of the pieces were purchased by Dubosc in Japan where he lived for the latter part of his life and much of his collection is now in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco . |
| 30 | Yohan , an old man , was moved to tears as he read a tract , as he realised for the first time how much God loved him . |