Example sentences of "he [vb past] for [art] " 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 | He made for a line of scrub between two gates and waited until the street outside was fairly clear , then climbed the railings and dropped down . |
| 3 | As soon as we had cleared customs he made for a bank of telephones , and when he rejoined me he was smiling . |
| 4 | Outside , the world was waiting for Mr Major 's victory oration and shortly after 1.00 he made for the front door . |
| 5 | Everyone hastened to stand aside as he made for the door . |
| 6 | A snow-covered hedge loomed up ahead of him and he made for the shelter of it . |
| 7 | Then he made for the stairs , taking them two at a time . |
| 8 | With powerful leg strokes he made for the assault boat from which new flares were being fired . |
| 9 | Their scent came up to him as he made for the stage door , thrusting his note carefully among the rain-wet blooms . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | His whole body jerked in denial as he made for the drawing-room . |
| 12 | As he made for the door she said , ‘ You wo n't forget to take that bottle in for her , will you ? |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He made for the Druid 's Well , a mile or so to the east of the town . |
| 15 | So he made for the Jackley road from which nearly all the traffic had now disappeared . |
| 16 | He screamed and almost lost his footing as he made for the stairs . |
| 17 | Straight and fast flew Bower-bird as he made for the mountain top . |
| 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 | As he made for the road , the crickets hopped from him , all around , as if he 'd launched them . |
| 20 | He made for the central entrance to the choir under the organ and almost collided with Dhani , who giggled . |
| 21 | Then , ignoring her indignant gasp , he made for the chest of drawers with the clear intention of searching that also . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He made for the surgery , saying , lying in his teeth , ‘ I have some work to do , McAllister . |
| 24 | Then he was striding away from her , his boots echoing on the wooden boards as he made for the stairs . |
| 25 | He made for the travelling bookshop , where he found Jeffrey Archer sitting at a portable desk to one side of the bookstall . |
| 26 | He made for the side exit , away from the man . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Penry smiled faintly as he made for the door . |
| 29 | His tongue hung from his mouth as he made for the south — and dust pothered up from his feet . |
| 30 | In 1902 he lived for a short period in Clerkenwell , east London . |