Example sentences of "making for [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with Leigh 's later TV and big screen works ( Nuts In May , High Hopes , etc ) , the viewer discomfort level is excruciating , making for a kind of garish English suburban Eraserhead … |
| 2 | She was making for a hollow at the base of a large tree . |
| 3 | In a minute she was past us , making for a table at the far end of the room . |
| 4 | The underlying justification for this book is that participation in policy making for a group of public services of considerable importance to us all must rest upon understanding : understanding of what the policies are , of how they are made and implemented , and of the implications of the many prevailing suggestions on how to change those policies . |
| 5 | He put her into bed and drew the sheets over her and Maggie came back to the reality of the lamplit room with a bang as he strode away , collecting his tools of mercy and making for the door without looking at her . |
| 6 | ‘ I can hear him breathing , ’ said Albert again , making for the door to the stairs . |
| 7 | When we 're in Tesco 's we 'll have to make sure we 've bought the ingredients for all these biscuits we 're gon na be making for the rest of the |
| 8 | Strangely this pledge was nearly fulfilled , for when the crippled Bismarck was making for the shelter of Brest , the U.556 , returning from patrol , came within torpedo firing range of the aircraft carrier Ark Royal , then hurrying north to intercept the German battleship . |
| 9 | identify the other factors making for the expansion of private residential care , but give primacy to public finance : |
| 10 | They were making for the angle between the shore and the base of the headland and as they approached Wycliffe could see tall , black rocks rising out of the sea like the truncated and eroded pillars of some giant temple . |
| 11 | He struggled from one field to another , making for the safety of the hills . |
| 12 | There was a loud frightening scream from the direction of the children 's pool , and Shelley was on her feet and making for the source of the scream before Rosie had finished speaking . |
| 13 | But Downes appeared not to hear the supplementary questions , and Dixon nodded to the constable who stood at the door , the latter now making for the canteen on a less than wholly specific mission . |
| 14 | Calling out to him , she turned to the right , making for the side of the house furthest from Switham Thicket , for she had not forgotten a previous occasion when he had dashed off into the belt of trees . |
| 15 | A few minutes later Agnes was hurrying across the yard with the fresh linen in her arms , making for the house at the end of the square , when a man passing along the pavement glanced at her , then stopped and , raising his hat , said , ‘ Good afternoon , ’ and stepped towards her . |