Example sentences of "[pers pn] made a [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A couple of them made a break for it . |
| 2 | I made a decision for myself , possibly the first big one I ever made . |
| 3 | I made a dress for my then small daughter many years ( 18 years ? ! ) ago in this fabric . |
| 4 | Seven-year-old Michael had written in his diary , ‘ On Saturday I helped my mum bake a cake and I made a dress for my doll ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ I made a grab for her and she then slapped me . ’ |
| 6 | I made a grab for my cigarettes just too late . |
| 7 | He had landed a contract as pleased as Punch , and I made a feast for his friends . |
| 8 | She made a grab for her shirt but Felipe took it from her and flung it into the back . |
| 9 | She made a grab for her wrap . |
| 10 | She made a grab for his arms and held them firmly away from her , but smiling lazily , and with consummate ease , he twisted his arms so that , this time , he had her own imprisoned in his grasp . |
| 11 | ‘ We 'll tell him she made a run for it , we had no choice . ’ |
| 12 | Hurriedly she glanced round , assessing her chances of getting away if she made a run for it , then started nervously when the second man took a deliberate step sideways to effectively block her path . |
| 13 | If she made a dress for you , she could have made one for herself . ’ |
| 14 | Seeing an upright chair stationed between the windows , she made a lunge for it and collapsed sideways on the rush seat to lean , exhausted , against the cold wall . |
| 15 | A determined look in her eye , she made a bee-line for him . |
| 16 | you know , there 's no vow there , but all we do is join hands together , share blessings to both of us , and no vow , we never make any vow but they made a blessing for us . |
| 17 | They stopped it see , so I did n't gain anything out of it , me mates at work they made a collection for me in their way . |
| 18 | Wright , a player I 've admired since he made a name for himself at Crystal Palace , was strangely ignored for the European championship finals . |
| 19 | After we 'd sorted out his problems … he made a way for me to forget my pride … and come over to see you . |
| 20 | They challenged him and he made a run for it . |
| 21 | Through her tears she saw Garry scaling the wall as he made a run for it . |
| 22 | She dodged around him and ran into the road as he made a grab for her . |
| 23 | ‘ Yes , ’ he growled as he made a grab for her . |
| 24 | Straightaway , he made a niche for himself as our left-back , and his fearless diving headers made him a tremendous favourite with the Palace fans , who dubbed him ‘ Chopper ’ in recognition of his decisive interceptions with his unruly fair hair . |