Example sentences of "[noun sg] and made for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Paris ! ) , then took a growler and made for the first address I had . |
| 2 | Lizzie turned in somewhat of a huff and made for the door , saying , ‘ Things were different then . |
| 3 | She was lifted out of her perch above the engine and made for the customs shed where she asked for a mirror so that she could restore order to her wrecked coiffure before she went into Paris . |
| 4 | The lift passed the ground-floor level and made for the vault . |
| 5 | Claudia gave him a scornful look and made for the bathroom , taking a change of clothes with her . |
| 6 | Off Whitstable , Glisseuse changed course and made for the Swale channel which leads between the Isle of Sheppey and the main Kent coast , a popular short cut into the Medway for small craft when the tide is right . |
| 7 | Carrie kissed her husband lightly on the cheek and made for the stairs . |
| 8 | But as those boxing her in came away from the rails at the entrance to the home stretch she found a good run up the inside , and when Teleprompter ran out of stamina with just over a furlong to go Pat Eddery shot the favourite into the lead and made for the wire . |
| 9 | For a few horrible moments I thought the motor would n't fire , but after several pulls it caught , then I just hooked my overnight bag over one shoulder , took the tiller and made for the shore , which looked so close that I felt I could have swum across . ’ |
| 10 | Wycliffe joined the trippers on the pier and made for the Flushing ferry . |
| 11 | At Mohnyin ten convalescent officers and twenty-eight men , the two faithful sergeants and myself got off the hospital train and made for the hospital of the BCMS where Dr Russell and the two nursing sisters took us all in and gave medical treatment to those needing it . |
| 12 | I turned , grabbed my dressing gown and made for the door ; with one mighty ninja kick , the side of my right foot connected with all three switches of the fan heater at the same time and it hummed into life . |
| 13 | Then she lifted her bag from the chair , turned the door handle with exaggerated care and made for the kitchen . |
| 14 | So saying , she thrust the coffee into Jack 's hand and made for the light reading ‘ Ladies ’ , rubbing and muttering as she went . |
| 15 | When darkness fell , the men drove off up the escarpment and made for the rendezvous , spreading themselves out as widely as possible . |
| 16 | ‘ Bon ! ’ as he pushed back his chair after a meal and made for the stairs and his own preoccupations . |
| 17 | He swung his umbrella over his shoulder and made for the exit . |