Example sentences of "and make for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If the queen cat was satisfied from her seven matings with one tom , she would leave the other males in the lurch and make for home .
2 Transport to the town was difficult and made for self-sufficiency and reliance on village resources .
3 All the fittings must be waterproof and made for outdoors , and the supply should be connected by a qualified electrician .
4 So he ordered to be brought to him the finest silk cloth and brilliant threads , and made for pleasure what he had once needed to make for harsh necessity .
5 In the government 's view , such diversity is healthy , accords well with the English and Welsh traditions of school education and makes for liveliness and innovation . ’
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