Example sentences of "and make for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But which of us , locked behind a desk or in a queue at the supermarket check-out , has not had an overwhelming desire to drop everything , run into the street , hail a passing cab and make for the nearest airport to catch a plane to anywhere ? |
| 2 | Delaney should now quickly gather all surviving members of his force and make for the target , with no potentially dangerous searches . |
| 3 | I prepared to collect the rest of my medicines and make for the hospital , when the policeman said to me , ‘ Excuse me , sir . |
| 4 | On no account look out your passport and make for the airport because they 'll catch you in customs and the judge will be cross and tell you you 're a cold-blooded , ruthless and calculating murderess and give you twenty years . |
| 5 | I saw Yet drag himself up , eyes charged with fear , and make for the door to the lower regions . |
| 6 | He watched him move quickly across the alley , and make for the patch of deep shadow under the iron stairs . |
| 7 | She cringed back from him , pressing herself against the stove , wondering if she could edge past and make for the door . |
| 8 | Once off the airfield , Stirling gave orders for the jeeps to split up and make for the rendezvous separately , as he was sure that the following morning the sky would be full of angry German fighters out looking for them . |
| 9 | He shrugged and made for the door . |
| 10 | She ducked under his arm and made for the door but he caught her arm . |
| 11 | Then suddenly she got up and made for the piano . |
| 12 | So I flipped around and made for the ground , I 'd completely lost my bearings , I did n't recognize it , did n't even know which panel it was . |
| 13 | He turned to the right and made for the north choir aisle . |
| 14 | When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter . |
| 15 | He stood and made for the other room . |
| 16 | As it was , I nodded and made for the door ; she looked the sort of woman who won protracted lawsuits . |
| 17 | Then , apparently deciding that this was a special day , he turned and made for the thicket . |
| 18 | He turned and made for the stern of the boat , and disappeared below . |
| 19 | Somehow we escaped and made for the Wig and Dickle and suitable refreshments . |
| 20 | Signalling the sighting to the Home Fleet in Scapa Flow , he turned his vessel and made for the shelter of a fog bank . |
| 21 | His voice was low , but Oz slid off his chair immediately and made for the door . |
| 22 | With evident delight Mona smiled about her brightly and made for the door . |
| 23 | He sprang up at once and made for the door as if he 'd been propositioned by a dirty old man in a public convenience . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | The leaders — Castle Falis , Princeful , Kapeno , Rondetto and Rutherfords — swept over Becher 's and made for the twenty-third fence , the smallest on the course and , though taken at a left-hand angle , a simple preliminary to the trappy right-angled bend to the left at the Canal Turn . |
| 26 | When the 850 patrons then rose en masse and made for the exits , the actors wondered what they 'd done wrong . |
| 27 | ‘ Bill and I were left on stage gaping as they all got up and made for the exits . |
| 28 | Maggie took a deep breath , and made for the tent entrance . |
| 29 | When darkness fell , the men drove off up the escarpment and made for the rendezvous , spreading themselves out as widely as possible . |
| 30 | Then he grabbed both cases and made for the airline counter to buy a ticket . |