Example sentences of "he [vb past] for " in BNC.

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1 Brunel , in fact , was advised by Gainsborough executives that continued attendance at the society 's screenings would damage the reputation of the films , such as The Vortex and Blighty , that he made for them .
2 He made for it , then , slam !
3 The 50-minute film he made for Arena suggests why : Last Supper — Frank on Frank looks like a parody of the excesses of Sixties avant-garde film-making .
4 Outside , the world was waiting for Mr Major 's victory oration and shortly after 1.00 he made for the front door .
5 He made for London , where he resumed his former way of life , a mixture of study and worldly pleasures , but never losing sight of the main objective .
6 Everyone hastened to stand aside as he made for the door .
7 He made for it , taking a short cut through the carpark adjoining a few prefabricated sheds that called themselves the Hawkwood Industrial Estate .
8 A snow-covered hedge loomed up ahead of him and he made for the shelter of it .
9 Then he made for the stairs , taking them two at a time .
10 He made for himself a special balance with which he could measure the exact proportions of two metals in a mixture or alloy .
11 With powerful leg strokes he made for the assault boat from which new flares were being fired .
12 Their scent came up to him as he made for the stage door , thrusting his note carefully among the rain-wet blooms .
13 As he made for the door he heard the phone ringing in the hall and when he entered he saw Joe turn from the telephone table towards him , saying , ‘ It 's for you , Martin .
14 His whole body jerked in denial as he made for the drawing-room .
15 As he made for the door she said , ‘ You wo n't forget to take that bottle in for her , will you ?
16 It features new stone sculptures intended to be shown outdoors as well as in the gallery , a new red ‘ Void ’ from that continuing series of wall sculptures , one of which was shown in Kapoor 's pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1990 , and material related to the stage designs which he made for recent performances by dancer Laurie Booth at the Queen Elizabeth Hall .
17 While a good case can , in retrospect , he made for the national interest being served by higher prices , there were few at the time who argued against the interpretation of Citrine and Self that there was a long-run obligation to sell as much electricity as possible at as low a price as possible .
18 He made for the Druid 's Well , a mile or so to the east of the town .
19 He made for a line of scrub between two gates and waited until the street outside was fairly clear , then climbed the railings and dropped down .
20 So he made for the Jackley road from which nearly all the traffic had now disappeared .
21 He screamed and almost lost his footing as he made for the stairs .
22 Straight and fast flew Bower-bird as he made for the mountain top .
23 Ice on the north coast of Spitsbergen made it impossible to pass Amsterdam Island , and so he made for Franz Josef Land , discovered only in 1873–4 , and partly mapped .
24 Flush with corvine visiting cards , Rolfe took up residence in Christchurch , before the fraudulent offer he made for his hosts ' house marked the end of his credit and credibility in Hampshire .
25 And a young man , certain of his own strength and skill , running with balanced ease round all opposition as he made for the line .
26 As he made for the road , the crickets hopped from him , all around , as if he 'd launched them .
27 As soon as we had cleared customs he made for a bank of telephones , and when he rejoined me he was smiling .
28 Most of them seemed to be the kind that took the prepaid cards that he never had , but there were a couple of pay booths at the end of the row and he made for those .
29 Muttering incomprehensibly , he made for some bushes where he disappeared from Emily 's view .
30 He made for the central entrance to the choir under the organ and almost collided with Dhani , who giggled .
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