Example sentences of "made for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And all three of them made for the stairs . |
| 2 | He shrugged and made for the door . |
| 3 | Varese as well as Ives , and an Elliott Carter premiere — not much feminine sensibility there , though it all made for a classic Oliver Knussen pile-up of Americana , topped out with a violin concerto by Marc Neikrug that Pinchas Zukerman had brought to London for the first time . |
| 4 | Everybody made for their beds early . |
| 5 | Their main pleasure seemed to be in the beautiful garments they made for each other and for their children . |
| 6 | Wexford made for the stairs . |
| 7 | I also had two dollies , one made for me by our great family friend , Mrs Fawcett , the other stitched by my mother from an old piece of quilted petticoat . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Here , they 're wearing a matching floral set that Rachel made for them . |
| 10 | ‘ There are some suggestions I made for changes but this would not prevent me signing it . |
| 11 | I made for the hotel 's main building with several other reporters when a man with an assault rifle appeared and said : ‘ Hit the floor . ’ |
| 12 | It makes standard pear-shaped hot-air balloons for enthusiasts , and specially shaped ones for advertising or big egos — like the hot-air balloon it made for the late Malcolm Forbes in the shape of the American publisher 's French chateau . |
| 13 | There was a warmth and a charm about him that made for easy relations with most people , even the press , and they helped him build up the confidence that was needed all round . |
| 14 | The 128 they made for the fifth wicket actually saw the visitors go on the defensive , although not for long . |
| 15 | Christopher made for his favourite restaurant in his favourite town — Agen . |
| 16 | I always thought that my Taurean nature — though on the cusp with Aries , looking forward towards another double-image sign , Gemini , which made for imbalance — was far from typical ; but certainly the bull was well and truly there in my strong sexuality . |
| 17 | He made for it , then , slam ! |
| 18 | I made for the sideboard again to hover . |
| 19 | It is not clear from the surviving reports of the Once-Over system if the manufacturers had much evidence to support the claims they made for the CO process . |
| 20 | Toby Tobias was quickest away and Desert Orchid could find no more , but the race was far from finished , for as Mark Pitman on Toby Tobias made for the winning post Graham McCourt urged Norton 's Coin to a final effort , and as the two jockeys , whips swishing , pushed their courageous mounts up the hill the cheers from the stands which moments before had been tuning up for another Dessie triumph lapsed into a disbelieving murmur : this was not the right script at all . |
| 21 | An extract from a speech to the Reichstag in April 1939 illustrates well the personalized claims Hitler made for ‘ his ’ great ‘ achievements , and how far these rested on ‘ national ’ rather than specifically Nazi ideals and aspirations . |
| 22 | One of them , a leather skirt she made for Dannii , still occupies pride of place in her little sister 's wardrobe . |
| 23 | Do you remember the jellies you made for her , Minnie ? |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Heavy going at Heathfield made for some slow times at the South Down & Eridge , where Chris Gordon scored a double for the second successive Saturday on Kirstenson and Please Explain . |
| 26 | Outside , the world was waiting for Mr Major 's victory oration and shortly after 1.00 he made for the front door . |
| 27 | A harmless grass snake , I concluded , although I must admit that the proximity of the Reptile Centre did make me a touch more circumspect than usual as I made for the summit . |
| 28 | With small token charges of explosives in our pockets we made for distant roads , railways and bridges , sinking up to our knees in bogs and wading through the icy waters of fast-running burns . |
| 29 | Trent waited until they made for the upriver side , then charged forward uncaring . |
| 30 | Maggie sat with the others and Natasha made for the bar where Muriel , an orange-haired dragon somewhere in her seventies , held sway as chief barmaid . |