make advances

He was not just then in a mood either to make advances or to receive them.

The family of the young man should be the first to make advances.

It was not her place to make advances, all too likely to be rebuffed.

For there are few men in the world who make advances where there is no encouragement.

Then the Duke of Shrewsbury said he thought that Duke was not used to make advances.

In order to make advances the most diverse methods were used, as was said before.

For a moment he was afraid that she was going to make advances, but she passed on.

They have not been willing to make advances on farms that cannot be made to pay.

It was so difficult for her to make advances, so fatally easy for him to rebuff them.

They will pay all bank-notes in full, and will make advances not exceeding 15s.