Example sentences of "[verb] [det] [conj] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the negative side , funerals were becoming so much more secular in outlook , appearance and context that the surviving guilds and fraternities found themselves hard-pressed to provide all that made for an average funeral of the new type ; the rules were being rewritten by a public which no longer wished to perpetuate the simple ritual hitherto provided and which were looking for a pageantry close to that of the great baronial funerals as performed by the College of Arms , a corporation of heralds and part of the Royal Household . |
| 2 | But it has more than paid for itself in improved factory efficiency , said Bob Pruitt , operations manager of Thatcher Tubes , Florence — part of Courtaulds Packaging . |
| 3 | For the client , the advantage was that he could go direct to those various tradesmen who , collectively , could provide all that made for an average funeral . |
| 4 | Taking a funeral policy can cost less than paying for a funeral plan by instalments but it depends on average life expectancy . |
| 5 | It must have more than compensated for being shot down , or blown to bits . |
| 6 | Similarly , in an 1894 speech , Millicent Fawcett pressed for the vote on the grounds that she ‘ wished to strengthen true womanliness in women , and because I want to see the womanly and domestic side of things weigh more and count for more in all public concerns ’ . |
| 7 | all that material and stuff did they bought that or send for it or |
| 8 | Furthermore , the objective threat posed by the Soviet Union and its own nuclear weapons means that the United States has to have a permanent war economy and that the people recognise this and vote for it . |
| 9 | Whilst it is accepted that the department has done exceptionally well in getting every member of the school who does Art to provide themselves with pencils , rubbers and sketch pads , it is felt that the time is now right for the department to expand this and push for pupils to provide paints for themselves . |
| 10 | I personally think the strength bonus their weapon gives more than compensates for their lack of a shield . |
| 11 | Ooh I 'll carry on watching this and go for a bloody shower ! |
| 12 | Avoid these and go for the grilled items — possibles are poussins or chicken breast , game such as pheasant , partridge or guinea fowl , or , if you do n't have ethical qualms , lean veal . |
| 13 | In the GDR , the Wachsregimente of the Ministry of State Security ( MfS ) and the Bereitschaftspolizei of the Ministry of the Interior have more than sufficed for this purpose , enabling the NVA to keep its hands clean and its morale high . |
| 14 | It seems likely that improvements in the health and work capacity of the elderly population over the last eighty years have more than compensated for any putative increase in the physical and mental demands of employment ; if so , rising retirement rates may reflect a decrease in the demand for the labour of elderly workers over a period in which their employment capacity has risen . |
| 15 | This means I have more than paid for my FARMERS WEEKLY subscription for this year … and probably several to come . |
| 16 | PACHE LEAVES THOSE THAT HOPE FOR A HAPPY OUTCOME TO BULL 's TRAVAILS WITH LITTLE TO CHEER |