Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When pressed for reasons , they would draw on such ‘ obvious ’ facts as blacks are physically equipped or conditioned better for some sports , or reference was made to the explain-ail theory of ‘ natural ability ’ . |
| 2 | She did n't know whether the loose wheel would come off quite soon or stay on for some miles , but she realised that sooner or later the wheel would break loose and that if Daddy or the A.A. man did n't reach her before that happened Miss Clinton would be likely to crash . |
| 3 | Calculate the over or under-absorbed overhead for each cost centre . |
| 4 | Other remedies will be needed if Aconite does not suffice and the condition lingers or continues on for more than a day or so . |
| 5 | Maybe when he really got roughed up or stayed out for more than just a few days , Manuel would think about talking things over with the vet , but for now , well , ‘ what 's the hurry , man ? ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Good thinking , Princess , ’ he said , with an easy charm that made up for any lack of etiquette . |
| 7 | But what you 're doing here I think it is er , er an example of the partnership , a partnership that goes back for many years , certainly during World War Two and I think er it is still strong and er holds firm today the partnership between the United States and Great Britain . |
| 8 | But he more than made up for that night by setting up both Arsenal 's goals with a performance of poise and maturity . |
| 9 | As lovers they were not exactly vibrant , but their voices and Lehar 's music more than made up for that . |
| 10 | Unfortunately for them Palace injuries prevented the other two players from making any more than token contributions to our promotion hopes of the late 1920s and early 1930s , but Tom Crilly , a full-back by profession , more than made up for those disappointments . |
| 11 | Paying once a month for goods requires less money on average than paying separately for each item purchased . |
| 12 | Wherever they were at school , a number of deaf children were unfortunate enough to stay there the whole duration of the war , neither seeing their parents nor going home for any holiday . |
| 13 | Evidently , one tends to forget the worst episodes over time , and remembers only those items that stand out for some reason ’ . |
| 14 | If the Government want to fetch every one of those issues to the Floor of the House , I am quite prepared to do exactly the same , and every day we shall have points of order that go on for half an hour — |
| 15 | be quite a bit in that account because there was only one six that went through for this insurance and there has n't been a lot more going through this month . |
| 16 | Last week Daph kept up an argument with herself that went on for most of the day . |
| 17 | Do you think it would be a good idea if there were more women that went in for these areas ? |
| 18 | Although at the local level we will be pursuing similar objectives , when it comes tot he wider national issues , it will be CPRW that speaks out for those who not only care about the Park , but also see it as a special part of a special country . |
| 19 | It was just the sort of match that cried out for some Cantona-like ambition . |
| 20 | The legs and knees take a belt — — you are , after all , suffering most of the strains of downhill skiing and for longer at a stretch — but the distance travelled more than makes up for that . |
| 21 | She published it entirely by herself so it is a bit makeshift but the advice more than makes up for that . |
| 22 | But what sets A.agassizii apart from all other known species , and more than makes up for any deficiency in the dorsal ‘ plumage ’ , is its splendid tail . |
| 23 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that many companies find that the loyalty given to them by disabled people more than makes up for any days that they may have to take off work to undergo treatment ? |
| 24 | This approach may lack an academic master work expounding and defending it , but it more than makes up for this with populist political appeal . |
| 25 | The quality of the sound however more than makes up for this . |
| 26 | Other Diamond kites — the Ace , Trlby , Zig-Zag , Rainbow , Hyperkites Ghostie , Blazer , Brookite Stunters and Dunford Stingray — have carried on that first generation with low-cost products that perform impressively for any novice and have served over the years to bring so many into the kite fraternity . |
| 27 | Still , a certain chiaroscuro grimness attached to their surreal exchange and cries out for some brainless , comic intervention . |
| 28 | The men would run up the outside staircases and make straight for that . |
| 29 | When it has stopped coming , he drops the body and goes back for another lamb and another , creeping down the earthen steps with his blood-stained knife and his feet and ankles splashed with red . |
| 30 | It made up for all the poverty and hardship they had suffered , and planted a new , fierce determination in her to make her way in the world , to marry well and make up for all the injustice they had suffered because of her Uncle Harry . |