Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb -s] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every few metres along the Plzeň Road , is another cherry tree , which partly compensates for the immediate deterioration in the quality of the road surface . |
| 2 | The replies suggested that the choice of consultant and search firm was initially quite random , which partly accounts for the unsatisfactory performance occasionally experienced . |
| 3 | No women voted at all , which mainly accounts for the low proportion . |
| 4 | In this case , it would seem natural to establish an accounting system that records the annual debts ( principal and interest ) , in which each year 's debt charges signal the property tax rate ( having taken account of rateable value ) and which subsequently accounts for the actual expenditure and actual revenues ( to determine whether next year 's taxes need adjusting ) . |
| 5 | This year the company , which had an £8.6m turnover in 1991 , was sold off , but she still works for the old directors . |
| 6 | Mick Houghton , who also works for the fashionable label Blast First , was asked why he had agreed to take on The Wedding Present . |
| 7 | In the case of Estella however her appearances are n't really deceiving as she looks arrogant and proud and has proud eyes though she really changes for the better even though it occurred because of her treatment by Bentley Drummle and in the end like Pip , she is wiser and has been softened by her experiences and lost her proud eyes and air . |
| 8 | See how it travels , Lord , all round about ! ’ ’ said Quigley , who often reaches for the wise words of Old Mother Walsh when things are getting tough . |
| 9 | He never gives his name , and he always asks for the same dedication . |
| 10 | He always looks for the best in people or in any given situation . |
| 11 | It also accounts for the extraordinary ability of shoppers to select from a huge array those goods most appropriate to themselves and their close friends or relatives . |
| 12 | That makes me think he must have connections with the Jordanian Government — he probably works for the Jordanian Secret Service , either full time or in some ad hoc capacity . |
| 13 | NEIL KINNOCK yesterday declared himself fit to be Prime Minister , by claiming in an end-of-conference message that he now speaks for the British people . |
| 14 | The selection is right if it truly works for the competing student , and it is the quality and force of the imagination that will carry off the performance of the piece . |