Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [vb infin] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the vicar got a new bishop who was Anglo-Catholic he appealed to him for his sanction , in the hope that the bishop 's approval would make up for the lack of faculty . |
| 2 | I very much hope that both you and your husband will stay on for the wedding . |
| 3 | Come on , Miss Williams , you 're not so naïve that you honestly believe that a mere apology will make up for the way you behaved . ’ |
| 4 | This tragic game can go on for the rest of their lives or one of them can decide enough is enough and withdraw . |
| 5 | But an IFA can shop around for the best deals . |
| 6 | ‘ I think perhaps the bike will make up for the Brownies , ’ Daddy confided to Mummy . |
| 7 | Cosmas 's body is laid out and his poor brother will come in for the death vigil . |