Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the judges can do is award a greater proportion of non pension assets to the wife to make up for her lack of long term security and if these other assets are small , the husband is still the winner . |
| 2 | ROD WALLACE last night pleaded for the chance to make up for his England heartache , writes John Edwards . |
| 3 | ‘ She had not the spirit to stand up for her own mother . |
| 4 | If a chap had n't the guts to stand up for his own beastliness where was he ? |
| 5 | Rights are a central issue in being assertive ( see page 8 ) , since a decision to be assertive , as opposed to aggressive or submissive , is in effect a decision to stand up for your rights in a way that respects other people 's rights . |
| 6 | Every social worker has a responsibility to stand up for their own profession , to accept criticism humbly when it is due , and to explain why things are done in certain ways . |
| 7 | One wonders just how furious : last week , back in Moscow to see her three-year-old son between performances , Semenyaka was having difficulties getting a visa to come back for her next role here , Cinderella , in only three weeks ' time . |
| 8 | It was an effort to reach up for my dressing-gown which was hanging on the back of the door and I felt bitter against Richard because he did n't see that I was ill and come to help me . |