Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I promised to buy shares in the brewery to make up for it . |
| 2 | The meaning is not explained but is left for the listeners to work out for themselves . |
| 3 | ‘ The lads still at the club are coming from all over the place to turn out for us , and are happy just to play the game . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I daresay you find this strange and may think I am ungrateful when after all I have been given the chance to set up for myself which is not given to many of our station but it is a surprise to me too . |
| 6 | ROD WALLACE last night pleaded for the chance to make up for his England heartache , writes John Edwards . |
| 7 | From the many letters I receive I know how popular my teddy patterns have become and so I have done two special seasonable designs , this one depicting a teddy pulling a sledge full of gifts and for the next issue two teddies … well , perhaps you had better buy the magazine to find out for yourself ! |
| 8 | More than 77,000 people have visited the exhibition to find out for themselves already this year — that 's almost 28,000 more than for the same period in 1991 ! |
| 9 | ‘ She had not the spirit to stand up for her own mother . |
| 10 | His group was a homespun affair and he wanted to support people inspired solely by the love of writing and music , and with the verve to stand up for themselves in print . |
| 11 | If in doubt , ask the supplier to measure up for you . |
| 12 | If a chap had n't the guts to stand up for his own beastliness where was he ? |
| 13 | Such a map will enable the reader to work out for himself how to get from one location to another within the town . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | When I got back I found the office was n't open until the next day , so I had to get a driver to break in for me . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | If you have not subscribed to Proceedings yet , here is a opportunity to find out for yourself what good value a subscription will bring . |
| 18 | Shall I ask her if she has a friend to bring along for you ? ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | She appeared to have been holding a makeshift icepack to the side of her head and a couple of the cubes had skidded out of reach and begun to melt , almost as if she 'd been in too much of a hurry to stretch over for them . |
| 21 | The government thereby gave up the attempt to impose a solution and admitted that the people of Northern Ireland must be given an opportunity to work out for themselves how they should be governed . |
| 22 | 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 . |