Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb pp] [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dry off gladioli corms in trays , then remove very small cormlets that have developed around the base — these will eventually flower , but only when grown on for several years . |
| 2 | Dunne , Chapman 's last attempt to find a successor to Lambert , proved to be past his best , but Drake more than made up for lost time , scoring 42 League goals in 1934–5 , a club record for a single season . |
| 3 | But he more than made up for that night by setting up both Arsenal 's goals with a performance of poise and maturity . |
| 4 | As lovers they were not exactly vibrant , but their voices and Lehar 's music more than made up for that . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But these murders were crafted in the human soul and decided upon by the human mind even if carried out for malicious , devilish purposes . |