Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [verb] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most people in the territories feared the PLO was in danger of rushing into some unsatisfactory settlement rather than holding out for the right conditions . |
| 2 | In August Chapman signed his former half-back George Hampson from Northampton , and although his previous visit to Northampton had failed to secure Walden — he went to Tottenham in April for £1,750 — the developing form of Bainbridge at outside-right more than made up for the disappointment . |
| 3 | Objectively , Karen was prepared to go almost as far as her predecessor , and her eager greed more than made up for the thrill I used to get from subjecting dogged , cow-like Manuela to the same routines . |
| 4 | But , in spite of the Royal Navy , Jones , after a voyage to be described later , sailed safely back to France , where his reception more than made up for the much cooler one he had received after his ‘ Whitehaven ’ cruise 18 months before . |
| 5 | But with further tuition in the UK they can move on to full doctor status and for many students the chance to experience life in another country more than makes up for the extra years of study . |