Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] for [pron] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they are ideally cast as Captain von Trapp and Max Detweiler respectively , and their imposing stage personalities more than compensate for their limitations as singers . |
| 2 | It was a clockwork existence for the children , but the rapturous applause more than compensated for their tiredness at the end of the day . |
| 3 | I personally think the strength bonus their weapon gives more than compensates for their lack of a shield . |
| 4 | Well , you do n't need all that , if you 're talking to the public , you 're telling what are basically the facts , and , if asked for your opinion on them , you then decide whether to give your opinion or to say , ‘ Well , no , that 's beyond , that 's beyond my brief . ’ |
| 5 | They range from the UK equivalent of plea bargaining to the curiosity that while Boesky , a confessed criminal , can arrange special deals with the prosecution , those charged with lesser offences have to spend three years keeping lawyers in clover while waiting for their turn at justice . |
| 6 | While waiting for his stats to be confirmed , he was offered the services of a barbie doll ‘ recreational secretary . ’ |
| 7 | While studying for her PhD at Oxford she lectured at Liverpool University and thereafter was a lecturer in history at Oxford University . |
| 8 | We must shift from viewing animals as made for our benefit to thinking that we must be of benefit to them . |
| 9 | He galvanized his congregation , as admired for his campaigns to students or country towns as for his commemorative services . |
| 10 | During the 16th century it was heavily involved with the wool trade , as well as noted for its production of mustard . |
| 11 | However , just the fact that you are able to insist on interest does give you some leverage when asking for your account to be paid . |
| 12 | When asking for his correspondence with the Treasury to be published , Hall could hardly have suspected that this was to be one of his last official acts . |
| 13 | When asked for their views on longer-term future applications the emphasis was again on the increase of information handling , with management applications falling as a percentage of the whole . |
| 14 | A group of fifth form pupils when asked for their response after using a simulation on the Arab-Israeli situation , remarked that one thing it had demonstrated was how easy it was for the countries to slide into war ! |
| 15 | It is not a description that would have satisfied Mr C. G. Heathcote , for example , the Stipendiary Magistrate for Brighton , when asked for his opinions on the question of juvenile crime in 1898 : Mr Heathcote 's remarks are preserved in a report on Juvenile Offenders compiled by the Howard Association which had scouted the opinions of the magistracy and police . |