Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [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 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ROD WALLACE last night pleaded for the chance to make up for his England heartache , writes John Edwards . |
| 6 | 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 ! |
| 7 | 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 ! |
| 8 | ‘ She had not the spirit to stand up for her own mother . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | If in doubt , ask the supplier to measure up for you . |
| 11 | Such a map will enable the reader to work out for himself how to get from one location to another within the town . |