Example sentences of "[det] [conj] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only girl , Roberta , or Berta , as the family called her , was the same age as her cousin Sandy and although ‘ chesty ’ as they said , she was certainly spirited enough , and more than kept up with all the boys . |
| 2 | My hon. Friend will concede that we have more than lived up to our promise that our Army of the future , as the Select Committee report said , will be outstandingly well equipped . |
| 3 | This more than made up for the Tramway Department 's loss of revenue resulting from the suspension of the service ! |
| 4 | The care and attention he received was first class throughout his stay and although he missed out on a family Christmas at home , the staff more than made up for it and he was showered with extra presents which helped to speed his recovery . |
| 5 | There had never been a great deal of money , but no one had ever gone hungry and the feelings of warmth and love between the members of the family had more than made up for the lack of luxuries . |
| 6 | Trading down helped the firm grab business from smaller operators and more than made up for falling sales of its classier Gainsborough furniture in the six months to end September . |
| 7 | The cost is more than made up for by the fact that virtually no man-hours are lost through strike action . |
| 8 | Non-ruminants can not extract much energy from the hard parts of the plant ; however , this is more than made up for by the fact that food passes much more quickly through their guts . |
| 9 | To her disappointment , she had not been able to find a Château La Tour Monchauzet vintage on the wine-list , but the half-bottle of Côtes de Bergerac that she chose instead more than made up for it . |
| 10 | That 'll mean less business for the animal crematorium — but its owners say that 'll be more than made up for by the increasing number of people who are choosing to have their familly pets cremated . |
| 11 | The expectation was that the losses sustained by the low cover price would be more than made up by the larger circulation and by advertising . |
| 12 | Patricia and Sue were more than fed up with being constantly left out in the cold , usually on the pavement outside women 's events because of lack of physical access . |
| 13 | He simply could n't believe anyone could be less than bowled over by him . |
| 14 | Dad was not prepared to stand any more and got out of the chair into which he had just flopped . |
| 15 | The route is substantially the same whether carried out by road or by the narrow-gauge Brunig railway ; it follows the shore of Lake Brienz before turning north to climb over the Brunig Pass and then descend by steps via the Lungern and Sarnen Lakes to the shores of the Vierwaldstattersee . |
| 16 | The sound remains the same when played back at half the speed but lasts for twice as long . |