diff --git a/Sieve/Services/SieveProcessor.cs b/Sieve/Services/SieveProcessor.cs
index ae75643..275e47b 100644
--- a/Sieve/Services/SieveProcessor.cs
+++ b/Sieve/Services/SieveProcessor.cs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public IQueryable<TEntity> Apply<TEntity>(TSieveModel model, IQueryable<TEntity>
             }
         }
 
-        private IQueryable<TEntity> ApplyFiltering<TEntity>(TSieveModel model, IQueryable<TEntity> result,
+        protected virtual IQueryable<TEntity> ApplyFiltering<TEntity>(TSieveModel model, IQueryable<TEntity> result,
             object[] dataForCustomMethods = null)
         {
             if (model?.GetFiltersParsed() == null)
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ private static Expression GetClosureOverConstant<T>(T constant, Type targetType)
             return Expression.Constant(constant, targetType);
         }
 
-        private IQueryable<TEntity> ApplySorting<TEntity>(TSieveModel model, IQueryable<TEntity> result,
+        protected virtual  IQueryable<TEntity> ApplySorting<TEntity>(TSieveModel model, IQueryable<TEntity> result,
             object[] dataForCustomMethods = null)
         {
             if (model?.GetSortsParsed() == null)
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ private IQueryable<TEntity> ApplySorting<TEntity>(TSieveModel model, IQueryable<
             return result;
         }
 
-        private IQueryable<TEntity> ApplyPagination<TEntity>(TSieveModel model, IQueryable<TEntity> result)
+        protected virtual  IQueryable<TEntity> ApplyPagination<TEntity>(TSieveModel model, IQueryable<TEntity> result)
         {
             var page = model?.Page ?? 1;
             var pageSize = model?.PageSize ?? Options.Value.DefaultPageSize;