Example sentences of "[noun] make [adv prt] for [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had an MXR Distortion Plus and an MXR Blue Box ( a prehistoric harmonizer making up for its dodgy tracking with an intriguing wobbly sound and some rather excellent white noise — Ed ) . |
| 2 | Such remarks made up for our embarrassing waits . |
| 3 | I travelled back to Athens , partly in order to make up for my ignominious run in the European Indoor there in 1985 . |
| 4 | For a long time KFW has been promoting in particular the small and medium scale sector of the economy , i.e. it grants loans at favourable interest rates to small and medium sized enterprises to make up for their specific financing disadvantages … |
| 5 | Tell you what , I 'll buy you a cup of coffee to make up for my bad temper before . ’ |