Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] make [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Because of the limits on income support payments there is increasing evidence of a shortfall between benefit levels and home fees , with resulting pressure on individual residents and their families to make up the deficit .
2 The next two hours were hectic , the Rose Bowl 's new owner struggling alone with the lunchtime rush while her assistant made up the orders that should have been done earlier .
3 She believes her children made up the allegations that sexual abuse was going on in other families because of the constant questioning .
4 Several Trade Unions agreed to support the Communist application , among them the Miners ' Federation of Great Britain , whose votes made up the bulk of those recorded for Communist affiliation at the Edinburgh Conference of the Labour Party .
5 Just what chemicals make up the cocktail in the mine shaft .
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