Example sentences of "[conj] make [adv] [prep] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | The smaller number of A and C allowances was more than made up for by the greater number of B and D allowances . |
2 | The cost is more than made up for by the fact that virtually no man-hours are lost through strike action . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | The unpredictability of the man was more than made up for by the heady feeling of surrendering to life at its sweetest and most bright . |
5 | 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 . |