Example sentences of "make [adv prt] for [adj] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Hackney made up for those heart-stopping moments with 100 per cent willingness to try anything and his 200 per cent determination for the team cause . |
| 2 | PIETER Huistra , left out of Rangers ' two past cup final occasions , made up for those past disappointments last night by hitting the crucial equaliser against Bruges in the European Cup . |
| 3 | In sharing the Reds ' upset win in that national trial he proved a bit of success as a distributor and made two scorching breaks which hinted at a swashbuckling touch to his nature : ‘ I was very keen to make a good impression in the trial because it took place a week after my ‘ B ’ debut against Ireland and I wanted to make up for two particular errors in that game . |
| 4 | It would n't be realistic to expect Christmas to make up for three flat years , ’ commented Sue Butterworth at Silver Moon Bookshop on the Charing Cross Road . |
| 5 | Popular with those who 've found romance late in life , and would like to make up for those lost years . |