Example sentences of "make up a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The son of Topsider did make up a lot of ground in the closing stages , but by then it was far too late . |
| 2 | Weeks fifteen to twenty one is subject specific and all the details that have to come in and make up a record of achievement . |
| 3 | He liked the Latin name so much that he made up a sort of rhyme about it and chanted this as he went upstairs : |
| 4 | Oil production will fall by about 5% to make up 26% of total production while coal production will increase by 60%to make up a proportion of energy production similar to 1983 . |
| 5 | Animals make up a category of painting with an uneven reputation , though the theme is one of obvious importance and interest in sculpture . |
| 6 | Ants , aphids and plants together make up a kind of farming economy based on sugar . |
| 7 | Nor is science concerned with just the kinds of generalization that make up a theory of determinism with respect to our lives . |
| 8 | I make up a bath of dye to treat the sarkandas before cutting the reed to the required lengths . |
| 9 | But there was not yet a drug invented , or ever likely to be , that could cope with all the different and complex actions and judgements that make up a round of tournament golf . |
| 10 | Of course , I have been making up a lot of nonsense about machines getting in touch with one another . |
| 11 | Manuel had not been able to improve on par the first day but everyone knew he was capable of making up a lot of leeway with one of his famous ‘ charges . ’ |
| 12 | Brenda often thought that this was the part of the working day she liked best , the hour before the staff arrived and the work of the Lab got really under way , when she and Inspector Blakelock worked together in the quiet emptiness of the hall , still and solemn as a church , making up a supply of manila folders ready to register the day 's new cases , repacking exhibits for collection by the police , making a final check of the Laboratory reports to courts to ensure that the examination was complete , that no relevant detail had been omitted . |
| 13 | and she goes , she goes oh that ca n't be true , she goes , she goes that ca n't be true your just making up a load of bull cos you never went to the cinema , I thought oh |
| 14 | Permission was obtained from the APU and HMSO to make up a test of APU items for the purpose of comparing different samples participating in the project . |
| 15 | Get cook to make up a tray of coffee will you ? ’ |