Example sentences of "the [noun pl] make [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the winners make up with the size of their winnings what they lack in numbers . |
| 2 | Erm , I find myself agreeing with what Mr Courcier said , er , about Hambledon , I do n't think it realistic to expect existing settleme , villages within the area of search to form a nucleus for a new settlement , they 're simply too small and would be swamped by any development , and also the er I stand by the statements made yesterday about the environmental quality of the settlements , about there form , settings , and characters , and I really do n't think that they could form the nucleus of a new settlement . |
| 3 | The electronic popular music of rock is so different in form and function from the old print-based pop of ‘ moon and June ’ , and so akin to the old pre-literate oral forms of folk music , that most of the assumptions made today about the relations between the two are misguided , based on theories devised at a time when the complete destruction of folk culture by the industrial state seemed only a matter of time . |
| 4 | It is now possible to draw together the comments made above on the various aspects of the division of labour . |
| 5 | We saw no razorbills , which was a surprise , and the few little auks we saw were all out on the water , but the puffins made up for the loss . |
| 6 | Finally , why will the Government not allow the extra European funds to be spent in the coalfields to make up for the jobs that have been lost ? |
| 7 | ( a ) Client name/address and phone numbers The points made above concerning the client 's name apply equally here . |
| 8 | This important qualification , together with the points made earlier about the status of equilibrium paths , needs to be remembered when interpreting the results . |
| 9 | At the top of the hill Ossian still had the lead , and he kept in front as the runners made down to the final bend , though Pistol Packer and Caro were improving their positions . |
| 10 | She may have read the remarks made yesterday by the Association of British Chambers of Commerce , which made its position perfectly clear on the agreement at Maastricht . |
| 11 | The contrasts made above between the political systems on the two sides of the Atlantic suggest that it may be much more difficult for British pressure groups to identify points at which the political system is particularly open to influence . |
| 12 | One of the men , however , easily held down the exciseman while the others made off with the booty . |
| 13 | Detectives believe the thieves made off in the direction of Barnwell Place and are eager to hear from anyone who might have seen them . |