Example sentences of "to make [adv] for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latter comes in only when this mechanism is no longer operative , when it fails to apply , and the role of the preposition is then to make up for the inoperative movement of incidence … |
| 2 | Seven acres of land has been rented to make up for the lost space . |
| 3 | Seven acres of land has been rented to make up for the lost space . |
| 4 | These rare but vivid glimpses of the extraordinary variety of life experience among the older generation in the early twentieth century are not only precious in themselves , but suggest the dangers of generalizing about the earlier past to make up for the lost history of ageing . |
| 5 | ( I even fancied that the prop-wash from our full power had blown the dinghy back a bit to make up for the slight delay in the drop ) . |
| 6 | Before Christmas many of the shops had to open on Sundays for the first time just to try to make up for the terrible year . |
| 7 | The largely working-class suburbs pay higher rates for shared services to make up for the high percentage of Detroit residents who default . |
| 8 | Fellow midfielder Lawrie Sanchez , whose goal beat Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup final , added : ‘ Every time we play them , they want to beat us to try to make up for the 1988 defeat . |
| 9 | He persuaded her to eat a little fish to make up for the missing protein . |
| 10 | Although , in terms of volume or profitability , such discoveries can not hope to make up for the fading glory of the state 's North Slope field , daily Alaskan production might fall by only a few hundred thousand barrels over the next decade , rather than dwindling away , as some had suggested . |
| 11 | Striving to make up for the considerable loss of all-rounder Jonathan Barnes , who is now a County League professional , Darlington RA have signed Australian Troy Dixon as their professional . |
| 12 | OK , so he drops the charm at every commercial break often deserting a guest to make straight for the waiting make-up girls . |