Example sentences of "made [adv] for [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was already beginning to fill up with French businessmen , and Jean-Paul made purposefully for a table in the window . |
| 2 | Bordon came out for the second half in determined mood and soon Wilson made up for a number of misses by flicking in the third goal . |
| 3 | Our enthusiasm for getting afloat was an overriding factor — that part of the job remained the same and made up for a lot of hassle . |
| 4 | She made up for the difficulty by striking their fingers with a ruler when they erred , especially when learning the piano . |
| 5 | Whale meat made up for the lack of other sources of protein in the Japanese diet . |
| 6 | I would always try and choose pieces which I thought had a bit of atmosphere and mood , a passion which made up for the lack of presentation ! ’ |
| 7 | He was careful , shrewd , and thoroughly able , and made up for the collapse of the older coastal trades by sending his ships farther afield . |
| 8 | A dark close , a dark eerie house with silent people inside , and confused , childish tales of evil spells and horror — all made up for the ostracism of the two Rosin children . |
| 9 | The normal recourse of exiled Spanish knights was to the nearest Moorish court , but Rodrigo made instead for the Kingdom of Barcelona . |