Example sentences of "[pron] make up for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wife and daughter were usually silent , but Service and I made up for that . |
| 2 | The 24-year-old was hoping to be a regular England choice , but instead finds himself making up for lost time . |
| 3 | The compression ratio is from 1:1 to infinity:1 and Threshold , Ratio , Attack and Release controls are provided , along with an Output level control which makes up for any gain lost during processing . |
| 4 | We make up for this , however , by an almost psychopathic competitiveness . |
| 5 | ‘ Why do n't we make up for lost time , then , Luke ? |
| 6 | Having failed English Alevel , five years on he made up for this by getting a first for his thesis and a fine arts degree from Portsmouth Polytechnic . |
| 7 | It made up for all the poverty and hardship they had suffered , and planted a new , fierce determination in her to make her way in the world , to marry well and make up for all the injustice they had suffered because of her Uncle Harry . |
| 8 | So it made up for any other , er , you know . |