Example sentences of "[verb] to make [adv] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Donleavy tried to make up for it later by arranging a champagne thank-you weekend for the Colemans at the DIA 's expense in an exclusive little Georgetown hotel , but by then they were almost too tired to enjoy it . |
| 2 | She 'd been slow to see that , and tried to make up for it by saying quickly : ‘ Her jumping over ca n't have helped Eismark 's career . ’ |
| 3 | The milk ration for children was increased specifically to compensate for the nutritional shortfall in school meals that would otherwise have occurred ; civil servants realised there would be a public outcry if the meat reduction took place and nothing was done to make up for it . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , she will have to make up for it afterwards ! |
| 5 | As she slipped her mink coat over her shoulders , she resolved to make up for it next day . |
| 6 | He wrote to me before he died and I did n't write back and I just wanted to make up for it in some way if I could . |