Example sentences of "[adj] make [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly , it will need to work hard to make up for lost time ; the party has neglected the cause of democratic socialism in the North for far too long and it has allowed would-be Labour activists to become demoralised . |
| 2 | Every Londoner seemed to be out of doors : the stall-holders were busy making up for lost trade and the air was thick with savoury smells from taverns and cookshops . |
| 3 | He 's a fifteen month-old making up for lost time . |
| 4 | Atherton and DeFreitas , too , make their first Test appearances of the tour and the Lancashire pair will be keen to make up for lost time . |
| 5 | He was eager to make up for lost time and published prolifically . |