Example sentences of "[adj] make [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This makes up for some of the failings of the pancreas , but it leaves the diabetics reliant on an insulin supply , and unable to fine-tune the level of insulin in the way that a healthy pancreas would .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 He 's a fifteen month-old making up for lost time .
5 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 .
6 He was eager to make up for lost time and published prolifically .
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