Example sentences of "[modal v] make up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have seen how millions of fossils may make up the rocks themselves , crammed together layer after layer to form formations thousands of feet thick . |
| 2 | ‘ Three or four goes should make up the mind for her , ’ said Raimundo evilly , as Perdita picked herself up off the dusty ground . |
| 3 | It did , however , recommend the immediate closure of the two oldest of Sosnovy-Bor 's four reactors , and suggested that nearby Western states should make up the energy shortfall to enable this to take place . |
| 4 | ‘ Right then , I 've called out enough instructions , now I 'll point to one of you and you must make up the instruction to be obeyed in just the same way as I have been doing . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll make up the fire , Miss , and bring up some more coals — ’ |
| 6 | If you are n't find an old fashioned TV repair shop and ask them if they 'll make up the leads for you . |
| 7 | ‘ We 'll make up the time , I promise . ’ |
| 8 | Today the man in charge outlined the sort of people who 'll make up the bulk of the 450-strong workforce . |
| 9 | They could make up the England rugby pack . ’ |
| 10 | After much negotiation , the Welsh Wool Marketing Board agreed to a special arrangement whereby the Cambrian Mill could make up the Ashley 's own wool into cloth as long as this was not sold , but used only for demonstration models and pattern samples . |
| 11 | I could make up the detections that his presence lost me in a matter of days , and if he thinks he is going to see any wheeling and dealing when he is sitting in , well he 's naive ! |
| 12 | The girl in the chemist 's shop said the chemist would make up the prescription the minute he got back from the bank . |
| 13 | Draconian spending cuts through a cap on welfare and other non-discretionary ( entitlement ) spending , which would lead to nearly £300bn worth of savings over five years , defence cuts , a domestic freeze and the taxpayer check-off which could result in a maximum of $50bn in spending cuts , would make up the shortfall created by his proposed tax incentives . |
| 14 | Q. Who would make up the shortfall ? |
| 15 | The pharmacist will make up the prescription and get them delivered to your cabin . |
| 16 | Together with the individual care plan , these will make up the description of the service which the voluntary or private sector home is contracted to provide . |
| 17 | These foods will make up the calories they are losing when cutting down on their saturated fat intake . |
| 18 | If we print all this area from within a rubberband box , as we have been doing , it means that four sections of the printout will make up the width of the design and the height will need the total height of squares used for the design , divided by 38 . |
| 19 | Since February , United Nations military and civilian personnel , who will make up the UNTAG ( United Nations Transitional Assistance Group ) peacekeeping forces , have been arriving in the country ready to monitor the ceasefire and elections . |
| 20 | Cost £1.00 per person , Crosslink will make up the difference . |
| 21 | has come up with three sponsors to ‘ underwrite ’ half the costs of the show ( £200,000 ) Silhouette Eyewear , Vistech Redab property developers , and The Times and hope that a box office success will make up the balance . |
| 22 | If Mr Yeltsin tries to play by the rules as he moves towards a new constitutional order , he will fail , because parliament can make up the rules as it goes along . |
| 23 | " If at the end of seven years , he can make up the fraction of a quarto forme and impose it , or is able to lay down a sheet of 16 's correctly , the apprentice so qualified may considered himself well advanced . " |
| 24 | Obviously we believe we can make up the time on roads we have been over quite a few times . ’ |