Example sentences of "[pers pn] make up for [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ And if you 're feeling tired , what about a dose or two of that tonic you make up for the patients ? ’
2 She made up for the difficulty by striking their fingers with a ruler when they erred , especially when learning the piano .
3 And they make up for a curtailed visual field by being able to rotate their heads through 180° .
4 He soon calmed down , then went across and fussed over her to make up for the rumpus , though it had n't bothered her in the slightest .
5 He makes up for the boredom and emptiness of his own life by creating a dramatic emotional triangle for these puppets of his imagination , only to realise finally that his puppets are dancing to quite another tune .
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