Example sentences of "[noun sg] make up the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next two hours were hectic , the Rose Bowl 's new owner struggling alone with the lunchtime rush while her assistant made up the orders that should have been done earlier . |
| 2 | Maybe his mother would have organized a dinner party , invited the girl next door to make up the numbers . |
| 3 | One group , represented by nearly 30 brooches , mostly from Kent , was characterised by the care and precision of the design and laying out , the notched ridge making up the designs , the well-made and neat niello bands and garnet inlaid cells , and the carefully carved animal and geometric ornament , with sharp tops to the ridges . |
| 4 | If the number of volunteers exceeded the number required , the company would be prepared to move drivers from quarry to quarry to make up the numbers . |
| 5 | The government 's concern throughout the late 1940s was to stimulate building to make up the deficiencies in housing stock arising from bomb damage and the wartime standstill in house building . |
| 6 | The waiter placed her coffee down on one of the small tables with a flourish , then whisked another chair from an empty table to make up the numbers . |