Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] for [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the illustration the trial phase is turned on for fixed times and the rate of current rise , and corresponding rotor position , is deduced from the current level attained at the end of the trial . |
| 2 | Palin may not have travelled much as a young man , but he has now made up for lost time . |
| 3 | Dunne , Chapman 's last attempt to find a successor to Lambert , proved to be past his best , but Drake more than made up for lost time , scoring 42 League goals in 1934–5 , a club record for a single season . |
| 4 | Of course , since his release , he had made up for lost time , becoming quite a wheel in the charity game , but those two years had stayed with him . |
| 5 | The Princess of Wales may not have been quick to learn at school — possibly because her lessons did not interest her much — but she has certainly made up for lost time since her marriage . |
| 6 | In Holland , it is a different situation as most of the players are students and those that are n't are compensated financially for additional time off work . |