Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their often very high and frequently untaxed earnings from gratuities at the large and lavish events at which they serve more than make up for the low basic rates they are paid , the absence of substantial fringe benefits and the existence of a short off-season in which they can not earn . |
| 2 | A happier fate than ending up in the cooking pot at Berkeley Castle . |
| 3 | NOW that the worst of winter is about to set in , there 's no better way to while away those long , dark evenings than curled up by the fire with a good book . |
| 4 | This more than made up for the Tramway Department 's loss of revenue resulting from the suspension of the service ! |
| 5 | In August Chapman signed his former half-back George Hampson from Northampton , and although his previous visit to Northampton had failed to secure Walden — he went to Tottenham in April for £1,750 — the developing form of Bainbridge at outside-right more than made up for the disappointment . |
| 6 | Objectively , Karen was prepared to go almost as far as her predecessor , and her eager greed more than made up for the thrill I used to get from subjecting dogged , cow-like Manuela to the same routines . |
| 7 | But , in spite of the Royal Navy , Jones , after a voyage to be described later , sailed safely back to France , where his reception more than made up for the much cooler one he had received after his ‘ Whitehaven ’ cruise 18 months before . |
| 8 | There had never been a great deal of money , but no one had ever gone hungry and the feelings of warmth and love between the members of the family had more than made up for the lack of luxuries . |
| 9 | The expectation was that the losses sustained by the low cover price would be more than made up by the larger circulation and by advertising . |
| 10 | What is interesting to note about both the theory of public choice and Chicago School economic analysis of law is that their analyses , although wrapped up in the analytical apparatus of modern economics , reach more or less identical conclusions to Hayek . |
| 11 | Oh I might go to that fourteen quid , yeah it is cheap , than going up down the road . |
| 12 | Rather than face up to the horrendous alienation implied by such strong electoral support for Sinn Fein , the Government has closed its eyes and now compels the population to do the same . |
| 13 | Whilst other people recognise that the alcohol-induced sense of unconditioned acceptance is a false sensation , the sufferers from addictive disease may cling to it even to death rather than face up to the reality of the need to accept any conditions in life . |
| 14 | The times they are a-changing , however , and the Church is doing no more than facing up to the inevitable , as did the Anglicans as long ago as 1968 . |
| 15 | As a result , their efforts were diverted more towards devising non-custodial alternatives than facing up to the intractable problems of institutional confinement . |
| 16 | ‘ You know , Frank , ’ she said , ‘ I 'm going to take a great delight in telling her , much more so than facing up to the big boy himself , because she it is who has paved the way for all this . ’ |
| 17 | Once revved up to the standard , frenetic pitch of activity , one day becomes a limitless bank account with which you can do everything … and anything . |
| 18 | Well , I mean , this is important to read this than turn up at the garage . |
| 19 | Many would prefer to risk a pregnancy than put up with the side-effects of ‘ efficient ’ contraception . |
| 20 | The tutorial supplied is excellent and more than makes up for the formal style of the manuals . |
| 21 | But with further tuition in the UK they can move on to full doctor status and for many students the chance to experience life in another country more than makes up for the extra years of study . |
| 22 | But the interesting people she meets more than makes up for the bad ones . |
| 23 | Connections of Laurel Queen , Walking The Plank and Buzzards Bellbuoy the trio to sneak in at the bottom of the race will have to send them a percentage if ending up in the money . |
| 24 | From the safety angle , the Bosch tacker will not fire if picked up by the trigger — the nose must be pressed on to a surface for firing . |
| 25 | If made up in the form of a roll : 1040mm for the length and twice the diameter combined , and 900mm for the greater dimension . |
| 26 | Okay we wait until the end of the month and see if comes up with the salary and work along that basis |
| 27 | Organisations did n't work until backed up by the govt . |
| 28 | as if to make up for the early deaths of her sisters , she lived to a ripe old age , dying in the Almshouses at Dorking on 4 November 1855 , aged eighty-seven . |
| 29 | The few successes on the UK OTC market are always quoted as if to make up for the failures . |
| 30 | We rarely get out at night , because keeping up with the little fella leaves us dog-tired . |