Example sentences of "make [adv prt] for [pos pn] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He let go her hands , and made up for his earlier error by making a fuss of the dog , who was sitting on his own blanket , adding laughingly , ‘ Even Hector is obliged to take notice of it , I see . ’ |
| 2 | Le Tissier made up for his earlier error after 72 minutes when he crashed home a 30-yard a left-foot volley but his team could find no way back . |
| 3 | The producer did finally arrive about half an hour into the party , and he scurried around meeting everyone , making up for his earlier absence . |
| 4 | Yet it may be bad for other firms , even sound ones , since lenders will become increasingly wary , and may charge higher interest rates overall to make up for their higher risks . |
| 5 | Comfort 's anguished determination to make up for her earlier coldness made her far more interfering than Annunziata , whose calm gentleness provided the only moments of real respite for Julia . |