Example sentences of "make [adv prt] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the Althusserian mode of production is made up of differential times and histories , ‘ a complex ‘ intersection ’ of the different times , rhythms , turnovers , etc. ’ , then each element can not express the whole because the whole is only accessible as a concept , which is precisely not expressed at all . |
| 2 | This is despite a tiny cellar which means deliveries are made up to five times a week . |
| 3 | Palin may not have travelled much as a young man , but he has now made up for lost time . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Circumstances can arise which are difficult to anticipate ; for example , one site with which the author was involved was situated over a mile from the sea , but part of the site was on ground made up from Elizabethan times and included a harbour wall . |
| 8 | She took the flower-filled trug from Dr Neil , admired the blooms , adding briskly , ‘ Come along , McAllister ; you might as well make up for lost time , ’ and all three of them walked into the parlour , Matey and McAllister of necessity , since it was their only indoor access to the kitchen . |
| 9 | ‘ Why do n't we make up for lost time , then , Luke ? |
| 10 | SKIPPER Allan Border hit his highest first-class score of the tour as Australia made up for lost time on a rain-hit day against Warwickshire at Edgbaston . |
| 11 | We , all of us had er a bed-sitting room of our own which we kept on between cases cos we had to have somewhere to live and erm and then of course we , we 'd come back there and make up for lost time really . |
| 12 | Some say they 'll take over the children 's education completely as they try to help their youngsters make up for lost time . |
| 13 | In Wordperfect 's estimation the resellers usually make up to five times the money from installation and integration as from the actual product sale . |
| 14 | People who took up a similar offer about four years ago are making up to five times their initial investment . |
| 15 | The nub of the meeting had been a lengthy discussion on the merits or otherwise of four-day cricket , while matters decided on were the 25-point penalty for producing inferior pitches , retained with wider definition to include over-grassed pitches ; overseas players ( counties may register up to two for next season only ) ; a return to 15-yard run-ups in the Sunday League ; and the making up of lost time in Tests to a maximum one hour . |
| 16 | The nub of the meeting had been a lengthy discussion on the merits or otherwise of four-day cricket , while matters decided on were the 25-point penalty for producing inferior pitches , retained with wider definition to include over-grassed pitches ; overseas players ( counties may register up to two for next season only ) ; a return to 15-yard run-ups in the Sunday League ; and the making up of lost time in Tests to a maximum one hour . |
| 17 | After a century or so of political apathy , Hong Kong 's young people were making up for lost time . |
| 18 | Glaswegian clubbers were a bit slow at first to take advantage of the late opening hours , says Stuart , but are now making up for lost time . |
| 19 | Had she been seduced into conformity by the excellence of the natural history programmes and then , like other late converts he had known , sat captive to virtually every offering as if making up for lost time ? |
| 20 | The 24-year-old was hoping to be a regular England choice , but instead finds himself making up for lost time . |
| 21 | The nun realised that now the child had no one to protect her , some of the other children were making up for lost time . |
| 22 | CANADA 'S 13 Engines , with their considered blend of ominous guitar and vocals and a sometimes lumbering , limbering beat , should have little trouble making up for lost time with this overdue European release of their excellent debut LP . |
| 23 | Nothing like making up for lost time , she thought to herself with relish . |
| 24 | CANADA 'S 13 Engines , with their considered blend of ominous guitar and vocals and a sometimes lumbering , limbering beat , should have little trouble making up for lost time with this overdue European release of their excellent debut LP . |
| 25 | Her tone expressed the warmth that flowed through her heart as she added , looking into his eyes with a smile , ‘ And so that Silvia and I can start making up for lost time . ’ |
| 26 | Meanwhile Keith and Mae are settling down to married life , making up for lost time . |
| 27 | He 's a fifteen month-old making up for lost time . |
| 28 | Certainly , it will need to work hard to make up for lost time ; the party has neglected the cause of democratic socialism in the North for far too long and it has allowed would-be Labour activists to become demoralised . |
| 29 | Nonetheless , we immediately started our other meetings to make up for lost time . |
| 30 | ALLY McCOIST last night declared himself fit for tomorrow 's European Cup match against CSKA Moscow — and vowed to make up for lost time . |