Example sentences of "make [adv prt] for [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he more than made up for that night by setting up both Arsenal 's goals with a performance of poise and maturity . |
| 2 | Despite recent insights then , a respectable case can be made out for some form of intervention in some natural monopoly cases . |
| 3 | The reports of international commissions such as that of Brandt do not make up for this gap . |
| 4 | Eggs are the perfect protein , containing all eight essential amino acids , so they can make up for any deficiency that may be caused elsewhere . |
| 5 | ‘ Good thinking , Princess , ’ he said , with an easy charm that made up for any lack of etiquette . |
| 6 | So it made up for any other , er , you know . |
| 7 | Fortunately the driver made up for this heresy by roundly cursing the French , whom he disliked for the same reason that most Englishmen do — the way they clutter up the place , never get out of the way and ca n't speak English . |
| 8 | The women made up for this restraint . |
| 9 | He had no abilities , but made up for this drawback with sharp elbows . |
| 10 | Certainly the Devon , in the late eighteenth century , was described by William Marshall ( 1796 ) as being ‘ in size somewhat below the desirable point for the heavier works of husbandry ’ , making up for this deficiency with its agility and exertion so that it was regarded as the best worker in Britain . |
| 11 | Grant was removed from those authorities , so that any increase in spending brought a fall in income and , therefore , implied a further increase in rates to make up for that loss . |
| 12 | I wonder what the Labour party would cut elsewhere in the health service to make up for that loss of revenue . |
| 13 | Babies have very immature immune systems and rely upon breast milk to make up for this deficiency as it contains protective factors . |
| 14 | The salt is to make up for any salt that you lose . |
| 15 | They found that , although it did make a difference in a few cases , most babies got enough iron from solid food to make up for any loss through drinking cow 's milk . |
| 16 | But what sets A.agassizii apart from all other known species , and more than makes up for any deficiency in the dorsal ‘ plumage ’ , is its splendid tail . |
| 17 | The compression ratio is from 1:1 to infinity:1 and Threshold , Ratio , Attack and Release controls are provided , along with an Output level control which makes up for any gain lost during processing . |