Example sentences of "make up the [noun sg] to " in BNC.

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1 Miss Southworth said the woman had made up the story to friends and was then forced to go through with it , after complaints were made to the police .
2 ‘ Right then , I 've called out enough instructions , now I 'll point to one of you and you must make up the instruction to be obeyed in just the same way as I have been doing .
3 Top-up arrangements are not permitted as part of a tender offer ( SAR 4.1(c) ) so the buyer could not make up the difference to shareholders who have already sold if a full bid on improved terms is made subsequently .
4 Make up the mortar to the consistency of sand pies , so it can be moulded in the hands .
5 As stated earlier these strategies are defined as ‘ activating forces within the system to alter the system ’ , and they involve either improving the problem-solving capabilities of the system , or releasing and fostering growth in the persons who make up the system to be changed .
6 ( ii ) Again make up the volume to 1 nil with MEM , expel into a conical glass centrifuge tube , and centrifuge for 5 min at about 150 g at room temperature .
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