Example sentences of "to make up a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rosemary , playing safe , refused to go out with him unless I came too so in the end we used to make up a foursome with Henry 's pilot , Jimmy , and with me sticking to my policy of not getting involved . |
| 2 | Even Association football has grown at the grass roots with a further 2,000 clubs affiliating to the FA in the second half of the 1970s to make up a total of almost 40,000 . |
| 3 | I told Mum I was going to make up a quarrel with Shirnette . |
| 4 | You ca n't use extra national insurance contributions in one year to make up a shortfall in another ; each year has to stand on its own . |
| 5 | However , in certain limited circumstances you can make voluntary contributions to make up a shortfall in a particular year . |
| 6 | Permission was obtained from the APU and HMSO to make up a test of APU items for the purpose of comparing different samples participating in the project . |
| 7 | the teachers are n't allowed to dictate the children , if they want erm to do something or make something they have to make up a plan of what they 're gon na do first |
| 8 | The Church of Scotland had agreed to make up a proportion of the shortfall equal to the proportion of its members present . |
| 9 | It is possible to make up a tube by winding and gluing layers of brown paper round a suitable former . |
| 10 | When Rob broke a leg she was able to make up a lot of lost ground and was selected to the British Team two seasons before him in 1981 . |
| 11 | I told her to make up a list of the contents now for her deposition the next day as I had forgotten to mention much of what was in my bag . |
| 12 | But desperation leads people into rushed decisions when one or two people are urgently needed to make up a complement of tenants for a specific property . |
| 13 | Get cook to make up a tray of coffee will you ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Perhaps you ought to make up a party with your parents , ’ Isobel said dutifully . |
| 15 | Bobby expects to make up a party from the works and we shall come along for an hour or two . ’ |