Example sentences of "made [adv prt] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then they escorted us to our rooms , where we gratefully made up for lost sleep . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ Good thinking , Princess , ’ he said , with an easy charm that made up for any lack of etiquette . |
| 4 | So it made up for any other , er , you know . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The women made up for this restraint . |
| 7 | He had no abilities , but made up for this drawback with sharp elbows . |
| 8 | This win made up for last year 's defeat by Rob Orme when things just did n't go right for Dunlop . |