Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] for lost [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Imperial 's chef , at last let loose in his own kitchen , was making up for lost honour . |
| 2 | Every Londoner seemed to be out of doors : the stall-holders were busy making up for lost trade and the air was thick with savoury smells from taverns and cookshops . |
| 3 | After a century or so of political apathy , Hong Kong 's young people were making up for lost time . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | The 24-year-old was hoping to be a regular England choice , but instead finds himself making up for lost time . |
| 7 | The nun realised that now the child had no one to protect her , some of the other children were making up for lost time . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Nothing like making up for lost time , she thought to herself with relish . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | Meanwhile Keith and Mae are settling down to married life , making up for lost time . |
| 13 | He 's a fifteen month-old making up for lost time . |