Example sentences of "[subord] makes [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The legs and knees take a belt — — you are , after all , suffering most of the strains of downhill skiing and for longer at a stretch — but the distance travelled more than makes up for that . |
| 2 | She published it entirely by herself so it is a bit makeshift but the advice more than makes up for that . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that many companies find that the loyalty given to them by disabled people more than makes up for any days that they may have to take off work to undergo treatment ? |
| 5 | This approach may lack an academic master work expounding and defending it , but it more than makes up for this with populist political appeal . |
| 6 | The quality of the sound however more than makes up for this . |