Example sentences of "make up [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the height of the crisis in the early 1980s , living standards have risen again but many of those living on the margins have not made up lost ground . |
| 2 | At the subsequent AGM of the Alliance , Charles Ward argued that following the electoral truce of the war years conscientiously observed by the Alliance but not its opponents , the organisation had made up lost ground through steady educative work , and was now able ‘ to get in closer touch with the people ’ ( SE 12 February 21 ) . |
| 3 | We tested this out by taking it around the office and the people in the office thought it was a bit boring we er thought it was great for the youngsters who probably like it so er erm and the merchandise we 've actually , we 've made up certain things , T-shirts and , and , and wacky items that again er relate to , to young people so that they get into the , the , the theme of the thing and the , the whole year carries forward on a , on a certain colour theme and , and , and so on , so er we 've done our best as sailing coaches not only learning to be marketeers again the money , where 's the money come from ? |
| 4 | And I never knew there was actually a proper song to it , I thought it was one we 'd made up junior school . |
| 5 | They are found at various points on plants , including fruits as on those of Crescentia spp. and in 15 other genera of Bignoniaceae , and the nectar may make up substantial parts of the ant diet as in the case of the extrafloral nectar of Caularthron bilamellatum ( Orchidaceae ) of Central America , which comprises up to 48% of the associated ants ' diet at some times of the year . |
| 6 | The skills required to successfully design and make up complex documents are not learnt overnight . |
| 7 | It is felt that allowing students more than one resit is too generous , unnecessary when they can often make up lost ground in subsequent terms , and allows the examinations office to timetable all resits in a single block at the beginning of examination week . |
| 8 | The HP.42 , G–AAUC Horsa , took-off from Basra on August 28 at 22.30 hours , to try and make up lost time . |
| 9 | Other bryozoan colonies are more immediately conspicuous , particularly the stout , twig-like branches of the Palaeozoic trepostomes , which can make up thick limestone beds , and formed their own ‘ reefs ’ , or the large , often net-like colonies of the ‘ fenestrellids ’ common in the Upper Palaeozoic . |
| 10 | At Bristol and Liverpool slavers did make up significant proportions of the merchant fleets . |
| 11 | One of their colleagues had vanished in mysterious circumstances and all they could do was make up imaginary England cricket teams . |
| 12 | The straight side sections are easier : you can make up mock pilasters with straight sections of bought mouldings , or again make your own if you have a router . |
| 13 | Long-term associates on the politburo , like Ilie Verdeţ or Manea Manescu , made up regular members of the ‘ family ’ . |
| 14 | Classic styles in mouthwatering colours are the ingredients that make up Great Plains — a new range from French Connection . |
| 15 | All the elements that make up total earnings vary according to the size of the firm but the extent of differences in the basic wage is somewhat less pronounced . |
| 16 | Away from the classroom they make up complex games , work on puzzle books and generally succeed in finding their way around their environment . |
| 17 | AT ASDA , WE MAKE UP FRESHLY-PREPARED PIZZAS ALL DAY AT OUR PIZZA BAR . |
| 18 | ‘ We try to keep our own plants running flat out , at maximum efficiency , and make up changing needs by buying in the varying five or 10 per cent above that from other manufacturers . |
| 19 | As a meeting point for the many cultures that make up modern Spain , Madrid is a bustling city in the middle of the central plain known as the Meseta . |
| 20 | The great companies and other organisations which make up modern economies have considerable discretion in choosing the goals they will seek to fulfil , and even more discretion in deciding how they will fulfil them . |
| 21 | For the rest , there is fish ; the waters around Aegina yield lots of tasty varieties , which make up income-earner number three . |
| 22 | The chemicals that make up living things are all based on chains of carbon atoms , with hydrogen atoms attached to them all along the chain — such molecules are known as hydrocarbons . |
| 23 | These are the four countries that make up contemporary Panama . |
| 24 | You will have to fabricate an exhaust system or use the purpose built one available from Jake Wright ( 0943 863530 ) and make up suitable water hoses and throttle linkage The oil filter will have to be replaced with an adaptor and remote filter fitted to stop the axle touching the filter |
| 25 | It 's probably not a good idea to lower the flaps but , in any case , make up stout control locks for all surfaces . |
| 26 | Its usefulness will depend on the extent to which your research focuses on general properties rather than on specific properties of the chemicals that make up real polymer solutions . |
| 27 | The women 's days are beginning to include the mix of activities , experiences and relationships which make up ordinary life for most people . |
| 28 | Colour analyst/hairdresser Mrs Myra Addison and photographer Mrs Ann Simmons together make up Beautiful Images , a venture set up in Darlington 15 months ago : and they came out tops with stunning portraits in competitions organised by the British Institute of Professional Photography and the Master Photographers ' Association . |
| 29 | There are many excellent , authoritative text books covering the differing disciplines which make up Cosmetic Science . |
| 30 | He is served by a lovely cast who lift a gossamer-thin veil to show the misunderstandings and subtle warrings which make up human relations in all their glory . |