Example sentences of "make up some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In spite of William 's immediate miss that allowed Hudson his second escape , the West Indies still made up some ground when Kenneth Benjamin and Jimmy Adams acquired their first Test wickets just before tea through cut shots that were edged to Lara at first slip ; Peter Kirsten off Benjamin , a powerfully-built fast bowler with a method not unlike Colin Croft 's in the wide angle of delivery , and Hansie Cronje to the fourth ball from Adams , whose left-arm spin had been restricted to seven wicketless overs all season . |
| 2 | ‘ We 've made up some time , ’ he informed her . |
| 3 | You could then make up some sentences in which AH could be compared with another long vowel , say AW , like this : |
| 4 | So write that one and then later on when I 've gone if you can make up some sentences with stationary and stationery . |
| 5 | Once there was a couple of girls who had had their babies and they 'd say to you , " Change the baby for us while I run upstairs and get so-and-so " or " Will you feed the baby for me a minute ? " or " Can you make up some feeds ? " |
| 6 | We 've been approached by er , the local county who wish to er , make up some radio from the er agency . |
| 7 | Oil production within these countries in 1983 made up some 20% of oil demand : 80% of the production is in Romania . |
| 8 | We made up some ground on them last weekend and have to continue to do so . |
| 9 | Buffalo , zebra , wildebeest , topi , and Thomson 's gazelle live together in huge groups which together make up some 90% of the total weight of mammals living on the Serengeti . |
| 10 | Then write the country and Brownie names on separate cards and make up some games . |
| 11 | Make up some tale that I 've spoken to her on me rounds . |
| 12 | ( Leguminosae ) , which readily regenerate after fire , make up some 25% of the log volume there . |
| 13 | Meantime process-type industries make up some 60% of the total number of Ross 's manufacturing customers — a figure that is expected to grow in line with the expected 15% to 20% increase in the UK market for process-based systems — and Ross intends it to include an increasing number of large multinational customers . |
| 14 | Africa exports only 35 , of which 10 make up some 70% . |
| 15 | Make up some cards with the names of different countries on them . |
| 16 | She 's had that , she 's had her revenge , it has n't actually caused you any grief , you 'll just have to make up some story for your mother . ’ |
| 17 | The great temptation , particularly after a good round , is to fly over the last fence and gallop through the finish invariably trying to make up some time over an easy fence . |