Example sentences of "make [adv prt] the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | But I w I was wondering myself did the watchmen make up the story or did it come ? |
2 | If Mr Yeltsin tries to play by the rules as he moves towards a new constitutional order , he will fail , because parliament can make up the rules as it goes along . |
3 | The pharmacist will make up the prescription and get them delivered to your cabin . |
4 | Besides , he was sure we 'd quickly make up the time once we got out to sea . |
5 | But if you are charged a few pounds , you 'll soon make up the difference once you 're filling up with cheaper , lead-free petrol . |
6 | I could make up the detections that his presence lost me in a matter of days , and if he thinks he is going to see any wheeling and dealing when he is sitting in , well he 's naive ! |
7 | It was very dark , I could just make out the path and some trees . |
8 | Down below , lost in the mist , he could just make out the holm-oaks and cypresses surrounding the Miletti property , a lugubrious baroque monstrosity built on a shoulder of land jutting out from the steep hillside . |