Example sentences of "[verb] up [prep] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The smaller number of A and C allowances was more than made up for by the greater number of B and D allowances . |
| 2 | The cost is more than made up for by the fact that virtually no man-hours are lost through strike action . |
| 3 | The out of centre position is made up for by the excellent rates Amsterdam Travel Service have specially negotiated at this hotel . |
| 4 | His limited means , however , were made up for by the passion of his yearning to collect . |
| 5 | Non-ruminants can not extract much energy from the hard parts of the plant ; however , this is more than made up for by the fact that food passes much more quickly through their guts . |
| 6 | The unpredictability of the man was more than made up for by the heady feeling of surrendering to life at its sweetest and most bright . |
| 7 | That 'll mean less business for the animal crematorium — but its owners say that 'll be more than made up for by the increasing number of people who are choosing to have their familly pets cremated . |
| 8 | ’ What worries me is what they 'll get up to by the time we get to the competitions , and they 're a bit bevvied . ’ |