Example sentences of "made out the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her groping hand made out the outlines of a fully-clothed man , who was floating face downwards . |
| 2 | The accent sounded mid-European and as Lee became more accustomed to the steam she made out the face of the owner of the voice . |
| 3 | I twisted around and almost blinded myself by staring straight into the sun , but then , through the dizzying glare , I made out the long silhouette of a tall man who seemed , incongruously , to be dressed in a long , transparent dressing gown . |
| 4 | He made out the high-backed chair to one side of the fire and sank into it , sitting tall and erect , careful not to crease his dinner jacket . |
| 5 | But as she made out the figure who stood darkly outlined against the blaze of the picture window 's light , she stopped abruptly short . |
| 6 | This quotes order/office : Chris Lloyd , to whom we made out the cheque accompanying our order . |
| 7 | Carson hoped not , as he made out the shape of something like Liawski 's diaries over by the skirting board of the opposite wall . |
| 8 | The bang came again but softer , and she made out the squeak of rusty hinges against the din of the stormy night . |
| 9 | Blanche made out the murmur of the other voice . |
| 10 | Her fists gripped the armrests of the chair so tightly she made out the taut ligaments running from her wrists to her knuckles . |
| 11 | He made out the black shape of another tunnel mouth . |
| 12 | They squinted into the sun and made out the shape of a boat near the midstream . |
| 13 | He consulted the paper again , and , after some hesitation , made out the name of the Rose Bowl 's usual wholesaler . |
| 14 | The Weasel 's eyes , always at their sharpest in gloom and half-light , made out the shapes of two mounted men and some sort of low beast behind them . |
| 15 | Then he made out the thousands of tiny rings that studded the ceiling . |
| 16 | The Prophet leaned cautiously over the platform 's side rail , and made out the cop 's dim figure in the deep shadow cast by the iron staircase . |
| 17 | She made out the shape of Caro squatting in the armchair , rigidly still . |