Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [not/n't] make [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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1 | I ca n't quite make out the items on the list , however many times I go over it , or rather I ca n't make out the rooms on the staircase , or the stairs on my son 's forehead . |
2 | I narrow my eyes to stare into his ; the light of the pub is dim as dust and I can not make out the pinpoints . |
3 | She could not make out the patch of canary-coloured light on the opposite wall , could not make out why the sun was shining and why her brown-stained hand , on the sheet , would not move for cold . |
4 | The position had been reached where she could not make out the labels on the cans of food she was heating up . |
5 | She could not make out the words , but knew instinctively they 'd been uttered by the uncle of her child . |
6 | With this she knocked away the snow from the lettering — but then found she could n't make out the words in the dark . |
7 | He tried to speak but she could n't make out the words . |
8 | At first , her eyes still full of tears , she could n't make out the figure . |
9 | But not so deafening that she could n't make out the anguished cries of : ‘ Wheee … |
10 | She could n't make out the expression on his face as he spoke , and in a way she was glad that she could n't . |
11 | France and the USSR have already indicated that they will not make up the deficit . |
12 | He heard two men arguing , but with water lapping in his ears he could n't make out the words . |
13 | On another low table by the wall there was an inexpensive stereo unit and some uneven stacks of records ; he could n't make out the details on the posters on the wall above the unit , but they might have been Escher prints . |
14 | The hon. Gentleman says that that is what he is advocating , and says that we should reintroduce it now for those who face a shortfall in fees , but it would not make up the shortfall , because it would be part of the reasonable rate of fees . |
15 | When current and capital expenditure in these areas is substantially reduced , private enterprise inevitably suffers , for it can not make up the loss by diverting its activities to other private sectors . |