Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] make [adv prt] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll make up the fire , Miss , and bring up some more coals — ’ |
| 2 | I could make out the Headmaster 's fancy brick chimneys , three shaped like corkscrews , three with brick diamond patterns , also the black branches of the elm tree shining wetly in the light of a precinct lamp-post . |
| 3 | A few yards through the gloom I could make out the shape of a hedge and what appeared to be the entrance to a sunken road . |
| 4 | From the front window I saw Jo climb into the BMW and as the interior light went on , I could make out the shape of the man driving . |
| 5 | But as far as I could make out the Ambassador was away . |
| 6 | I could make out the tracery of blonde down on the edge of her cheek . |
| 7 | The windows were obscured by curtains , but if I strained my eyes I thought I could make out the shadow of a figure standing behind them , never moving . |
| 8 | I could make out the spot where my dad had stood that night . |
| 9 | In so far as I can make out the policy of the Labour party , it is to give the business rate back to local authorities . |
| 10 | ‘ Right then , I 've called out enough instructions , now I 'll point to one of you and you must make up the instruction to be obeyed in just the same way as I have been doing . |
| 11 | Today the man in charge outlined the sort of people who 'll make up the bulk of the 450-strong workforce . |
| 12 | She could make out the man now . |
| 13 | At the edge of hearing , as she turned back into her room , she could make out the shuffling of crockery . |
| 14 | Suddenly , beyond , in the black solidity she could make out the pattern in the sun-whitened rocks : the lips of craters . |
| 15 | Q. Who would make up the shortfall ? |
| 16 | ‘ We 'll make up the time , I promise . ’ |
| 17 | Obviously we believe we can make up the time on roads we have been over quite a few times . ’ |
| 18 | Over on the other side they could make out the chimney of the paper works among rising woods . |
| 19 | Gradually , almost imperceptibly , the light strengthened and soon he could make out the shape of boats , the mexeflote causeway and the patchwork of woods and fields on the island . |
| 20 | He looked up at the house and through a dormer window he could make out the outline of a figure , seated and immobile , facing the sea . |
| 21 | " If at the end of seven years , he can make up the fraction of a quarto forme and impose it , or is able to lay down a sheet of 16 's correctly , the apprentice so qualified may considered himself well advanced . " |