Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] not make [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The position had been reached where she could not make out the labels on the cans of food she was heating up . |
| 4 | She could not make out the words , but knew instinctively they 'd been uttered by the uncle of her child . |
| 5 | France and the USSR have already indicated that they will not make up the deficit . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |