Example sentences of "not make out [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Maura could see Terry 's lips moving but could not make out a word . |
2 | At Procedure Roll a defender may , very occasionally , succeed in persuading a Court that the pursuer 's case is so hopeless that it is not worth allowing evidence to be heard because even if that evidence was heard , it would not make out a case which would entitle the pursuer to succeed . |
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 | 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 . |
7 | Could n't make out a damn thing from either one of them . |
8 | He heard two men arguing , but with water lapping in his ears he could n't make out the words . |
9 | Maggie glanced at her alarm clock , but could n't make out the time . |
10 | Although Maggie could n't make out the exact words , she knew they were from both sides . |
11 | With this she knocked away the snow from the lettering — but then found she could n't make out the words in the dark . |
12 | He tried to speak but she could n't make out the words . |
13 | At first , her eyes still full of tears , she could n't make out the figure . |
14 | But not so deafening that she could n't make out the anguished cries of : ‘ Wheee … |
15 | 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 . |
16 | She saw the Jaguar parked there but could n't make out the identity of its occupant . |
17 | Someone was yelling , but Christine could n't make out the words . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | 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 . |