Example sentences of "but could [adv] [verb] out [art] " in BNC.

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1 Maura could see Terry 's lips moving but could not make out a word .
2 When I turned I saw a long patch of the fluorescent dye that the Germans carried staining the sea a light yellow-green but could not pick out the pilot .
3 Maggie glanced at her alarm clock , but could n't make out the time .
4 She saw the Jaguar parked there but could n't make out the identity of its occupant .
5 The goalkeeper got a finger to it but could n't keep out the screamer .
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