Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] out the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The position had been reached where she could not make out the labels on the cans of food she was heating up . |
| 3 | She could not make out the words , but knew instinctively they 'd been uttered by the uncle of her child . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I WAS delighted that Newcastle City Council leader Jeremy Beecham will not bail out the ailing Newcastle United FC ( Echo Jan 15 ) . |
| 6 | Mr Berecz said he still considered himself a member of the old party and refused to recognise the new one — despite voting for its establishment — but did not rule out the possibility of seeking admission to it . |
| 7 | The Ford has a more aerodynamic shape than the Mercedes , which means better fuel consumption , and he will not rule out the possibility of switching to Transits at 3.5 tonnes at some stage . |
| 8 | Det Chief Insp Dave Sinclair said that although they could not rule out the possibility of someone else having fired the machine , the incident was now being treated as an accident . |
| 9 | In the next section we shall look at the position of theists and of atheists when they do not rule out the possibility of dialogue with one another on grounds of unintelligibility , whether the unintelligibility be God-given or humanly made . |
| 10 | Although Humphrey emphasises that one can not rule out the possibility of auto workers being a conservative force in the future , he does demonstrate that , at this particular historical-political conjuncture , their militant action provided a catalyst for change for the working class . |
| 11 | Even if there has been an infection , this does not rule out the possibility of food sensitivity : diarrhoea of any sort can sensitize the gut so that foods which were previously eaten without trouble now produce symptoms . |
| 12 | At the time of writing they had not selected anyone to contest East Hampshire but a spokesman did not rule out the possibility before nominations closed . |
| 13 | ‘ But I and others would not rule out the possibility , though I suspect we would all say ‘ no nanny , no baby ’ . ’ ) |
| 14 | The consoling shrink tells George that , ‘ We must not rule out the possibility that you are a bird — a loony bird . |
| 15 | At that time Paul Lee did not rule out the possibility of other families in South Ronaldsay being involved in the ritual sexual abuse that was alleged . |
| 16 | Competition would be fierce and the race for new clients , new products and new offices more desperate — he did not rule out the possibility that one of the Big Six would acquire a second tier firm . |
| 17 | ‘ Early days maybe , as the physician said — he could not rule out the possibility . |
| 18 | While this does not rule out the risk of a change of regime there , it does cut down the danger of a simple change of heart by the existing government . |
| 19 | County homicide chief , Lieutenant John Tenwolde said he could not rule out the possibility that Mr Spiro had also been a victim of his family 's killer . |
| 20 | But the couple did not rule out the possibility after 34-year-old Cheggers ' TV confession of his illness on Thursday . |
| 21 | This does not rule out the possibility of critique which by investigation of the structure and forms of ideology as materialized expression ( discourse ) , can affect the forms of human practice . |
| 22 | Of course , this does not rule out the use of naturalistic facts so long as an objective notion of validity is employed — the validity of inductive inference could turn on features of the context in which it is carried out , or the perceptual apparatus of the reasoner . |
| 23 | But as the 5' ends of these transcripts have not been mapped , we can not rule out the possibility that transcription is initiated from a single site and that the variability is generated through differential splicing alone . |
| 24 | Many grounds of public law illegality do not rule out the making of the same decision again . |
| 25 | Females can grow to six inches or more , so I do not rule out the fishes being female , but if you had had both sexes , then by the time one was six inches the size differential should have shown up . |
| 26 | In effect , this means that the use of feminine forms provides more specific information than the use of masculine forms can be said to provide ; it rules out the possibility of masculine reference , whereas the use of masculine forms does not rule out the possibility of feminine reference . |
| 27 | It should also be noted that in many cases they would also facilitate explicit collusion , and so their use does not rule out the ( possibly concealed ) existence of this . |
| 28 | Studies to be discussed in Section 8.3 have found a positive relationship between volatility and volume , and the ‘ causality ’ studies discussed in Section 8.4 do not rule out the possibility that , on some occasions , changes in volume ‘ cause ’ changes in volatility . |
| 29 | Thus , we can not rule out the possibility that the increased risk of coronary heart disease among young men with no teeth may have been related to previous dental decay . |
| 30 | And they could not rule out the bigger commercial craft , tugs , lighters , oil tankers , and general cargo coasters , pursuing their lawful occasions on the Thames . |