Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] make [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 I 'll make up the fire , Miss , and bring up some more coals — ’
2 I could make up the detections that his presence lost me in a matter of days , and if he thinks he is going to see any wheeling and dealing when he is sitting in , well he 's naive !
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 Most of it was double-dutch to me but I could make out the names entered in columns .
5 As he spoke I could make out the red roofs of the bungalows dotted among the green trees .
6 But as far as I could make out the Ambassador was away .
7 The fields shone a new green in the sun , and the air which for days had been hazy had been cleaned by the rain so that I could make out the shapes of sheep grazing near the old Coal Road above Cowgill as I walked down the lane .
8 After a couple of hundred yards the jungle thinned , and I could make out the towering white cliffs of the apartments building .
9 I could make out the tracery of blonde down on the edge of her cheek .
10 For , if I am the world ’ — we were heading down again , his nails digging into my flesh , I could make out the Eastern Mediterranean — ‘ then the world must be real .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 The atmosphere was less turbid than I 'd expected from Edward 's description — a glowing , orange-red furnace of heat in which I could make out the shadowy profiles of two pots .
14 And as I changed tack , the harbour came into view round the headland , with the hill rising behind it , where pines grow in a sheltered spot , and then I could make out the white walls of my house through the binoculars .
15 I could make out the spot where my dad had stood that night .
16 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 .
17 And I used to make out the rosters .
18 And I would make just the same kind of point about the word " family " .
19 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 .
20 Flu is a viral infection which can make even the fittest person feel quite ill .
21 Flu is a viral infection which can make even the fittest person feel quite ill .
22 ‘ 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 .
23 Today the man in charge outlined the sort of people who 'll make up the bulk of the 450-strong workforce .
24 At the edge of hearing , as she turned back into her room , she could make out the shuffling of crockery .
25 It was dark down below , but she could make out the shapes of beer kegs .
26 She could make out the man now .
27 Suddenly , beyond , in the black solidity she could make out the pattern in the sun-whitened rocks : the lips of craters .
28 It was difficult to see her backside in the mirror , but she could make out the pink weals which had been raised on her tender white bum-cheeks by the little squirt .
29 All the internal doors were open and she could make out the tumbled travel bags she had left half-packed and which now spilled their contents across the room .
30 From somewhere far away , she could make out the screaming whine of an emergency vehicle in a hurry .
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