Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] make [adv prt] 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 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 . |
| 20 | Today the man in charge outlined the sort of people who 'll make up the bulk of the 450-strong workforce . |
| 21 | At the edge of hearing , as she turned back into her room , she could make out the shuffling of crockery . |
| 22 | It was dark down below , but she could make out the shapes of beer kegs . |
| 23 | She could make out the man now . |
| 24 | Suddenly , beyond , in the black solidity she could make out the pattern in the sun-whitened rocks : the lips of craters . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | From somewhere far away , she could make out the screaming whine of an emergency vehicle in a hurry . |
| 28 | Ahead of her , straight ahead , she could make out the grey hills on the far side of the estuary and to her right where the land first widened out and then melted away altogether , the sea flowed to the ocean , limitless , miles of moving , salty water . |
| 29 | Q. Who would make up the shortfall ? |
| 30 | Since February , United Nations military and civilian personnel , who will make up the UNTAG ( United Nations Transitional Assistance Group ) peacekeeping forces , have been arriving in the country ready to monitor the ceasefire and elections . |