Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] make out [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to make out an expression on his creased face . |
| 2 | After she 'd made out the application for him she said , ‘ Can you manage if I leave you with it ? ’ |
| 3 | As Gedanken peered into the bubble she began to make out the spacecraft . |
| 4 | Presently , she grew a little more adjusted to the noise and she began to make out the details a little more plainly ; she could see that the captives were all young men , some of them not much more than boys , but certainly strong and lithe . |
| 5 | Hovering in the doorway , Wilson heard Mr Browning plead with her to say something to him and then she listened while he tried to make out a case for the French Emperor , to argue this might not be the betrayal it seemed , and that all hope might not be lost . |
| 6 | He squinted to make out the figure above the nearest open door , but it was completely encrusted with grime ; the name and number above the next building however , was Number Two . |
| 7 | But still Jack listened , and after a while he began to make out the quick flow of words . |
| 8 | Then , almost lost in my breathing , he managed to make out the words ; |
| 9 | The Commission observed that it was held in the order of 10 October 1989 in Commission of the European Communities v. United Kingdom ( Case 246/89 R ) [ 1989 ] E.C.R. 3125 that it had made out a prima facie case for its view on the nationality requirements . |
| 10 | When the guard was told that no one had moved from their seats he became very worried because he said he had to make out a report to British Rail as to the cause of the delay and he then said , ‘ I 'll have to put it down to person or persons unknown ’ . |
| 11 | Tom Rooney looked at Patrick closely , his pale eyes squinting in the dim light as he attempted to make out the younger man 's expression . |