Example sentences of "[not/n't] make [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The hon. Gentleman says that that is what he is advocating , and says that we should reintroduce it now for those who face a shortfall in fees , but it would not make up the shortfall , because it would be part of the reasonable rate of fees .
2 It also brought up the art quote of the year , from one Ziff Fistrunk ( no , I do not make up the name ) , director of the Southside Chicago Sports Council , who organised the protest : ‘ I have trained players in Little League and semi-pro baseball , and at no time did I train them naked . ’
3 France and the USSR have already indicated that they will not make up the deficit .
4 She could conceivably be denied by Kitrina Douglas , the winner of this season 's St Moritz Classic and European Masters , although even if she were to win each of the last four tournaments , she still might not make up the £30,000 deficit on De Lorenzi .
5 Top-up arrangements are not permitted as part of a tender offer ( SAR 4.1(c) ) so the buyer could not make up the difference to shareholders who have already sold if a full bid on improved terms is made subsequently .
6 When current and capital expenditure in these areas is substantially reduced , private enterprise inevitably suffers , for it can not make up the loss by diverting its activities to other private sectors .
7 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 .
8 The position had been reached where she could not make out the labels on the cans of food she was heating up .
9 She could not make out the words , but knew instinctively they 'd been uttered by the uncle of her child .
10 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 .
11 She could n't make out the expression on his face as he spoke , and in a way she was glad that she could n't .
12 He heard two men arguing , but with water lapping in his ears he could n't make out the words .
13 With this she knocked away the snow from the lettering — but then found she could n't make out the words in the dark .
14 He tried to speak but she could n't make out the words .
15 Someone was yelling , but Christine could n't make out the words .
16 She saw the Jaguar parked there but could n't make out the identity of its occupant .
17 On another low table by the wall there was an inexpensive stereo unit and some uneven stacks of records ; he could n't make out the details on the posters on the wall above the unit , but they might have been Escher prints .
18 At first , her eyes still full of tears , she could n't make out the figure .
19 Maggie glanced at her alarm clock , but could n't make out the time .
20 I ca n't quite make out the items on the list , however many times I go over it , or rather I ca n't make out the rooms on the staircase , or the stairs on my son 's forehead .
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