Example sentences of "not make [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 11 | If you held the kind of philosophy that I do , you would realize that , in friendship , presence and absence , propinquity and distance , do not make quite the difference that they do in mere acquaintanceship . |
| 12 | A glance at the ‘ qualities ’ revealed that Froggy 's death had certainly not made either the front or the back page , but I guessed that the Daily News might have a headline somewhere . |
| 13 | In spite of most people perceiving themselves as planners , the survey reveals that in some of the most important and fundamental areas of life they have not made even the most minimal plans . |
| 14 | He heard two men arguing , but with water lapping in his ears he could n't make out the words . |
| 15 | Maggie glanced at her alarm clock , but could n't make out the time . |
| 16 | Although Maggie could n't make out the exact words , she knew they were from both sides . |
| 17 | With this she knocked away the snow from the lettering — but then found she could n't make out the words in the dark . |
| 18 | He tried to speak but she could n't make out the words . |
| 19 | At first , her eyes still full of tears , she could n't make out the figure . |
| 20 | But not so deafening that she could n't make out the anguished cries of : ‘ Wheee … |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She saw the Jaguar parked there but could n't make out the identity of its occupant . |
| 23 | Someone was yelling , but Christine could n't make out the words . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |