Example sentences of "could n't make [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He heard two men arguing , but with water lapping in his ears he could n't make out the words . |
| 2 | Maggie glanced at her alarm clock , but could n't make out the time . |
| 3 | Although Maggie could n't make out the exact words , she knew they were from both sides . |
| 4 | With this she knocked away the snow from the lettering — but then found she could n't make out the words in the dark . |
| 5 | He tried to speak but she could n't make out the words . |
| 6 | At first , her eyes still full of tears , she could n't make out the figure . |
| 7 | But not so deafening that she could n't make out the anguished cries of : ‘ Wheee … |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She saw the Jaguar parked there but could n't make out the identity of its occupant . |
| 10 | Someone was yelling , but Christine could n't make out the words . |
| 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 . |