Example sentences of "make [adv prt] the [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They could make up the England rugby pack . ’ |
| 2 | It did , however , recommend the immediate closure of the two oldest of Sosnovy-Bor 's four reactors , and suggested that nearby Western states should make up the energy shortfall to enable this to take place . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ You can just make out the division markings on the walls where they 've joined the units . ’ |
| 5 | The unpainted doors were padlocked and above them he could vaguely make out the name Strauss , the paintwork having been abraded over the years by the weather . |
| 6 | The dirty chipped name plate was difficult to read but he could just make out the word Nettles on it . |
| 7 | As Martin whispered his reply he raised his head slightly above the hedge and peered into the field , where now he could distinctly make out the hen crees and the dark blobs of the sheep . |
| 8 | He could just make out the sand dunes now , a blond strip on the far side of the lake , a good ten miles away . |
| 9 | Near as we can make out the SunSoft deal with Motorola Inc for the PowerPC ( see front page ) is very fresh . |
| 10 | The moon was not yet up and in the darkness we could only just make out the rock face of the west bank above us , a cliff some thirty feet high . |
| 11 | He could just make out the railway embankment from here , but not the station or the building that used to be the Turk 's Head . |