Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] could [verb] out [noun] " in BNC.

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1 You could crack your skull on that intractable stone , or it could scoop out spoonfuls of flesh .
2 My eyes had become accustomed to the now semi-darkness , so I could pick out shapes about seventy-five yards away .
3 The rest was darker although she could make out shapes .
4 Hector , who came and went at will through her open chamber door , was in turn barking and yelping , and she could make out Mrs Diggory 's voice .
5 But she could reel out pages of verbal textbook at the mention of any subject .
6 The gaslight had been turned down low but he could make out Rachel standing at the foot of his bed in her dressing-gown .
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