Example sentences of "she could [not/n't] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she could not make herself care . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But she could not make herself give up . |
| 4 | She could not make up her mind whether to risk wearing them for the competition . |
| 5 | But it had progressed to the stage where she could not make herself walk past a pigeon on the ground , but would cross the road in order to avoid it . |
| 6 | Eventually she found them but could n't get near — the crowds were as dense further up and , push as she might , she could not make a parting for herself . |
| 7 | The position had been reached where she could not make out the labels on the cans of food she was heating up . |
| 8 | And she said no , she could not make tomorrow , she was going back to England tomorrow , which was not true , but true enough . |
| 9 | Finn must have been lying awake in the darkness , as she was , the wall separating them like Tristan 's sword , for she could hear the soft murmur of him and Francie talking together for a little while , but she could not make out one word . |
| 10 | But she could not make out his face , obscured from her by shadow and the oblique angle at which he had set his seat . |
| 11 | She thought it dry , and it was , but she could not make a dent in the downpour itself . |
| 12 | She could not make out the words , but knew instinctively they 'd been uttered by the uncle of her child . |
| 13 | She was so relieved to hear this that she could not make any further self-sacrifice . |
| 14 | The he made a U turn and drove away so rapidly that she could not make out his number , only the red tail light diminishing , at more than legal speed , down the deserted Embankment . |
| 15 | The lift of autumn in the air went contrary to the trouble she could not make herself consider . |
| 16 | And his mother , anxious when she could not make contact with him , reported him missing nine days later . |
| 17 | A STUDENT , Sarah Molyneux , hanged herself because she could not make friends during her first term at university , an inquest was told yesterday . |
| 18 | Of course she could n't make poor Mrs Fanshawe 's bed while they were poking about and it was nearly twelve before she managed to get the poor deluded creature into a chair and the sheets whipped off . |
| 19 | She could n't make out whether he still had his lead on or not . |
| 20 | With this she knocked away the snow from the lettering — but then found she could n't make out the words in the dark . |
| 21 | He tried to speak but she could n't make out the words . |
| 22 | She could n't make out Eileen 's answer but she muttered , ‘ Eejit , is right , ’ before she knocked on the door . |
| 23 | At first , her eyes still full of tears , she could n't make out the figure . |
| 24 | but , erm , she was hoping to come to the meeting this evening , but she phoned at the last minute and said she could n't make it , but erm , I do n't know if it would be more appropriate perhaps for the schools groups to get in touch with her and I |
| 25 | At first she could n't make it out . |
| 26 | But not so deafening that she could n't make out the anguished cries of : ‘ Wheee … |
| 27 | One pitched out , hitting the ground with a sickening thud ; Erin yelled , trying to hold on , but she fell too , attempting to roll , but she could n't make it to her feet with one shin-bone staring whitely at her through her pant-leg . |
| 28 | If she does make a noise you probably wo n't shoot her , and anyway there 's a chance she could n't make enough of a noise to be heard outside the front door ; it 's a big house and although there are a lot of hard , sound-reflective surfaces in it , you 're not convinced a scream would make it all the way to whoever 's outside , either down the stairwell or through the double-glazed balcony windows . |
| 29 | Ryker shot an angry glance at Donna and mouthed something she could n't make out . |
| 30 | Now that Bella was back within her line of vision , Cassie could see her clearly and she could n't make up her mind whether or not she thought her beautiful . |