Example sentences of "[vb past] work out " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Algiers agreement failed to work out to the satisfaction of either side . |
| 2 | Just before the Christmas of 1963 , two unrelated boxing enthusiasts , both named Johnson , wandered into a Birmingham gymnasium and asked to work out . |
| 3 | The Economy Ministers of Argentina , Brazil , Paraguay and Uruguay met on July 20 in the Uruguayan capital , Montevideo , and agreed to work out a joint set of rules to combat the dumping and sale of subsidised goods by non-members of their prospective common market agreed under the Mercosur Treaty of March 1991 [ see p. 38096 ] . |
| 4 | No wonder their coach Tony Rodgers could scarcely restrain a grin at the end as a cluster of Northampton committee men tried to work out why they had also travelled with little sense of direction , wit , wisdom or work rate . |
| 5 | As I lay back on my bed I tried to work out the connection between him and the British Empire and Fresnes gaol , but could make nothing of it . |
| 6 | Delaney tried to work out what had happened . |
| 7 | However , when scientists first tried to work out how life on Earth got started , they had to perfect their understanding of the original primeval gases , and whether and how such gases changed their nature . |
| 8 | Upon opening the Carlton Standard 's case , and after being initially overjoyed that I was n't looking at yet another Strat derivative , I must admit that my aesthetic values were backed into a corner while I tried to work out exactly what I was looking at . |
| 9 | Playing with the selectors challenged my mathematics as I tried to work out the exact number of available tones , but let's just say there should be something here for virtually every style of player . |
| 10 | Lee sat with her hand gripped tightly around the curved handle of a pint mug of beer and tried to work out who could have decorated the rostrum with this masochistic phrase and when and why and what it meant to the writer and whether the evening 's entertainment was aware of the invitation signalling beneath her feet . |
| 11 | I tried to work out an obvious connection between scholarship and cocaine and could not , but knew better than to ask . |
| 12 | I always tried to work out how many mating pairs we had . |
| 13 | As well as observing the score 's incredible organization of its thematic riches — ‘ I tried to work out a little table of leitmotifs and I got past 70 , which is amazing in an opera ’ — Maazel discovered in rehearsal just how well thought out Puccini 's orchestration actually is . |
| 14 | With his moral support a group of nobles and clergy from both sides tried to work out peace terms . |
| 15 | We tried to work out what conditions were needed to support it , and the teacher 's part in creating these conditions . |
| 16 | While her hands were busy rooting the ingredients out of their packs , Jezrael tried to work out just how she did feel about the Magyar , but that was a niggling discomfort blunted by the stone weight of her worry about Chesarynth — and about Antoine . |
| 17 | He had been back from his travels for a while , staying first in London then at Lochgair , while he tried to work out what to do with his life . |
| 18 | They stood before it in perplexity , Edward banging his head against the plastic hood , and tried to work out what to do from the illustrative diagram shown , like foreign tourists . |
| 19 | I other day I tried to work out where my favourite resorts would come in the German magazine 's top fifty . |
| 20 | And as my ribs heaved agonizingly and my leg muscles protested , I tried to work out just how many miles we had run . |
| 21 | As Charles put the phone down , he tried to work out what on earth a number-plate racket might be . |
| 22 | I think it was then I tried to work out her relationship to Gómez , but the complexity of it made it difficult to grasp . |
| 23 | Fully awake now , Polly lay absolutely still , her mind racing as she tried to work out what was real and what had been part of her dream . |
| 24 | Folly stared blankly out at the speeding countryside and tried to work out what her strategy should be . |
| 25 | Still staring at Gwen , her thoughts in chaos , the knowledge that Leo 's interest had been at her parents ' instigation for the moment forgotten , she tried to work out what possible interest planning permission could have for Leo . |
| 26 | Indeed , quite early on , I tried to work out in my mind what it was that made his personality ( though he did not like the word ) so compelling ; and I came to the conclusion that it was because he did not let me down in my own estimation of him . |
| 27 | Then I took a walk along the suddenly alien seashore and tried to work out what to do . |
| 28 | Robyn swallowed and tried to work out whether she should feel relieved or even more depressed and decided after a moment on the latter . |
| 29 | I tried to work out why we have more success in the Fourballs than the Foursomes , but I could n't come up with a solution . |
| 30 | David tried to work out just when Carole would return . |