Example sentences of "out the [adj -er] " in BNC.

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1 In the ensuing debate , Alan Shatter , TD of Fine Gael , author of a book on family law , pointed out the better provision being made under the projected divorce law for a first wife than existed at present , and that children of the first marriage would maintain their present rights , though they would have to share with children of the second marriage .
2 He told Gloria , ‘ The sooner we get them out the better .
3 But it has been said before we should have professional referees — the sooner it 's sorted out the better .
4 We learnt that working together was a lot easier than going solo ; but arguing brought out the better ideas . ’
5 The reconnaissance parties divided up their gear , to share out the better UK equipment , before COPP 3 sailed in HMS Unbending for a reconnaissance of the beaches between Sciaco and the river Belice , some 15 miles ( 24km ) of coast on the south-west shores of Sicily .
6 Hunter observed that ‘ … the whole viscera when all the Blood is press 'd out goes into a very little bulk , even the Liver will lose vastly of its bulk and in short the whole viscera will come into a small compass when they are well clean 'd and put into dry cloths ; you are then to go to the trunk of the Body and empty it of Blood as well as you can and press the Blood out from the Face , Hands , etc. as well as Arms , and the more Blood is pressed out the better ’ .
7 The Devonshire Place man said , ‘ The sooner you have them out the better .
8 ‘ As far as I am concerned , madame , the sooner we get our affairs sorted out the better .
9 The less that gets out the better , whatever happens . ’
10 Although I agree — the sooner they kick hunslet out the better .
11 Nope … the earlier they go out the better .
12 The quicker Taylor gets out the better .
13 We 're talking about a lot of money here , that has been spent , and has continued to be spent , and the sooner we get it sorted out the better , and I 'd like to see it on the agenda of the next budget review committee , which would prior to the policy committee , I believe next , and so we could perhaps augment er , Mr 's report with some findings of our own .
14 Council house building has all but stopped , while sales have stripped out the better stock .
15 And they could not rule out the bigger commercial craft , tugs , lighters , oil tankers , and general cargo coasters , pursuing their lawful occasions on the Thames .
16 And the next morning when they get up Ruth makes his way into the town , and he goes to where all the , the men sit and they talk , the city gate , and there he he searches out the nearer relative of Ruth 's .
17 Meredith whose walking shoes , though practical enough for most surfaces , were not really adequate for squelching through boggy terrain , made her way along behind her as best she could , seeking out the firmer spots .
18 The motor industry , says Mr Rhys , is playing out the wider battle between the dirigistes of continental Europe , and Britain 's free-marketeers .
19 5 From a crouched stance , the student snakes out the lower arm in a tiger claw towards the groin area , to grab and rip .
20 Many people also complain that our present hierarchies bring out the nastier aspects of human behavior , like greed , insensitivity , careerism and self-importance .
21 ‘ Individually , they are very nice children , ’ says John , ‘ but put them together and they bring out the worse in each other — like football supporters . ’
22 ‘ I could be looking for something more , ’ she said , and again she wished she had kept her mouth closed , but he seemed to bring out the worse in her , and she could n't resist answering his insults in the only way she knew .
23 The project team think that they could carry out the further research in an additional year at an estimated cost of £20 000 , but that the chances of solving all the problems are only 30:70 as opposed to the 50:50 chance they gave the initial phase .
24 The project team think that they could carry out the further research in an additional year at an estimated cost of £20 000 , but that the chances of solving all the problems are only 30 : 70 as opposed to the 50 : 50 chance they gave the initial phase .
25 Well Locke , you 'll recall , erm well let me , let me first point out the further erm implication of this erm which is that erm individuals have no rights of property except those rights which are granted by grace by the authorities that be , by the king .
26 In the immediate vicinity of the vent , ashes and lapilli pile up to form a mantle many metres thick , which blankets the countryside like a dirty snow fall ; like a snow fall too , the ash tends to smooth out the earlier irregularities of the ground surface , ultimately producing a landscape of soft , gently moulded hillocks and hollows .
27 At a rather general level , the analysis has borne out the earlier lessons .
28 Fish normally seek out the warmer shallows , and if there are a few days of sunshine before opening day then you will know where to choose on the bank .
29 All right , so she was an adequate fixer , she helped him cut corners , smoothed out the rougher edges of his life .
30 Hyacinth , quieter now , glanced around the room in embarrassment and her mother at once shooed out the smaller children .
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